Water butt compatibility means this AC Plus water timer is fully compatible to be used with water butts.

Drip watering facilitates the slow release of water (hose pipe uses 91 litres per 10 minutes) and places water at the root, exactly where it’s needed. The aqua control AC1 water timer is a flexible, programmable, battery powered water timer that automates watering your garden. The clear, easy-to-use screen displays relevant information including current time, watering status, and battery level.JennyJ - I could go for a cheaper one as you suggest but I'm trying to steer away from ones that have a small LCD control panel. If the valve opens and closes when the batteries are inserted for the first time, but does not work when the dial is set to ON or OFF, this may indicate poor battery performance. The unit is self-contained, compact, and has battery-powered backup, ensuring that it can operate even during power outages. If the valve works in manual mode but not in automatic irrigation, make sure to correctly set the desired irrigation program. This unit can be conveniently used with a water butt and comes complete with a range of connectors to fit your threaded garden tap.

If for any reason we anticipate a delay on our normal dispatch time we will contact you to let you know.Fitted directly into the Grey nut on Hozelock AC plus and AC Pro water timers to reduce the thread size from 1in BSP to the more common 3/4in BSP thread size used on most garden taps.

If you are in an area where there is a hose pipe ban this can be combined with an automatic watering system. The control unit is operated by a simple set of dials and buttons, allowing users to customize watering schedules according to their specific requirements. The AC PLUS is programmed using a dial and buttons, this allows the user to select the current time, watering start time, watering frequency and watering duration. If the knob points to ON but there is no irrigation, this may indicate that the manual operation in ON mode has reached the maximum duration of 60 minutes. The reason for chosing that one is the ability to have multiple watering periods per days right through to potentially one per week, and watering duration from a couple of minutes up.Hozelock Aqua Control Plus Water Timer is an electronic timer with dial and button programming allowing you to select the current time watering start time watering frequency and watering duration. Our packaging is usually recycled and/or recyclable and we make efficient use of packaging to minimise wastage. The male quick fit connector attaches to your hose pipe and watering attachments for automatic watering.