Set Your Outdoor Timer Easily with the Rain Bird SST-600O

By: Rain Bird

The Rain Bird SST-600O Simple to Set Indoor/Outdoor Timer is the perfect choice for those looking for the best Hose Timers. This 6-zone timer has been discontinued by the manufacturer and replaced by the SST600OUT model. Customers love this timer for its excellent customer support, user-friendly controls and functionality, and overall performance. It's also easy to install and comes with zone-by-zone settings that let you customize your watering schedule. Plus, it features a sealed case that protects it from moisture and insects, and a large LED screen that makes it easy to review settings.

Key Features:

This Automatic Outdoor Watering System ensures that your garden or lawn is kept healthy and hydrated with its automated watering schedules. Simply set the schedule and the system will take care of the rest. You won't have to worry about manually watering your plants or lawn anymore! This system is the perfect solution for busy gardeners or homeowners who want to keep their outdoor spaces looking lush and green.
90
B2B Rating
19 reviews

Review rating details

Build quality
93
Battery life and type
97
Customer support
97
Installation
97
Overall performance
94
Controls and functionality
94

Pros and Cons

Pros
  • Comes with zone-by-zone setting that helps to customize watering schedules
  • Features a sealed case that allows to protect it from moisture and insects
  • Equipped with a large LED screen that makes it convenient to review settings
Cons
  • May have short lifespan

Details of Set Your Outdoor Timer Easily with the Rain Bird SST-600O

  • Item Weight: 13.8 ounces
  • Brand: Rain Bird
  • Best Sellers Rank: #368,236 in Patio, Lawn & Garden #332 in Watering Timers
  • Number of settings: 6
  • Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 9 x 10.5 inches
  • Color: Silver, Gray, Purple, Blue
  • Customer Reviews: 4.6/5 stars of 221 ratings
  • Manufacturer: Rain Bird
  • Batteries: 1 9V batteries required.
  • Material: Plastic
  • ASIN: B00466ZCUC
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
  • Item model number: SST600I

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Comments

Gretchen Heffler: The product appears to be new, pull out battery start, cord is factory twist tie, but kind of empty of packing inside and the outside box appears to have been opened before. I think this was a miss manufacture of the outside box. It does work, nothing appears wrong except I had to drill a hole in the bottom (where a hole should already be) to place the wires through to make the connection. There were two circular indentations but no hole. Looking at other pictures of this there should have been a hole.

United States on Jun 23, 2020

allan g: Easy to install. Replaced old control and works well.

Canada on Aug 30, 2019

Shopper: Easy to install! Easy to set up great for lawn care.
Highly recommeded!!

Canada on Aug 18, 2019

Amazon Customer: I re-built me underground sprinkler system and bought most of the product locally. Store wanted $300 for a controller and purchased this one for 1/2 price. Works great.

Canada on Oct 22, 2018

thomas john fogg: Great easy to use product

Canada on Sep 19, 2018

Wayne: This product works great. Replaced a 15 yr old model with it. The customer service at Rain Bird was fantastic and walked me through the installation when I needed advice.

Canada on Aug 17, 2018

dcdude: Found this here on Amazon. Cheaper price than big orange box. I was replacing my Orbit 57894, which never worked properly. When it started to not shut off the valves after only about four short years of service, I became very concerned about massive water wastage. Since I'm about to leave for vacation, it had to go. No more Orbit for me. I was able to avoid some key pitfalls in this process, so I want to share three key tips with you:

TIP #1 - if you want a plug, make sure it has one.
I really wanted the Rainbird ESP4ME because it looks cooler and I think that I deserve "commercial grade" everything :) Price is about the same. Be aware that the other model is a HARD WIRE ONLY so it doesn't ship with a 110V wall plug. Since I already had an outlet and my Orbit was a plug in, I wanted to be sure that I got a timer with a plug.

TIP #2 - Consider getting more zones than you think you need.
Even though I only run three zones, I'm glad I got this six station model. Reason is, if your valves are scattered about your irrigation area (like mine) you're going to run multiple cables, two in my case. While you can twist the two Common (white?) wires together and use a four...

United States on Jul 20, 2014

rsmithedmond: I replaced a 10 year old Rainbird controller with this unit. This is an outdoor unit so it is made pretty well. The main feature I was after is the ability to water a zone more than once a day. You can water all the zones once a day or any and all zones as much as 5 times a day. The multiple times a day is preset to certain hourly intervals based on the number of times a day selected. I wanted to water the zone around my air conditioner several times a day to cool down the condenser and add some humidity to the area.

The transformer for this unit is inside the unit itself instead of plugged into the wall. This is a much cleaner look. There is a yellow pull tab on the unit, but there is no mention of what it does. I pulled it out and on the end it says battery. There is nothing mentioned in the instructions or specifications about a backup battery. After doing some internet research I found that the unit has an internal rechargeable battery that it uses to save the settings in case the power goes out. My old init had a 9v battery that had to be changed when it went dead. The internal battery is much nicer.

Wiring was very simple. Push connections for the valve...

United States on Aug 02, 2012



Set Your Outdoor Timer Easily with the Rain Bird SST-600O Rain Bird SST400I Simple-to-Set Indoor Sprinkler Timer Hunter X-Core XC400 4-Station Outdoor Irrigation Controller for Lawn and Garden Watering
Set Your Outdoor Timer Easily with the Rain Bird SST-600O Rain Bird SST400I Simple-to-Set Indoor Sprinkler Timer Hunter X-Core XC400 4-Station Outdoor Irrigation Controller for Lawn and Garden Watering
B2B Rating
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Sale off $37 OFF $1 OFF
Total Reviews 19 reviews 64 reviews 114 reviews
Item Weight 13.8 ounces 1.53 pounds 1.2 Pounds
Brand Rain Bird Rain Bird Hunter Company
Best Sellers Rank #368,236 in Patio, Lawn & Garden #332 in Watering Timers #303,660 in Patio, Lawn & Garden #273 in Watering Timers #6 in Automatic Irrigation Controllers
Number of settings 6 4
Product Dimensions 6.5 x 9 x 10.5 inches 3 x 10.3 x 7 inches 5 x 7 x 10 inches; 1.2 Pounds
Color Silver, Gray, Purple, Blue Silver
Customer Reviews 4.6/5 stars of 221 ratings 4.6/5 stars of 595 ratings 4.7/5 stars of 1,090 ratings
Manufacturer No Rain Bird Hunter Industries
Batteries 1 9V batteries required.
Material Plastic Plastic
ASIN B00466ZCUC B0015R5WJG B00FYRXFPG
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer No No No
Item model number SST600I SST-400I XC400
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