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- Make a Rainbarrel; Give a Gift by Green Grounded on Aug 6, 2009
For Mother’s Day/Marc’s Mom’s birthday, we decided we would make her a rain barrel. Marc’s parents live near South Carolina, in a flat farmland area near Monroe, and the garage Marc’s Dad built is perfect for collectin...
- Incorrect Watering: Cause of 70 to 80 Percent of Plant Problems by Sprinkler Systems on Aug 5, 2009
Go to our 2009 FREE “Virtual Workshop” on line to watch how to set your sprinkler controller! Or you can CLICK to hear Craig’s radio interview on the BETTER LAWNS and GARDENS radio show. Craig talked with Tom MacCubbin to show homeo...
- How To Find Buried Sprinkler Valves by Sprinkler Systems on Aug 5, 2009
Irrigation solonoid valves are the gatekeepers to your sprinkler heads. They are connected to the water source for your irrigation and control the flow of water to each sprinkler “zone” or section. If you have a five zone system you have...
- Rain Sensors for Automatic Irrigation Systems by Sprinkler Systems on Aug 5, 2009
Automatic sprinkler system controllers are programmed to go on and off on a certain day and at a certain time. The controller does not know if it is sunny and dry outside or raining. For this reason every lawn sprinkler system should have a rain sens...
- by Sprinkler Systems on Aug 5, 2009
Hi Craig, I have a Rain Bird system that is leaking from one of the value boxes. When I opened it I discovered that the box is full of water and mud. Is it dangerous for me to dig out the mud? I don’t know how or where to turn of [...]...
- Sprinkler Repair Tip: Rain Shut-Off Devices by Sprinkler Systems on Aug 5, 2009
Have you seen lawn sprinklers running while it’s raining? It doesn’t have to be that way. Automatic sprinkler system controllers are programmed to go on and off on a certain day and at a certain time. The controller does not know if it is sunny...
- Finding Underground Buried Irrigation Sprinkler Pipes. by Sprinkler Systems on Aug 5, 2009
Does anyone know how to find a sprinkler line that the some of the risers have been capped off? I want to put heads on them. Ron Hi Ron, it can be kinda tough. I would start at a 90 degree corner, say by the front door and walkway and dig there first...
