Tip #19: Learning to use your irrigation controller (clock)

Instruction manuals are often more confusing than helpful. Ask your irrigation professional to show you how to program your irrigation controller after installation so that you can make changes to the length of time that it waters your landscape. If you have an existing irrigation system and have a repair completed, ask your irrigation repair company to show you how to do the basic things with your irrigation controller. Keep in mind, however, irrigation professionals should be knowledgable about the minimum amount of water, in addition to natural rainfall, required to keep your landscape in tip-top shape. Sometimes minor timing adjustments will need to be made due to soil type or seasons. It is an smart irrigation customer who will use the minimum amount of water to keep things lush and green.