The Ground Source Blog

Do you speak sprinkler system, or is it a foreign language?

If you call any irrigation system part “that thingy,” you should probably brush up on your sprinkler system vocabulary.

Not only will it help you communicate intelligently with your irrigation technician, but it also makes you look extremely knowledgeable during chats with your neighbor.

“Hey, Howard, I noticed one zone of your sprinkler system is out. Might be a shot solenoid.”

Of course, you could be way off base. But you still sound smart.

If you’re getting ready for a whole bunch of new landscaping plants at your house, you’re really excited.

You can’t wait to have your plants installed.

But please wait, just a minute. A bunch of new plants is a big deal. You should ask landscapers some questions before you sign that contract.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

Uh oh. A constant, steady dripping usually means something’s wrong at your house.

A leaky faucet, perhaps, or a leaky roof. 

Not this time. With a drip irrigation system, a steady drip ensures your plants receive water perfectly, with no wasted water.

Fact number one: here in Orlando, you need an irrigation system for your lawn and landscaping.

You know it. We know it. Your lawn knows it. 

Basically, everyone knows it.

Without irrigation, you risk parched brown grass, wilted flowers, and the embarrassment of unsightly, struggling landscaping, not to mention the expense of re-planting or re- sodding.

Now that we’ve cleared that up, the question is, what do you need to know before installing a sprinkler system?

Here are 7 important things to know before installing an irrigation system. 

First, let’s answer the question we just posed: yes, you should switch to smart irrigation.

How can we answer so quickly? It’s pretty easy.

Whether you realize it or not, you’re likely wasting water. And here in Central Florida, with a year-round growing season, that can add up to a significant cost in your water bill.