TH sticker shock is well founded, I share it every time I buy one, but like Scott have experience with multiple brands and nothing I've used comes remotely close to comparing to the TH reliability. My original unit [13 years old] is still operating well and I'm using the original timer. I was committed to buying a new one as I had some issues this Spring, but TH suggested I ship to them so they could try to repair and for $25 the timer functionality was restored. Saved myself $120 on a new timer.

There are other feeder brands I have not tried and I cannot speak to their reliability - but I feel my TH feeders have paid for themselves several times over compared to my other feeder investment disasters.

On another note: Are you sure you need to buy 4 feeders? My 2.5 AC pond is well served by 1 TH feeder.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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