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Irrigation Schedules | TheVillagesWaterWisdom

[darkim]

Originally Posted by Sjshanl

An article in TVS a few days ago about irrigation restrictions made reference to a schedule which I wasn’t aware of. Sure enough, if you drill down deep into the villages.net website there is one based on your lot #. It only specifies days (2 per week) and start times, with no limit on duration or volume of usage, so I don’t see how it helps in limiting water consumption.
But, if you’re interested here’s the lengthy drill down: CDD/Departments/Utilites/Irrigation info/CDD 1-14 irrigation schedule/Select your district
Don’t know if I’ll comply or not since there’s apparently no enforcement of it.

There should be a note in your irrigation control box specifying your scheduled "run days" and "start times". This ensures your entire community isn't all staring at the same time. Average run times are 20-39 minutes per station

[fjoyner]

I thought 441 ran mostly north and south? I would have characterized the historic 'side' as being east of 441, but that's just me. Generally, highways that run east-west are even numbered and odd numbered ones run north and south. Anyway, we are north of 466 and west of 27/441 and our irrigation water is the same as the house water.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by darkim

There should be a note in your irrigation control box specifying your scheduled "run days" and "start times". This ensures your entire community isn't all staring at the same time. Average run times are 20-39 minutes per station

If you are referring to a "station" as a "zone", then 20-39 minutes is way too long. I run the shrub areas for 10 minutes and the grass areas for 20 minutes.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

If you are referring to a "station" as a "zone", then 20-39 minutes is way too long. I run the shrub areas for 10 minutes and the grass areas for 20 minutes.

My times are similar: 5 minutes for shrubs and 15 or 20 minutes for grass areas.

[Bogie Shooter]

Run time should relate to how much water you want to deliver and type sprinkler head being used.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by darkim

There should be a note in your irrigation control box specifying your scheduled "run days" and "start times". This ensures your entire community isn't all staring at the same time. Average run times are 20-39 minutes per station

And water runs down drain for 15 mins per zone.

[retiredguy123]

One way to gauge how much water you need is to look at your neighbors' lawns and see if they have a healthy lawn. Then, go to "districtgov.org" and view several water bills, which is public information searchable by address. If you are using twice as much irrigation water as your neighbors, you are probably watering too much.

[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

One way to gauge how much water you need is to look at your neighbors' lawns and see if they have a healthy lawn. Then, go to "districtgov.org" and view several water bills, which is public information searchable by address. If you are using twice as much irrigation water as your neighbors, you are probably watering too much.

Another way is do the "tuna can test".
Spread a few cans around, they should collect 1/2-3/4" per watering.
Every system may be different. I may water 30 min in a zone but the nozzle output may be different, gpm output may be different that is run with less or more time.

[shaw8700@outlook.com]

Originally Posted by mtomlinson

To avoid confusion, the site referred to is thevillages.net, one word, not the villages.net

Thank you for clarifying - I will sign up as soon as I move.

[Arctic Fox]

Originally Posted by Sjshanl

An article in TVS a few days ago about irrigation restrictions made reference to a schedule which I wasn’t aware of.

Remember that this is just a schedule of when you MAY water, not one of when you MUST water.

Many people neglect to turn their irrigation off (usually a simple turn of the dial) when it is not needed due to there having been plenty of rain.

Over-watering is a waste of a precious resource and is detrimental to your lawn as it will wash away all those expensive chemicals that get sprayed on regularly.

[Miboater]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

If you are referring to a "station" as a "zone", then 20-39 minutes is way too long. I run the shrub areas for 10 minutes and the grass areas for 20 minutes.

My house in Hawkins has the Hunter MP rotator nozzle heads that are rated for 0.8 inches per hour. I did measure and it takes 40 minutes to get a 1/2 inch of water on the grass zones. The heads in the landscaping are the normal sprayers so I run that zone for 10 minutes.

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[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Miboater

My house in Hawkins has the Hunter MP rotator nozzle heads that are rated for 0.8 inches per hour. I did measure and it takes 40 minutes to get a 1/2 inch of water on the grass zones. The heads in the landscaping are the normal sprayers so I run that zone for 10 minutes.

That's correct, not sure if they have updated the info left for the homeowner.

A WIFI controller makes it easy to delay watering for a few days when rain is expected.

[chuckandbernice]

I have the Orbit B-Hyve controller which takes into account many factors to calculate water need thus saving water. An added perk is when working on a sprinkler head, you can turn it on and off with your phone, no running back and forth to the garage. I've had mine since 2019 and it has worked flawlessly. Very easy to swap out previous controller.