I'd be really interested to see the NEST clone or a sprinkler system when you're done. I want to do the same, but those projects are lower down on a long list of personal projects I need to do.
On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Von Fugal <[email protected]> wrote: > <quote name="Charles Curley" date="Sat, 26 Jul 2014 at 11:53 -0600"> > > On Sat, 26 Jul 2014 09:13:22 -0600 (MDT) > > "plug.mailing-list" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > If you use moisture sensors, then you won't need to water the lawn on > > > a time based schedule. The sprinklers will simply turn on when the > > > moisture content drops below a certain threshold in that particular > > > zone. > > > > Interesting. But in arid climates, you can save a noticeable amount of > > water by irrigating early in the morning. Perhaps some experiments are > > in order? Or perhaps there are already data from various ag schools and > > departments of ag? > > Well I imagine you would flag for watering early the next morning when > moisture fell below a threshold. > > -- > You keep up the good fight just as long as you feel you need to. > -- Ken Danagger > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
