Smart home devices promise efficiency andcostsavings, and a smart irrigation controller is no less. A smart irrigation controller allows you to save water, maintain your landscape, and meet water restrictions. Read on to learn more about how a smart irrigation system works, the benefits a smart irrigation system offers, and more.
To learn more or schedule a consultation with our experts for your water smart irrigation system upgrade, please call us at 305-661-6958 or contact our irrigation system repair experts online.
How Does a Smart Irrigation Controller Work?
A smart irrigation controller uses Wi-Fi to connect through an app on your mobile device. You can set, monitor, and adjust watering schedules from anywhere. You get the flexibility to easily control the amount of water your lawn receives throughout the year, and can even share the smart controller app on multiple devices and with family members and landscapers.
Many smart irrigation controllers can even think and make decisions to help you better manage your irrigation system. It receives weather information from the internet and automatically adjusts system run times on a daily basis. In addition, it sends notifications such as current operations and weather event alerts to your mobile devices so that you can take informed and timely actions.
For example, the Rain Bird smart irrigation controller with Wi-Fi offers critical real-time updates to enhance your irrigation system management. If you already have Rain Bird, installing a LNK WiFi Module makes it Wi-Fi compatible. We install smart irrigation controllers from Rain Bird and other leading brands, which provide outstanding components and reliable performance.
What are the Benefits of a Smart Irrigation Controller?
Upgrading to a smart irrigation controller offers the following benefits:
- Save water: Inefficiencies in irrigation, evaporation, and overwatering from traditional watering methods can waste as much as 50% of water. Smart irrigation controllers save water in three ways: by adjusting watering for the daily weather (e.g., less or no watering after a rain storm), allowing you to quickly adjust run times from your phone, and identifying leaks and providing other system diagnostics that can be addressed to prevent water wastage.
- Maintain a lush landscape: A smart irrigation controller allows you to easily adjust watering to the right amounts so that your plants and lawns can thrive. Your landscape benefits from consistent watering, does not soak due to overwatering, or feel less satiated from underwatering, keeping risks like fungal disease, root rot, and other issues that affect plant health. Some smart irrigation controllers can also adjust water for the soil type and schedule run times to precise increments of time so that water does not run off.
- Comply with water restrictions: Florida experiences year-round water restrictions. Complying with local water restrictions while maintaining the beauty of your landscape can be difficult. By giving you precise control over watering schedules, and allowing you to program watering on specific days or at specific times, a smart irrigation controller makes it easier to stay compliant with regulations and avoid fines.
Contact Us to Install a Smart Irrigation Controller in Miami-Dade County
Greenstar Irrigation & Landscaping installs smart irrigation controllers from leading brands. We have over 40 years of experience performing irrigation pump repair, irrigation system wet checks, irrigation pump replacement, and helping customers throughout Miami-Dade County upgrade to smart irrigation systems. If you are interested in making your irrigation water-smart, call us on 305-661-6958 or contact us online today.
