[NJblue]

Originally Posted by villages07

On a related note, I read somewhere recently that the ponds around the Villages are only used to irrigate golf courses (not sure about other common areas along roadside). Those of us on the South side are watering with non-potable water but it comes from the upper aquifier not from The Villages ponds.

I read the same thing but this is a contradiction from what we were told in a presentation by the engineer in charge of the water system. He said that the water for residential irrigation south of 466 comes from two sources: the retention ponds and the acquifer - but not the same acquifer that is used for potable water. The golf courses use the above two sources plus use the reclaimed water from the sewage treament plant - after it has gone through a number of purification processes.

[downeaster]

Originally Posted by ajbrown

I find this site very useful for my system: http://www.hunterindustries.com/homeowners.html

Look under the support tab.

That is a helpful site, aj. Hunter is a good system but can confuse some users. I have had Hunter for years but I still got out the abbreviated directions when changing settings. It is easy to miss an important step.
My last Hunter control system died on me a couple of years ago. Being somewhat miserly, I replaced it with another brand. Big mistake. I should have stayed with Hunter.

[billethkid]

and feeding in the ongoing battle to grow grass on a sand lot!!!

btk

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by redwitch

What brand do you have? Some are set to go off in half-hour increments. So, if you set the zones to run for 30 minutes, it will run for 30, do the next zone until all zones have completed and then restart if the ground sensors don't show enough water. Forget the brand name, but it's a small, white controller box. It's complicated and you almost need a pro to get it adjusted properly.

Tell us more about these ground sensors?