Here are just a few tips to help conserve water and money with your irrigation system.
1. Install a master valve: A master valve detects if a zone valve is broken or has a leak and shuts the main system down to prevent severe water loss and damage. These master valves are especially important for irrigation systems for places such as vacation homes where a leak wouldn't be detected for days and therefore running the water bill up high.
2. Install a Rain and Temperature Gauge: These sensors help minimize wasting water. The rain gauge detects if a considerable amount of rain has fallen and shuts off the automatic timer. A temperature gauge monitors the air temperature and humidity to determine the dew point and when the least amount of evaporation will occur. These detectors pay for themselves in about a year.
3. Switch to pop up sprayers: Pop Up Sprayers spray slower and more efficiently than conventional sprayers thus reducing run off water waste.
