Glad I had a 285 foot deep well drilled 12 years ago. I have a 3/4 acre lot. Back then after my 6 zone irrigation system was installed I received a $400 water bill for 1 month usage, it was a dry summer that year and we watered 3 days a week. The well paid for itself after a few years. That you for all you do you us, keep it up. have a happy, healthy new year.
@jamesollick4413 great info! Do you have a ballpark estimate for the electrical cost to run the well pump? I'm curious to know how it compares to the water cost, maybe 10%, $40/mo?
@@Andy_Humphrey I really did not notice any appreciable rise in my electric bill which I monitor and use a spreadsheet to track. If I had to guess, I would say $10 a month. I have a Franklin SubDrive 75 constant pressure controller, with a 3/4 HP Pump and 1 1/2 HP Motor.
This was a great video. A little on the large size for my little 1500 sq ft lawn, but easy enough to break down to gallons per sq ft and multiply it from there.
We just got 2 inches of rain from Hurricane Hilary. I walked out this morning and my neighbor's yard across the street was running its sprinkler cycle. Glad I recently installed a smart controller, it halted my scheduled cycles and pushed them back to next week. I'd love to know which states have the highest rates. Being in CA I'm guessing ours are one of the highest.
Awesome. The curse of being a Sprinkler Nerd - you notice all the poor sprinkler systems! As a reference, I found this website. Interesting how some states have high water (WV) and low power rates.. wisevoter.com/state-rankings/water-prices-by-state/
Here's the way i explain this to my typical customer. Most of our residential lawns are 3500 to 5000 square feet. Multiply the square footage to be watered by . 62 gallons or 1 inch of water per square foot. Example: 1,000 square feet x . 62 gallons = 620 gallons. Then plug that figure into the cost per gallon of water. We are on a tiered cost for water so it can get tricky.
@zootscootz - this is BRILLIANT! Excellent, simple approach to providing important data to your clients. It amazes me that irrigation manufactures do not include this information built-into their controllers. Huge missed opportunity. Water should be recorded in $$$, in addition to gallons, in my opinion. Thanks for sharing!
@RattledMind Excellent! If you have any data (before/after Rachio) I'd love to know. Are you adding a flow sensor to the irrigation system, or adding one to the service line inside your home? I use StreamLabs on my home and it's outstanding! www.streamlabswater.com/monitor
@@Andy_Humphrey My system was built with the Rachio. New seed this last year. It was a tough summer for sod and seed in South Dakota since it was so dry. Even so, I had a few irrigation skip days. One I overrode because I was not as confident as the Rachio it would rain. I think it rained later that day.🤓 The flow meter will be for the irrigation system. Probably the EveryDrop as suggested by Rachio. Then it will know how much water each zone applied!
Yep, the human touch tends to be pretty accurate, if the human is available! I’ve met the EveryDrop folks, they seem like good folks. When you dig up the mainline to add the sensor you might consider adding a Master Valve for flow event shutdown. Have fun with it 🤓
Yikes!!!! I might have been better off not knowing this, 😁 Between the water bill in the summer and the oil bill in the winter maybe I should just live in my car. Very cool video and frighteningly enlightening. Thanks for sharing.
@rickrogers2649 - in your, down by the river! Most yards are not 1/4 acre, but even $50-$100/mo is real money! Let us know if we can offer you suggestions to help lower your consumption.
@AqauriuFX - if you want green, that’s a quick fix! In all seriousness, it is a good solution for the right area. On the flipside, it’s amazing how well grass and plants in general cool the air around us. Actually, it’s the evaporative water that’s cooling the air!
