2020 Smart Home Irrigation Trends
Residential and commercial irrigation has seen exciting developments in the last fifteen to twenty years, including advances in technology and people finding creative ways to save on resources with their irrigation.
Water conservation has also become more of an initiative since there have been shortages experienced throughout the country, and more people are adopting ways to irrigate their plants better to increase efficiency. Today we'd like to discuss what's trending in smart irrigation and ways to integrate them into your busy lifestyle.
This is how many of our customers monitor their irrigation.
Scheduling routine maintenance
Irrigation companies usually offer a membership or maintenance plan so homeowners can have their water flow, parts, and plant-efficiency regularly inspected and cleaned. During this maintenance, parts may need to be repaired, and if that's the case, it's better to detect early on rather than find out in a water bill months down the road.
Irrigation maintenance is based on your specific needs, and can be provided monthly, quarterly, or bi-annually, depending on what the irrigation company offers.
Conducting water audits every year
Water audits isolate issues and bring attention to how water is used both effectively and ineffectively. During a water audit, the flow is inspected and the overall landscape to decide whether or not to increase or decrease flows based on plant health and maturity. As a general rule, more established grass requires one inch of water weekly during the prime growing season.
Less frequent, but heavy watering stimulates root systems to be deeper and more sturdy. Shallow roots are problematic and can be mitigated with proper water auditing. As a crucial aspect of adequate irrigation, water auditing should not be overlooked and should be scheduled more often if there have been recent changes to the landscape, or plants in your yard.
Saving money and water with new technologies and updated equipment
Conserving water aligns directly with saving money for property managers and homeowners. Smart irrigation systems monitor factors that affect your landscape, like plant water usage, weather, humidity, and evaporation. The control center can be found in a central location, like a smartphone, and most homeowners can check and improve irrigation straight from their pockets.
Updating old equipment with newer models, furthering savings on water, and scheduling routine maintenance will help plants stay healthy and make it easier for the homeowner to manage their landscape. Smart applications and controllers continue to improve, and more consumers are demanding them in their new homes.
Springs of Life Irrigation is a Phoenix-area irrigation company specializing in professional sprinkler and drip irrigation and landscape lighting installation and repair. Call 623-299-2996 today!