Water Saving, Weather-Based Controllers

Beyond ensuring that your irrigation system has been designed and installed properly and regularly maintained, the next way to dramatically conserve water is through the use of weather-based controllers, called ET or SMART controllers.

ET stands for Evapo-Transpiration, which is the amount of water evaporated from the surface of soil and leaf surfaces, and the water transpired (similar to perspired) through the plants. All plants use water. This water used is referred to as ET. Several factors affect how much water is used, like sunlight, temperature, humidity, wind and plant species.

Some plants need more water than others. The time of the year affects temperature, amount of sunlight and the growth rate of plants. And on windy, dry days, plants use more water.

Based on this weather information, a trained and experienced irrigation technician can program these weather-based controllers to nearly match the amount of water your landscape needs.

Fuhrman Landscaping, Inc. is a certified contractor with Aqua Conserve, one of the manufacturers of these SMART controllers. We have the experience of installing numerous Aqua Conserve controllers in California, and are enthusiastic to promote these controllers in Colorado.

Aqua Conserve controllers are self-contained, simple to program and use, and are based on historical weather and ET data. The controllers are further designed to match weather patterns with the use of a rain shut-off sensor and a real-time temperature sensor.

These controllers are excellent for a homeowner who does not want to manually perform seasonal changes. They are excellent for homeowners associations and commercial properties with several controllers on site that become cumbersome to program. The controllers are ideal for anyone seriously interested in saving water and money.

For more information or a presentation on what these controllers can do, please contact us.

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Did you know...?
Denver Water is giving up to $150 rebates for SMART controllers this year?