Customer Reviews for Claber 8053 Oasis 4-Program/20 Plant Garden Automatic Drip Watering System

Claber 8053 Oasis 4-Program/20 Plant Garden Automatic Drip Watering System

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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Claber 8053 Oasis 4-Program/20 Plant Garden Automatic Drip Watering System

Customer Review: If you want your plants to die, buy this!!!
Summary: 1 Stars

[...]. First of all there is no pump it is gravity feed. So if you were expecting electrically controlled consistent results well then you would be wrong in assuming that this can provide that. Second, the solenoid that runs off the 9v battery that's not included was broke out of the box. I work on small electronics for a living and this is just cheap shotty craftsmanship, the solenoid is the only piece of real value in this product and it costs about 5 bucks retail. I've been operating it manually by adjusting the flow by actually opening the valve to allow the water to flow but to do this with any kind of accuracy is damn near impossible without days of multiple experiments in the position of the solenoid in relation to the drip volume. Without the "electrically" controlled solenoid working you could build this for about 10 bucks at Lowes. Build it your self and avoid the frustration. This is GAR-BAGE`

Customer Review: It really works!
Summary: 5 Stars

I have 16 plants hooked up to this and it has been working great! Two of my plants are large ones, so I have two dripers for each. The other ones are small so one dripper was enough. It doesn't leak, I started using it a week ago, as a test, with the 10 days program. It has been working great!

Customer Review: Neat system
Summary: 5 Stars

This product has kept my plants nicely watered through five vacations to date, and seems set to make it through many more. It's simple to set up and utterly reliable. Just make sure that you confirm that the watering interval you choose is correct for your plants for a few days before you leave for vacation.

Customer Review: Not for hard water
Summary: 1 Stars

I have had the Oasis for three years and have tried to use it three times - the first time it worked perfectly. The second time I came home to dead plants! It seems that the valve can get stuck - the electronic timer drives a green coil (electro magnet) that opens and closes the water valve. If it is working you can hear it make a "thunk" noise when you move the switch from off to 10. No thunk means the valve is stuck (assumes a new battery). The green coil can be pulled off by removing the machines bottom (just pull it off) and unscrew the nut holding the coil to the valve. A strong magnet can then be moved along the valve to make it open and close. After I did this a few times I reassembled the machine and it is working again - but I don't trust it! I suspect the very hard water here in the Southwest is making the valve stick. Use distilled water or don't buy or buy a new one every year!