Episode: Nine
Air Date: 25th of October 2008
Presenter: Neville Passmore
Story Title: Tap Timers

Tap timers are a simple, efficient way to water your garden. Whether they’re mechanical or electronic, they can be programmed to switch on and of automatically. It sounds easy, but programming these devices can be difficult, so Neville showcases a range of different tap timers and shows you how easily they can be programmed.

Featured Products – Holman Tap Timers

Mechanical Timer

• The Holman Mechanical Tap Timer is designed to be fitted to a standard garden tap and control the water flow to any hose or a watering system connected to it.
• This timer allows you to have unattended watering for a time less than 2 hours. For larger gardens, you can transform the single outlet timer to have multiple outlets. Simply attach a Y connector or 4 outlet manifold to create more stations.

2 Dial Tap Timer

• The Holman Tap Timer is designed to be fitted to a standard tap and control the water flow to any hose or watering system connected to it.
• The timer allows true set and forget watering. The patented 2 dial programming with enter button, allows easy set up for your individual needs.
• This unit is ideal for watering any residential application. Best suited for small garden areas, hanging baskets & pots. It will turn on & off as programmed while you’re at home, work or play!

Sensor Ready – 2 Dial Tap Timer

• The latest range of HOLMAN tap timers have been specifically designed with Rain Sensor Ready (RSR) technology to give the end user, greater flexibility with their irrigation system. Now the irrigated area can have the watering cycle suspended until drier conditions require more watering. Saving water & money.

Programmable Tap Timer (with RSR)

• The Holman Programmable Tap Timer is designed to be fitted to a standard tap and control the water flow to any hose or watering system connected to it.
• The programming method of the unit is quite simple. The interface consists of 4 programming buttons & a LCD display that shows what has been set as you go step by step through the programming loop.

Low Pressure Tap Timer

• The Holman low pressure tap timer is designed to be fitted to gravity feed systems or a low pressure rain tank.
• The timer will automate these water sources and control the water flow to the hose or watering system connected to it.
• The timer allows true “set & forget” watering, with four easy to use control buttons and intuitive LCD display.
• The programming method of the unit is quite simple. The LCD display shows what has been set as you go "step by step" through the programming loop.

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Osborne Park. Western Australia 6017.
P.O. BOX 1538. Osborne Park. WA 6916.
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