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Recycling Water for Irrigation


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Say the word `recycling` and what usually comes to mind is taking aluminum cans.    More
 
Thursday, June 16, 2011 ROBIN WESTMILLER

Power in Pump Stations


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Just as the human heart pumps blood through the circulatory system to keep a body healthy, the irrigation pump sends life-sustaining water throughout the sprinkler system to keep the turf and plants healthy.   More
 
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 ROBIN WESTMILLER

The Perfect Irrigation Service Technician


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If you’re looking to hire an irrigation service technician, what qualifications would you list in the job description?    More
 
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Harvesting Rainwater

... a Win-Win Deal!


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Water harvesting isn’t a new idea. For centuries, it has been relied upon to supply water for households and other uses.    More
 
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 MARY J. LOHNES

Winterizing Irrigation Systems


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WHEN I LIVED IN upstate New York, I hated winter and everything that went along with it. Having to protect my body from the freezing cold with boots, gloves and heavy sweaters put a strain on my already tight budget.    More
 
Saturday, December 18, 2010 ROBIN WESTMILLER

2Wire or Not 2Wire? That is the question...

Here is the answer


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The more important question to ask is Why would you care about a new irrigation system if the one you´ve been installing since you first started your business works just fine?   More
 
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 ROBIN WESTMILLER

Sensors Make Business Sense


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How many times have you driven down the street or on the Interstate in the pouring rain and noticed that sprinklers are putting down even more water? While Mother Nature is doing her work by quenching the thirsty soil, the automatic sprinklers are running . . . and wasting water.   More
 
Thursday, September 23, 2010

When Gray Equals Green


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PICTURE YOURSELF IN A UTOPIAN WORLD. Lush, cool, sparkling water everywhere. Always clear, always clean, always cared for.    More
 
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Pump Stations...Streamlining Design


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With water an increasingly scarce and valuable resource, it’s more important than ever for landscape irrigation designs to include efficiencies in every component of the system—including the pumping equipment.    More
 
Thursday, February 18, 2010 ELIZABETH LEXAU

Landscape Water Budget Calculation

A Misunderstood and Misused Tool


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Water budgeting is a valuable tool to further water conservation efforts. It has been gaining in popularity for the last 15 years or so.   More
 
Thursday, February 18, 2010 TIM WILSON