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Orbit digital hose timer
E3 · Level 2 · A quiet chip Dependable doofus

Orbit digital hose timer

Orbit single-outlet programmable hose timer.

$30Buy on Amazon
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

Screws onto the tap, runs a watering schedule on two AA batteries and has a rain-delay button. No hub, no app, no forecast subscription.

Off-grid
Runs on battery, crank or solar, so it survives a power cut.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisOrbit digital hose timer
What it replacesSmart oneRachio 3
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
FALSE
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
FALSE
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
#DEPENDS
FALSE
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6and one maybe
0 of 60/6

The smart one is the Rachio 3.

Row 3

See it in the sheetIn the sheet
#N/A

We looked. Sorry.

Rain also works. Try your local cloud.

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Set a schedule, then it forgets the world.

Orbit digital hose timer

$30
Off-grid
Orbit digital hose timer$30
Buy on Amazon