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Originally Posted by cfranson
Hello,
This is my first post, and I hope I'm doing it correctly.
I have been watching my water bill from Minnesota, and the last several months the usage has really jumped compared to last year. We've had our home watch guy check the lawn, and there are no soggy areas. The irrigation has been turned off for the last month due to all the rains. A call to the CDD said this is normal. Does it look normal to you? If not, what is our next step?
Thanks for any ideas, or thoughts you have on our bill.
Cheryl & Richard
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OP, (greetings fellow Minnesotan!)
It may be helpful if you could provide more details regarding your house/lot and irrigation set-up i.e. is this a courtyard villa, designer, veranda ... and how many irrigation zones are there and the time set for each zone and how many days a week the system is set to run.
The current and previous reading values would seem to indicate that his probably isn't a new home, so you may also want to provide details on which controller you have.
If you are remote during the summer, as we are, you may want to remotely monitor your irrigation controller. Our house has a Hunter controller which allows for remote control/monitoring via their "Wand" and app. If that is not available to you, you could install a Rachio controller (we have one in MN and works well).
By remotely monitoring your controller, you can tell if the rain sensor is preventing the system from running on wet weeks.
Your irrigation values may be "normal" for your yard. I looked at our usage and it looks similar (designer home, 4 zones that run twice a week)