Ideal Bite: Ground Control - Save Water Week

June 12, 2009 Trouble viewing this email? Read it online... SPRINKLER SENSORS Ground Control - Save Water Week You do have to keep an eye on the systems to make sure they're working, but if 10,000 Biters install a rain sensor, in a year we'll save enough water to fill 50 Olympic-size swimming pools. Houston, do we have a water-waste problem? Not if you shuttle over to your local hardware store and pick up a moisture or rain sensor for your outdoor sprinklers. All (sprinkler) systems go. (Astro)not wasting water. Moisture sensors tell your sprinklers to spray only when your garden's dry (and save you up to 40% of your outdoor water use), while rain sensors shut your sprinklers off when it rains (saving you up to 10%). Launching high bills into the great beyond. Those savings'll show up on your bill. Jen rushed to install a rain sensor on her auto-sprinkler system at her new LA pad after February's three solid weeks of rain, not realizing that the rain gods were pretty much done for the year. Nelson EZ Pro Moisture Sensor - reads soil moisture and other characteristics, and waters as necessary; install it beneath your lawn ($250). Toro Wireless Rain Sensor - rain sensor that lets you choose when your sprinklers should shut off based on rainfall; setup takes as little as 10 minutes ($48). The guy who invented the lawn sprinkler, Elijah McCoy, also invented portable ironing boards, rubber shoe heels, and tire treads. SPONSOR SHARE           FORWARD TO A FRIEND           ADD TO MYBITES           BLOG WITH US           COMMENT ON THIS TIP EDITORIAL POLICY  |  PRIVACY POLICY  |  TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRESS KIT  |  ADVERTISE  |  CONTACT US Copyright 2009 Ideal Bite, Inc. 340 Brannan St. Ste 402 San Francisco, CA 94107