Re: Battery Operated Timers


i'm a desert grower as well, i use a automatic valve system. it is set to
water 3 times per day, the hotter it gets the longer i leave them on. it
work pretty good but i still need to cool the plants off with the hose quite
often.  too bad we cant have some snoein the middle of summer. lol
----- Original Message -----
From: <Doug.Parker@sce.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:46 AM
Subject: Battery Operated Timers


> List...........
>
> Anybody know of a battery operated sprinkler timer that I can program to
> cycle every 10 to 20 minutes?  Last year I used one by Rainbird that
cycles
> every 45 minutes, however, that was too infrequent for those 100+ degree
> days in sunny southern Calif.  I'd go electric, but Gray Davis has pretty
> much seen to it that we'll have rolling black-outs all summer long!
> Actually, running electricity to each timer location would be inconvenient
> and expensive so I'm looking to see if I can get away with a battery
> operated model.
>
> Doug Parker
> Sierra Madre CA
>
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