[tommy steam]

Originally Posted by bluejaypop

Say, not to be too off topic but we just purchased a new house in Hillsborough and do all of the new places with irrigation systems have a roof mounted guage/sensor to monitor precipitation? Thanks.

I would say yes. Call the company who installed your system. The company's telephone number should be in the inside of the box where your sprinkler programmer is.

[KeepingItReal]

Originally Posted by sueandskip

Just a thought...There is an automatic setting on the timer box...If it is on then the water will automatically water when the ground gets to dry....Shut the water off at the ground box located outside....

Unless your controller is different from the Hunter Pro I have the only thing automatic is it is supposed to turn off the next irrigation cycle if it has just rained. The rain sensor is outside near the edge of the roof but it rarely if ever works properly. Switch inside activates or deactivates it. Supposedly when the sensor dries out after a rain it will resume the programmed irrigation cycles. In reality it will usually just continue the normal irrigation cycles even if it is raining and actually never turns them off. It is just a piece of cork that swells when wet and conducts. As far as the ground being dry there is not anything to tell the controller whether the ground is dry or wet. The solar sync module located behind the inner door is about as accurate as the rain sensor and works best when it is totally removed.

How to Program the Hunter Pro C Controller, click below:

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9aOb_m1QUM[/ame]

How to Program Solar Sync Module, click below:

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfugRI0YqEQ[/ame]



Most all of the irrigation supplies installed in the Villages come form Florida Irrigation Supply on the left, on HWY441/27 just north of the Hwy 42 intersection. (North of the Villages)

[KeepingItReal]

Originally Posted by bluejaypop

Say, not to be too off topic but we just purchased a new house in Hillsborough and do all of the new places with irrigation systems have a roof mounted guage/sensor to monitor precipitation? Thanks.

Yes.. kinda.... (Also see post # 17.) In your pre-closing walk through with your builder on the day of closing you should get a number to call for the company that installed your irrigation system. They will come out and give you some instructions and explain your irrigation system. It's kinda of like drinking from a fire hose.

[Celebrator]

We have had our irrigation turned off for the past 2 months and our flowers and shrubs are fine. If we have four or five days of no rain, I will water the plants. Only necessary once so far this summer.

[ivanhoe]

UPDATE!

A good friend came over and pulled the plate out front of my CYV only to uncover THREE station modules with servos.
(I was told by previous owner that the place had TWO zones.)

He manually turned on each module and we checked the irrigation.

Zone ONE and TWO coincided with the areas I was told of (front / back)..number THREE did nothing...we think.

I'm calling for a meter check and as long as this rain keeps up I'll leave the system off.

Thanks for all the input friends.

[casita37]

Our last bill was much higher than usual. Hubby checked and thinks it was set to water 4 days per week!!!!! Last we knew it was set for once a week. He didn't change it, and I swear you can't even find my finger prints on the box. NO idea what was up with that, but looking forward to the next bill to see if there is a difference. BTW, haven't noticed the sprinkler running.....

[Halibut]

I always turn off the sprinkler system entirely in the summer and haven't had any issues with the landscaping.

We have the standard full lawn in the front and back except for some curbing/rocks around two trees and the lamppost, plus shrubs along the front walkway. Nothing delicate and no flowers, so others might not fare as well.

Water usage (excluding fees) was $2.28 last month! I don't know why I get such a kick out of thwarting that, but I do.