Do Rain Sensors Save You Money?

Have you ever been headed out to work on a rainy morning and seen one of your neighbors’ sprinkler systems running?  Most of us have and it always sticks out in your mind as such a waste.  Where we live in Birmingham, AL, there’s a huge commercial property on Hwy 280 that seems to always run the irrigation in the rain.  My wife calls it the anti-rain sensor.  She says they must have rain sensors on their system that detect rain and turn their system on!  I’m sure it doesn’t really run every time it rains, but you can see Continue Reading

Our WiFi Irrigation Controller Reviews Surprised Us

Waiting in line at Starbucks the other day I couldn’t help notice several people, myself included, using the Starbucks app on their smartphones to purchase their drinks and pastries and this reminded me that it’s time again for me to nag the manufacture reps in my industry regarding the speculative release date for their WIFI products.  With greater frequency, my customers are asking me for my Wi-Fi irrigation controller reviews. Let’s say you were about to go out of town for a highly anticipated two-week vacation in July, and your painter called to let you know your lottery number finally Continue Reading