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Old 06-23-2022, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance View Post
I think I can answer that. We added sprinklers to our Massey contract 6
months ago. The first time they came out, our next water usage was $20 higher than normal. It turns out whoever came out increased the watering times without telling us. The next quarter when they came out, I was a lot more on top of what they were doing and gave specific in instructions as to how much watering we wanted.
I have the Massey irrigation maintenance service, primarily in case I need someone to fix an underground leak, or repair a broken sprinkler. But, I would never allow them to touch the controller in the garage. Their sprinkler technicians are not trained properly on how the controller functions. Also, they see several different controllers in other houses, and they cannot know how to set up every one. Setting up the controller is a DIY task.