Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Did I misunderstand? ... You used irrigation water in your hot tub ??
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Massey told me a few years ago that the “burnt out” look is from too much water. I have only used the sprinklers once this month for 15min.
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Request a 20 Gallon flow test
You can ask for a Free 20 gallon flow test once a year from the utility.
VCDD Utilities/Amenities They will first come out and check that the meter isn't running when there is no water activity. If so, you can ask for the 20 gallon test, which checks the accuracy of your meter. I found I could read the meter values if I cleaned the thing off. I ran each zone for 1 minute and checked the numbers. From there you can calculate how many gallons of water you use each minute in each zone regardless of sprinkler head type. Might help you understand if you have a undetected leak in one of your zones. I found 1 zone that seems suspicious and will have to check further. Waiting for a 20 gallon flow test right now. They came out within a day to check the meter. Now I am waiting for a call back to scheduled the flow test.
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I guess I misspoke. We did not use irrigation water in our hot tub. But thank you for everyone’s concern.
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I have a huge lot and don't use anywhere near that amount of water. I run mine only twice a week with 32 minutes on rotator heads and 14 on fixed heads. I use approximately 10 to 12,000 gallons per month during the very dry months and about 6 to 7,000 or even less during the wet season. Zoysia grass goes nearly dormant in the cold season and just doesn't need that much water. You are definitely over watering.
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I switched from Hunter to Rachio in May. Set for 2 days a week. The range gauge never worked well but Rachio monitors the weather for our location and if rain is forecast it won't water. It even adjusts the time per zone. Here's my usage:
May - 18000 gallons - 5 water days June - 17,000 gallons - 5 water days July - 5,000 gallons - 1 water day August - 7,000 gallons - 2 water days September - 8500 gallons - 2 water days Before Rachio I had 45,000 gallon months and my lawn didn't even look as good as it does now, which is pretty good. Lot is over 20,000 ft2. I was up north for most of this time so the entire water usage is due to lawn sprinkling. As you can see out of 45 possible water days it only watered 15. The Rachio paid for itself and my monthly internet bill too. |
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We are on a corner lot, but we don't get a statement that breaks down our irrigation usage vs. our other water usage. Does everyone get a breakdown?
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I think it depends on where you live. Go to "districtgov.org", click on "utility bill information" and then "billing account inquiry". There, you can search by address and view almost any Villages water bill, which will include separate irrigation usage for most addresses.
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Did you install or hire someone? Hints or tips? Very interested since we are not there most of time Thanks |
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We watered maybe twice all summer so we had low bills. Maybe you can have a friend who lives close keep an eye on it.
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Very easy to do yourself. But you will need wifi for it to work.
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Tons of info for you.........................and what have you determined??? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Water running down the drain
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