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Will leaving an electric hose faucet timer in direct sunlight damage the timer?

Home Improvement Asked by PawnInGameOfLife on March 23, 2021

I recently bought an electronic outdoor hose faucet timer. I live in a desert with 110+ degree summers and plan to water a few trees in my lawn with it. Is there any risk of leaving this device out in the heat? I would expect it to be designed for it (since it is for outdoor use), but probably for your "average" temperature locations. I could not find a hard yes or no answer on this when searching online.

My house faces the sun during sunrise and the hose/spout has no shade protection.

The hose timer I purchased is this one.

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The instructions say max working temp of 120f I would probably put a light color cover over it Because that’s not far off 110. A cover may affect the rain delay feature but would reduce the direct sun exposure temp to the ambient temp. also it needs to be kept from freezing .

Correct answer by Ed Beal on March 23, 2021

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