Holman BTX1

Have had the unit for several months. Noticed that it wasn't turning on when the chook water was dry. Blutooth works fine and the mechanism is working. The problem is with the valve. Very poor construction. On dismantling the unit I found that the small spring that puts pressure on the diaphram had completely rusted and was in pieces. Why it is not stainless in this kind of environment baffles me. It is set up to fail. I am not an engineer but this is not rocket science. It should be an easy fix to improve the product. Very disappointed and a wasted fifty dollars. I was going to buy another one but not now as I am sure the same will happen. Should have kept the receipt.

Bought the unit and trusted it to keep our special fuschias watered during five weeks away. No such luck. Now have to try to rescue some cuttings. Noticed that during manual watering, while testing, it would close and open on a regular cycle. Did not worry about it as it was to be used on automatic. Seemed to work OK for one day before leaving. Came back to Fuschia death bed. Will return for refund and buy something that will do the job without destroying the rest of our garden.

Terrible quality product, the internal valve mechanism isn’t up to standard.
It uses the water pressure itself to open and close the valve rather than a pin and actuator. So the holes eventually get blocked or very restricted with built up crap and that then stops the valve opening.

I bought 4 of these timers from Bunnings, all 4 of them stopped working correctly within 3 months of purchase.

2 stopped opening, 1 wouldn’t fully shut and 1 was hit n miss whether it would open.

I returned them all for a full refund at Bunnings.

Of three, one goes through a Duracell 9v battery every two weeks (locks open/closed at point of battery failure), other has twice not turned off, and one is ok. Had plants looking sad and realised battery was dead, next battery it locked open and watered all night, battery was dead again. Other issue is u can’t manually turn on/off, only via app, and only one phone.

Given the lack of rain in recent months I thought these would be a good idea.
While the app is great, it does not always tell the 'truth'... That is, if I switch on manual watering, the app says the system is watering... whether it is or not... so I need to go outside and check.
Which leads to the main issue... the valve does not appear to be strong enough; even for my LOW water pressure. It often fails to switch on, both on timer and manual. I know my water pressure is not excessive as I have (unfortunately) been forced to install pressure controls during a recent renovation.

have lasted one season I totally regret buying these and now investigating the possibility of sending them all back I would say that the valve mech is substandard and not evan capable of domestic use... i can hear it activating but water will not flow or turn off as th case ay bee

This does not work. Just picked it up from Bunnings, installed Duracell batteries, Although I am able to pair the unit to my Android phone via Bluetooth, the iGardiner app does not detect the BTX1 Device. Have tried pressing the button in battery compartment for 12 secs several times, Tried umpairing and pairing, the app does not detect the device. Have wasted most of 2 hours trying to get it to work and it does not work. Returning it Bunnings. I need to look for another product.Absolute waste of time!!!

I have had two of these tap timers for about 18 months now and I really regret buying them. I have given up on scheduling timers because it is inconstant if it will start and more concerningly if it will shut off. I have been caught out before where the tap hasn't shut off and keep watering, wasting water. I now only use the manual water feature. Sometimes the manual water works sometimes it doesnt'.
Dont buy this item.

I purchased and installed one at my partners extensive plant and flower garden about 6 months ago - very, very good.
Consequently, I just installed one in my own garden. For $49 - well worth it.
A bit fiddly to install without leaks near the tap, but persevere and all will be OK. VERY easy to program.

Purchased the BTX1 from Bunnings two weeks ago. Initial set up was not that simple. Major problem is that the systems watering cycle will not shut off at times, leading to expensive water bills. Returning it Bunnings for a refund.

I had been using these (3 units) for a year now with no fault till we had to change the battery.
Upon battery change, the app did not recognise or pick up the devices despite repeatedly pressing the reset button thus making us conclude that the units were faulty.
We then try changing to a better brand battery (Duracell) and everything was good again.

To anyone who has the same issue, try swapping to a better battery. I hope this works for you as much as it has for me.

Bought a 2 pack of this product from bunnings. Both had issues turning on. Sometimes they would work othertimes they wouldnt. We have lost a number of plants because of this faulty product. Judging by the reviews this is simply a lemon of a product. Would not recomend at all to anyone.

When I saw all the negative reviews for the BTX1 I was a bit worried as I had just purchased one. But I was pleasantly surprised when I set it up and programmed the unit. Very easy process, I am using the 7 day twice a day cycle for my veggies, so can't comment on the other setup times, but I can't see it being very different.

I brought this from Bunnings on the weekend, it works great! Had a bit of trouble setting it up, but jumped on YouTube watched a couple of videos and works perfectly. Thanks Holman, hopefully it works great over the Xmas holidays while we are away for 3 weeks.

Worked for a day what a lemon. I'm going to make my own with a Raspberry PI a real solenoid and some half decent parts. Embarrassing effort holman hang your heads in shame