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Originally Posted by ptharri
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I have a sprinkler control gizmo that is on my roof and was told years ago that it can monitor and reduce auto settings on sprinklers if there is excess rain.
My question is does anyone know if this is true?? My "irrigation" on amenity bill went from 2660 gallons in July to 10,220 in latest August bill. Pretty sure my sprinkler control box has not changed since we are not there till October. Wonder to check for a broken water line?
Thanks in advance
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How much did you use for the past three bills? Mine was:
Service Period : Irrigation gals
6/6-7/4 : 2,960
7/4-8/6 : 930
8/6-9/9 : 3,670
While my numbers are less than yours, my usage in August increased by a factor of four over what I used in July. It rained a lot in July, not so much in June or August. Your numbers show a similar increase.
It could be that the rain gauge on your roof is working just fine and limited your usage in July when it rained so much.
10,000 gals for a month seems high. I water twice a week with five zones and about 20 mins/zone. However, I have a very small lawn. If your lawn is fairly large then it may be three times the size of mine and uses three times the water.