It’s the simplest way to cut your landscape watering in half — saving water and money.
Believe it or not, the on-off switch is one of the easiest and low-tech ways to control your irrigation system timer.
If you’re on a budget but you still like the idea of having an irrigation system, you can program your controller with the appropriate program and water every other week by just turning it off one week and turning it back on the next. That way instead of watering four times a month you’ll only water twice — cutting your landscape watering in half.
This is a huge help if you have a large irrigation system that exceeds 20,000 gallons a month (which adds a Stage 3 drought surcharge to your bill).
The only thing you need to remember is to go back to the controller and turn it off after you’ve watered that week. This method is much easier than complicated programming and can save you water and money.
