July is Smart Irrigation Month
Fine-Tune Your Irrigation System to Save Money and See Better Results
Residential irrigation systems offer convenience in protecting your landscape investment. Enjoy your yard, keep it healthy and beautiful while you water efficiently, saving time and money. The Irrigation Association® offers these water-saving tips to maintain and update automatic irrigation systems:
1. Adapt your watering schedule to the weather and the season. Familiarize yourself with the settings on your irrigation controller. Adjust the watering schedule regularly to conform with current weather conditions.
2. Schedule each individual zone in your irrigation system. “Scheduling” accounts for the type of sprinkler, sun or shade exposure and the soil type for the specific area. The same watering schedule should almost never apply to all zones in the system.
3. Inspect your system monthly. Check for leaks, broken or clogged heads, and other problems, or engage an irrigation professional to regularly check your system. Clean micro-irrigation filters as needed.
4. Adjust sprinkler heads. Correct obstructions that prevent sprinklers from distributing water evenly. Keep water off pavement and structures.
5. Install a rain shutoff switch—inexpensive and effective. Required by law in many states, these money-saving sensors turn off your system in rainy weather and help to compensate for natural rainfall. The device can be retrofitted to almost any system.
Learn more at www.irrigation.org
Victoria Wells
Broker Associate DRE# 01252398
Bradley Real Estate
850 Irwin St., Suite 104
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-710-4090
vawells@comcast.net
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