Gardena Vacation irrigation (1265-20)

In the old days we used to check Christmas tree lights before putting them on a tree. My advice is to do the same for this unit. I have a mains water version of this and was happy with it, but wanted one that would work away...View More from a water supply. It does that - it provides a good water supply from a water tank. I had three problems with the unit, so I deducted three stars. First problem, one of the drip units had a split in it. I didn't see that until it was spraying water all over the place.View Less

A little bit hard to understand where is each cable connected, but we finally managed. Hope the plants of our balcony will survive this year

A little bit hard to understand where is each cable connected, but we finally managed. Hope the plants of our balcony will survive this year

This is a decent watering system, but it has two drawbacks. Luckily they are easy to solve. 1. There is no air flow interrupt valve in the system. This means that you *must* put all your plants up on some tables or chairs so...View More that lowest water outflot tube is higher than the water leve in your water container. Otherwise the water will neve stop flowing - it can just empty your whole water container in one go, if you plane any water outlet too low or forget to plug unused holes in theView Less

We have a covered outside terrace and need to be able to water our plants automatically particularly in summer. The idea is good but the design and execution are poor. The amount of water which actually makes it to the plant is...View More tiny - the pump will only work for 1 minute per day - and this is way too insufficient to maintain a healthy plant. Normally, I am a fan of Gardena products but in this case, it would have been better not to market something so sub-standard and tarnish your reputation inView Less