Hunter NODE-100 Battery Sprinkler Timer, 1 Zone Controller with Solenoid

I used this to replace the same unit that was 5 years old. With very heavy rains the old unit was submerged in water for several days. Some water got inside and afterward the unit would not activate the solenoid. I may have not screwed on the cap to the fully closed position after replacing the batteries before the big rain storms. Replacement was easy. Unscrew the old solenoid and screw in the new one with attached timer. Works perfectly as scheduled. Works manually as well.

Good price and includes wired solenoid. The installation was super easy and only took a moment. It took longer to program than it did to install. Programming isn't bad, just follow the directions, its about as expected. It can operate on one 9v or 2 9v batteries. I always add 2 batteries, but I change them yearly. 2 batteries will run it much longer, but being as these nodes are below ground level and around $100 each, Id rather change batteries yearly than chance having the batteries corrode and ruin a unit. I replaced 3 of these that lasted 9 years...and only replaced them because of neglected corroded batteries.

Good stuff...

Great product performed as advertised.

Works as advertised. Fast shipping

I purchased this Hunter sprinkler controller to replace an older unit that had failed after many years of use. This new replacement controller came with a prewired solenoid as an extra surprise that also replaced the existing solenoid. Installation, consisting of replacing the solenoid, took less than ten minutes. The new controller uses two 9 volt batteries for power in contrast to the old Hunter unit that only used one 9 volt battery. I had to replace the old unit battery about every six to nine months so I am hopeful the new controller will operate for a longer period of time without having to replace the batteries. Programming was identical to the old unit and took me about 15 minutes to program the new Hunter. Maybe it was due to the age of the older unit but the new Hunter controller display was much easier to read and see items displayed. It has operated flawlessly and continuously for two months since it was installed. I will change the programming later in the late fall season and check the battery level at that time. This is a great battery operated sprinkler controller and works very well where you do not have any 110 Volt power source. I find it easier to program than my wired power sprinkler controllers and just as reliable. Do not forget to turn off the water source before removing the old solenoid and controller...........

The UI seems pretty non intuitive the arrangement of the buttons don't align well with the actions you're trying to take on the screen. The battery connectors? They use some hard rigid end cap that stick out so far I can't even snap them onto my batteries. I had to bridge the battery temporarily to get to come on the first time. I'm probably going to just file down the edges so I can get it attached properly to the battery. Also it claims you can put 2 batteries in here but the only way i can see to arrange them vertically on the slim side but then there's this 1/2 inch rigid foam block glued in there to. No matter how I arrange the two batteries can't get the back cover back on.

Not all that easy to program. Well made and functional.

Meine 10 Jahre alte Bewässerungsanlage funktioniert wieder zuverlässig. Die Magnetspule passt auch auf das alte Ventil, somit war die Reparatur in wenigen Minuten abgeschlossen.

En cours d'installation.

O programador funciona bem e é robusto

El envío es tardado, aunque el producto es muy bueno

this works well for our needs in the irragation department