A Denver start-up company Rachio has devised an irrigation winner, says Mary Mazzoni on the website earth911.com. The Wi-fi enabled irrigation system almost completely nullifies the chance of water being wasted, a pretty common occurrence in US and most other countries. The article looks into the positive effects of the sprinkling system.
Wi-fi enabled sprinkling system
Miss Mazzoni suggests that all you need is to download a mobile app from Iro smart sprinkler system, a Wi-fi enabled controller and you are good to go, even from across continents. It assesses the general mood of nature, prevalent or imminent rains, status of soil moisture content and accordingly calibrates sprinkling of water.
Keeping an eye on changing weather
Suppose you are far away and suddenly, a dry spell hits your home area, or alternatively, a typhoon. While the former case will require prompt watering of your lawn and flowers, the latter case will not gain from it. Now, thanks to the web app and Wi-fi control, it becomes easy to gauze weather and seasonal changes. Sprinkling time and duration is accordingly set up.
The system was a winner in a recent exhibition and should find its way in most American homes by July 2014. Its most positive contribution is towards saving water, a necessity in times when we are hitting water scarcity on a global basis.
The sprinkling system cost is moderate at $199 and is quite easy to operate, even for homeowners who are not quite techno-savvy.
You can read the original article here.
We Australians are not lagging behind and have a few Wi-fi controlled sprinkler systems of our own. Irrigation Caddy is one of the front-runners, as the interface is quite user-friendly, you get the data of water used per month and can assign different timings and duration of watering to different zones, say, lawn, flower plants and other areas.
Efficiency regardless of varying air pressure
The low-flow sprinkling system works admirably regardless of the concurrent pressure (low, medium or high). The water flow never depreciates and is even-toned. Of course, space emitters play a vital role in that. The sprinkling range can be calibrated and go the extent of 15 meters.
Keep the water flow gentle
It is necessary to note that while watering lawns or plants, the water flow should be gentle; otherwise it rebounds off the surface and does not reach the roots. That is the reason why water wands and muzzles are placed at the hose-end. The three or four-pronged mechanism is strengthened at the core with UV plastic so as to keep its shape even under the harsh Sun while watering lawns.
What other facilities should these smart water sprinkling systems boast of?
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