BTX1 Bluetooth® Controlled Tap Timer

Worked for a few months, then stared continually leaking - valve would not shut off. Not worth the money. Dismantled mine and found the cause - there is a small spring in the valve which is essential to the valve working correctly. This spring has rusted and eventually broke, causing the valve to fail, wasting a lot of water. So - definitely a known issue as the product is poorly designed and will break after a few months. Wrote to Holman customer care about a year ago - no response. Will never buy their products again, and will spread the word to all my mates. Glad Bunnings took this rubbish brand off the shelves.

The BtX1b worked really well at the beginning. They are easy to install and set up. However, after a few months of buying two units, they started playing up. The valve wouldn’t open consistently during the watering time. Some days it would work and some others it wouldn’t open at all. Now, both units don’t work at all. I have replaced batteries, made sure I have the latest software update, cleaned up the intake catch filter and nothing works.

The units are not cheap and these issues have been reported a few times here. So, I feel it is a total rip off.

Quite surprised about the reviews also, I actually wanted to buy a few more until I went to bunnings and they were taken off the shelf?
They worked fine and the app was OK. I only found it chewed batteries if you buy the cheap the ones.

Ive had mine in for a year on my herb garden and it’s 10/10. I’m surprised to read the other poor ratings. Sorry your missing out.
I am now installing one from my orchid greenhouse and then I will install one for my entertainment area hanging pots.

Plus, it really cools the area down during summer.

Same thing happened to me they worked good for the few few months. Now they dont come on automatically anymore and last night I set manually to water for a short period of time then they never turned off and flooded my backyard. I definitely want my money back. Terrible product.

Well it’s seems I have the same issue as everyone else. Worked great to begin with, then the system wouldn’t stop at set time.
I feel robbed.
This item I wasn’t cheap, and there was a known issue. Shame on you.
Lost another customer!

Bought this timer when we put in new lawn to water it over first few months. Was easy to set up and change water schedules. Then it started to not start or stop as programmed.
Tried to update but it wouldn’t connect to Bluetooth, changed batteries, still nothing.
Returned it to Bunnings only to be told they didn’t stock it anymore and to contact Holman.
Holman said that model was discontinued and yes they were aware of issues the timer seemed to have.

This timer is a total waste of money!
I will never buy a Holman product again.

Holman are aware there were issues with it and seem to be happy to completely rip off their customers instead of replacing or refunding this dud product!

This is something that initially worked fantastic. I loved the manual turn on feature. It did the job great. Until it stopped. That was all fine it was replaced and just recently the that one died too. Unfortunately this time it wasn’t able to be replaced.
So, you get roughly 12 months out of this product, not really worth the money.
I’m really not happy but it is what it is and I’m not going to argue with the poor person on the other end. The problem I do have is that this in a known issue so it should be replaced or refunded as it’s a common fault, not the fault of the consumer.
This doesn’t really say much for Australian products and now I’m on the hunt to find another brand to spend my money on as I won’t buy the Holman brand again.

I bought this a couple months ago, it was pretty easy to set up & initially it worked Wally well. After a few weeks, it stopped connecting so I couldn’t use the manual timer. It would also not start/stop when I had set it & when it did come on (at complete random times) it wouldn’t turn off after the set duration. Don’t waste your money!

Min has just failed 2 months after installing and a dozen uses.

Glad to see Bunnings have taken them off the shelves.

Mine has a failed solenoid.

Tried swapping battery. No change.