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How to build a simple, smarter lawn sprinkler system for less

If an expensive and complex lawn irrigation system is out of reach, here's a setup thatgets the job done for a fraction of the price.

You can keep your lawn watered and practice water conservation

You can keep your lawn watered without wasting valuable water for the future. There are some steps and tips to achieve this to maintain a dense, healthy lawn. Water is

Water and Maintain Your Yard For Top Dollar, Do’s and Don’ts

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How To Build With Home Fire Sprinklers

Free Fire Prevention Programs that promotes Residential Fire Sprinklers for consumers, fire departments and homebuilders by Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition

How Sprinkler Systems Work: A Guide to Sprinkler Heads and Zones

How to use sprinkler heads effectively, divided into different zones. How sprinkler systems work using pressure and flow rates.

Rachio Lets You Control Your Sprinklers with Your Smartphone

Keeping lawns in good shape with automated sprinklers is a common practice, but now there is a new way for people to have even more control of how their sprinklers work. Cool product in technology Rachio lets people control their sprinklers with their smartphones via the Internet. Rachio users can make manual adjustments to their …

Why You Should Check Your Sprinklers During Freezing Weather

HOUSTON – Officials are asking residents to make sure their sprinklers don’t automatically turn on like they did for one Texas home, turning the front yard into an icicle-laden scene out of the movie "Frozen."The sprinklers were apparently on long enough to not only coat the trees and front lawn, but also to create a dangerous patch of ice on the road.

The Hidden Perils of Watering the Lawn

Watering the lawn is something home owners do every day. It seems harmless enough. In fact, many people do it on autopilot, setting up sprinkler systems and timers to water automatically. But in rare cases, watering your lawn can cause major financial headaches.

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Mathematician fights water waste with robotic sprinklers

Enter InteliRain. The Alberta start-up has its sights set on solving inefficient outdoor sprinklers that waste water due to poor design. The company’s intelligent sprinkler systems only water the lawn or fields, while avoiding sidewalks. However, when InteliRain CEO Cam Cote realised that wind was thwarting the efficiency of his sprinklers, he turned to University of Alberta mathematician Yile Zhang to develop an innovative solution through a Mitacs internship.

Watering your lawn could prevent a leaky basement

At present it looks as though 2012 may again be a year to remember for foundation issues. To date, this has been a very dry year. At present we are somewhere around 5-6 inches behind in rainfall. You can see the cracks beginning to develop in the grounds. We have also been in the growth cycle for trees during this time and the growing season was advanced due to the unusually warm March throughout most of the country [...]

5 Tips For Efficiently Using An Automatic Watering System

How do you irrigate your lawn? Are you adequately watering your lawn? Here are some tips on efficiently using an automatic watering system.

Water Wise: Using smart landscaping to conserve water

Utah is particularly dry this summer, so many Cache Valley residents are working hard to conserve water. Thirsty lawns and plants, however, can make conservation difficult, especially if sprinkling and

3 Mistakes You Might Be Making with Your Lawn Sprinkler System

Life is a lot easier than it used to be – in some ways, at least. Especially when it comes... Read More

Techniques of the Trade: How to mow the lawn

Feed the lawn, weed the lawn, mow the lawn. Water and repeat. All of these lawn care tasks make for a nice green lawn, but the mowing part seems to cause the most headaches.