Archive for April 2010

Is there anything better than a rain sensor?

There are so many products that save water, I don’t know where to start. First, let’s take the residential side of this. Rain Sensors do work and will save you water. For those of you who are unfamiliar with a rain sensor, it is a product that can extended irrigation life by automatically measuring the [...]

Low Pressure

So you have low pressure. That may not be the case. First you need to check the static water pressure. Static water pressure is the pressure reading when water is not moving. That is your real water pressure. Then you want to check your Dynamic water pressure. Dynamic water pressure is the pressure reading when [...]

How do you Locate Valves?

It depends on what kind of valve you are looking for. There are several different types of valves. I think you are talking about irrigation control valves. Irrigation control valves control the different zones. There are 3 basic types. The Electronic valve ( most common), Indexing valve and Hydraulic valve.
Lets start with the hydraulic valve. [...]