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Old 05-30-2024, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by JRcorvette View Post
That sounds super hight…. I have 7 zones and water all of them every day for 20 minutes las month and my usage was only 2,013 gallons ! Something is not right with your irrigation system or meter.
Are you sure about your numbers?

7 zones * 20 minutes * 30 days = 4,200 minutes of watering in 30 days
2,013 gals used for watering in 30 days
2,013gals/4,200mins = 0.47gals/min

0.47gals/min is unbelievably low for anything other than maybe drip irrigation
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