[WalkerLoop]

Originally Posted by Tmarkwald

I haven't touched my sprinkler system timing at all. But it seems like it is still not quite enough.

How long do people generally have the sprinkler system run and what time of day ?

I set up each zone to run for 15 minutes two times. In essence, run each zone for 15 minutes and then run them again for 15 minutes. So it's a total of 30 minutes per zone each day I water. This lets the water soak in better. I do it twice per week except during rainy season.

[dkaufnelson]

You should take the University of Florida cooperative extension class on sprinkler settings. It's free and is probably online now since they can't give it in person yet. You should take a small tuna fish or pet food can and place it in different spots around your yard then turn on sprinkler zones one at a time and determine how long the sprinkler must run in order to accumulate 1/2 - 3/4 in of water. Then set that zone to run that amount of time twice a week. It is better to water for a longer time but only two times a week as that encourages roots to grow deeper and that will help them live through the high heat in the summer. You will probably find that your lawn oscillating sprinklers require twice as much time to get the one half to three quarter inch of water versus the pop up sprinklers in bushes etc. I have to set my lawn sprinklers at twice the amount of time as my pop-up sprinklers and I can reduce the time on some of my pop-ups where it's always in the shade. The sprinkler class is well worth attending or taking if offered online as it is very specific for new homeowners here in Central Florida and tells you many good tips about landscaping for our area. Good luck and welcome to the Villages.

[Topspinmo]

If you water you’re lawn for 20 mins and after 8 mins all water running down the street to the street Drain. You are watering the street drain more than you’re yard. IMO need to watch, readjust sprinkler heads if needed, and see how long it take for run off. Little run-off ok IMO but River running down the street too much.

[sipops]

Originally Posted by Tmarkwald

I haven't touched my sprinkler system timing at all. But it seems like it is still not quite enough.

How long do people generally have the sprinkler system run and what time of day ?

Instead of changing each zone just point the dial to Seasonal then press the up or down buttons. This time of year I set at 55 or 60 this will give me 8 mins. for plants an 18 mins. for grass. I do this instead od having to change every zone. Nov. or Dec. I set it back to 20.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by sipops

Instead of changing each zone just point the dial to Seasonal then press the up or down buttons. This time of year I set at 55 or 60 this will give me 8 mins. for plants an 18 mins. for grass. I do this instead od having to change every zone. Nov. or Dec. I set it back to 20.

Changing the "seasonal adjust" setting does not work unless you have disconnected the wires to the solar sync sensor on the roof. That sensor will automatically reset the "seasonal adjust" setting within a few days. It is better to change the watering times and periodically check the "seasonal adjust" setting. Unfortunately, the Hunter controllers do not allow you to permanently set a constant watering time.