Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Could the OP tell us what they think a high bill is for irrigation is a shocking amount since they never had a home with one before, especially in Florida.
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Shocking irrigation water bill
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Edit: sorry, seemed to have quoted your wrong post but you get the idea. I have a similar controller but their rain delays are wacky because when it says it rained 75% of the time it never did. They have no idea if it rained in Amelia vs Virginia Trace. Around here you can get 4” at LSL but 1/8” half mile away. Other then that they are great. I look at my weather station and use that and add my own rain delay. If I went with their rain delay I’d probably only water 1/5 the needed time OR 10x more than necessary. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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OK, OP here, I think it is obvious from my second post that I felt 40,000 gallons for one month was a "shocking" amount of water usage and the bill was also a "shocking" amount to me. I thank all the people who have given useful ideas, suggestions, and examples of typical water usage. To your comment above, I just shake my head and wonder what purpose you have in trying to belittle my post.
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Not sure the hysteria is warranted given many Villagers blow $75. a month on golf balls.
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25,000 gallons would be high with your lot size. May and October are brutal (95F, 35%H, 10MPH) on biolife so you should run the sprinkler everyday under those conditions.
Here is video instructions for the controller unit: Pro-C Basic: 01, Setting Date and Time | Hunter Industries ProC manual: https://www.hunterindustries.com/sit...OM_ProC_EM.pdf You need to dial to "Seasonal Adjust" and set that to "100" before setting your zone "Run Times". The solar sync will adjust the seasonal adjust value to typically "50" everyday at midnight calculated on rolling weather conditions...usually from "20" to "70". Last edited by MorTech; 06-20-2019 at 01:17 PM. |
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My irrigation for average size lot was 4,500 gal last month with sprinklers on 3 days a week and I thought that was too much. I have read that using a lot of water can contribute to the formation of sink holes so I’m trying to use the least amount that the grass and shrubs really need.
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I received a letter stating that my recent meter reading exceeded the usage that is considered normal. It was 35 000 gallons. But it was during that hot dry spell where I had the setting on two days a week for eight of the nine zones.
I consider it a no brainier to keep the lawn and shrubbery looking good and not stressed. Won't see a letter next month though. Quite a change in the weather [emoji939]. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk |
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My system is only watering my Zoysia grass 5 minutes, two times a week, and it is growing like crazy, with no shade.
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One of the best !
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A lot of irrigation companies bypass the "seasonal adjustment" feature |
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FYI, the rain sensor bypass is just an on/off switch on the control panel. This is easy to check by just looking at the control panel. But, bypassing the seasonal adjustment would require either disconnecting a wire, or making an advanced adjustment setting on the panel. If he bypassed the seasonal adjustment, he should have explained in detail how and why he did that.
Last edited by retiredguy123; 07-10-2019 at 06:33 AM. |
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