Instead of the Dishes » Around the House, Frugal Fawn, Go Green, Spending Less » Add a Rain Gauge to Your Sprinkler System
Add a Rain Gauge to Your Sprinkler System
In August, we had a sprinkler system installed, as the first step in completely re-doing our front yard. Our one small change for August is that handyman hubby added this do-hickey:
Sprinkler system rain guage
For an extra $35 and 5 minutes of Craig’s time, this little guy is now wired into our control box. When it rains more than 3/8 of an inch, the sensor disables our sprinkler system for 24 hours. It saves water, and money! Craig said it is very easy to install. There are two wires that run from the sensor, and in the control box, there are two screw heads labeled “sensor” that you attach the wires to. Craig got the sensor online (Google “RainBird rain sensor”).
Filed under: Around the House, Frugal Fawn, Go Green, Spending Less · Tags: One Small Change, rain sensor, sprinkler system, water conservation
3 Responses to "Add a Rain Gauge to Your Sprinkler System"
Leave a Reply
Grab My Button!
I’ll have to tell Paul about this. We usually reset ours or turn it off when it rains alot. It would be nice for that to be automatic!
What a great idea!
Stephanie-
Congratulations. I’m intrigued with the “Couch to 5K” I have a friend that has been doing it and loves it.
-Catherine