Galcon8054 AC-4S 4-Station Irrigation Timer Propagation & Irrigation Smart Sprinkler Controller with Daily/Cyclic Programming GAEBS0002U1

Great unit! You do not need "technical support" for a 6 zone irrigation system.Here are the controls: - arrow in a circle = cycle tru options - the --> = adjust the option cycled to - +/- = adjustmentsI set this unit up in my greenhouse in 2016 it's still operating the same 9 solenoid valves to this day, 3 years later. Yes if all the valves are wired together you can open as many 24v valves as you want, all at once.If you dont know what transformers, solenoids, and/or basic wiring there is only one solution: do some homework first and order later.

This controller is perfect! I have a small nursery business and many areas that need watering. I currently have 3 zones hooked up with different times and durations set. The initial programming was a little tricky but between YouTube videos and the documentation, I was able to figure it out pretty quickly. It's been very reliable and I'm very happy with this purchase.

I’m really not a fan. It’s got a few short comings. I set this timer up on my propagation benches in my greenhouse. I did everything by the book and… nothing. I could use it manually. But the timer just simply won’t work. I spent over half the day messing with it trying to figure out what’s up with it. As a last ditch effort, I swapped to another zone and somehow using all the same settings it started to work. After hours of nothing and out of the blue it starts working?? Scared me when it went off lol. Then I set it for a more practical time session and for no reason at all it stops working again! So.. I went to zone 4! The last zone and it started working again. What in the hell?? After about a hr of swapping zones I noticed it was trying to water on zone 1?? Haha wth?? There’s a start setting. The same setting that they’re telling u that has nothing to do with cycle timing, which is BS!! It does. If u don’t set that time a min ahead before the actual time it is currently. It will not keep time. As in the timer will stop keeping time and will not keep counting down. The dumbest thing ever! A setting that your not even suppose to mess with. But if you don’t set it 1min ahead of the time you at currently at it will not keep time and the timer will not work. And I’m talking about the actual clock timing settings. I’m referring to start times underneath the days settings. A setting that only should work if you’re setting the time by the days of the week. Which I’m not. I set a endless time a cycle that will run from 7am-6pm 3sec run at 10min intervals. This makes my third timer. Last two was a scam. Bait a switch on a older timer that didn’t work by the seconds. I kept all 3 thinking I’m sure I’ll use them on other Applications. All in all if I could do it all over again. I’d never bought these 3controllers I’d found something else that was a smart device so I could set it using my phone from a air conditioned building then wifi the set programs to the device. Vs standing up on a ladder half the day trying to leave the timer in place and set it where it was 9ft up on a wall out of the range of the mist heads. When you’re not sure if it’s a wiring problem battery problems, wall outlet problem or just a timer problem u really don’t wanna unwire it till u know what’s going on.

Great

Does the job correctly

Timer can be set to stop after only seconds which is perfect for mist systems.The S at the end of the part number indicates that the timer can be programed to run in seconds. All the other galcon timers without the S don't operate in seconds only minutes

Galcon is known for its quality. I've only used this product for a short while but it has worked flawlessly.I like that it has a battery to back up your settings if you loose AC power. The battery, however won't power the solenoid valves, but that isn't what the battery back up is for.This model is great as you have a great deal of flexibility in programming your irrigation system. It will also control 6 zones. Additionally, it will allow you to set irrigation times in the seconds, especially helpful for misting cuttings or "baby" plants.

Works well. Haven’t found a number for technical support yet. It’s not in the basic manual.