Save water in the yard

Water is an important natural resource we use every day. Watching howmuch water you use for showering, brushing your teeth and cleaning your house helps save water.

People often overlook the amount of water used outdoors. From washing your car to watering your yard, you may be wasting water outdoors.

Conserving water outside is not only good for the environment, but it is also good for your pocket book. There are several ways you can easily conserve water without losing your lush lawn or a bountiful garden. Here is how to implement them into your yard

For sure you could realize how much water you’re using when doing the outside activities by applying for a reliable and convenient device which could calculate the water volume for  every time use and accumulate to total water volume for several times use.

1.Watering Your Lawn

Only water your grass when it needs it. To test, step on the lawn. If the grass springs back up, you don't need to water. If it remains flat, water it by letting the water soak down deep into the roots. A quick way to know whether you have applied enough water to your yard is to place an empty tuna can on your lawn. Water until the can is full. Also, let your grass grow to at least 3 inches tall. This promotes water retention in the soil.

Water during the most effective time of the day. Watering during the hot hours of the day--between 10 and 3--makes the water evaporate before it can be of use to your lawn. Watering during cooler parts of the day helps your lawn to get more water, so you will need to water less.

Cut a plastic soda bottle in half. Bury it upside down halfway into the ground beside your plant. Instead of watering the entire surface area of your garden, fill the bottles beside each plant. The water goes directly to the root system and not to unused soil in the garden, cutting down on water usage and weeds.


Washing Your Car

When washing your car, fill a bucket with soapy water, then turn off the hose. Clean the car then turn the water back on for rinsing. For more efficient water use, attach a spray nozzle to your water hose and use it for rinsing. Another way to save water when washing your car, is to use a waterless car-washing system. Check your local auto parts or retail store for brands and pricing.

Cleaning the Outside of Your House

When cleaning the outside of your house, use a power washer or spray nozzle on your hose. These devices will clean your house quicker and you won't waste as much water. Power washers are available at equipment rental centers and home improvement and hardware stores. Also, do not clean the outside of your house more often than once a year.

Reference: How to Conserve Water Outside | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4546420_conserve-water-outside.html#ixzz1RHZ2CQA5

EP-014 can help using water wisely and conserving it when you can, and not wasting it.

Have you ever thought how could you save water & save your money? 

Saving water is good for the earth, your family, and your community.

When you use water wisely, you help the environment. You save water for fish and animals. You help preserve drinking water supplies. 

When you use water wisely, you save energy. You save the energy that your water supplier uses to treat and move water to you, and the energy your family uses to heat your water.

When you use water wisely, you save money. Your family pays for the water you use. If you use less water, you’ll have more money left to spend on other things.

Do you know there has an innovated hose trigger nozzle which can help calculate your water flow volume every using? Yi Zuo has created the unique & smart green trigger helper with digital display indicates How much you are watering the plant and washing your car? Yi Zuo designs and produces the 1st generation #EP-014 Digital flow meter nozzle w/4 spray patterns and 2nd generation #EP-024 Digital flow meter nozzle w/4 spray patterns for all consumers' requirement. Below features of #EP-014 will help you know the benefits from the Digital Flow Meter Nozzle.

Feature :

 * Easy ON/OFF switch on handle

* Accurate figures to show the volume of spraying water

* Oversized LCD monitor to show the figures

* Wide figure’s range from 0.0 to 999.9

 * Gallon / Litter unit as optional

 * Powered by 1 PC button battery CR2032 (3V)

EP-014 Digital Flow Meter Nozzle

If you are looking to achieve a perfect looking lawn, making sure you have chosen the right Water Timer.

If you are looking to achieve a perfect looking lawn, one that is as thick and green as your local golf course, you are going to need to water it on a regular basis. Proper watering of your lawn is one of the most important ways to keep your lawn looking green all summer long, but there is one problem, not everyone has the time to go out and water their lawn everyday.

There are hundreds of reasons to use a water timer, and they come in a range of prices and applications that they can be used for. Making sure you have chosen the right one for what you want it for is very important and the buying decision should not be taken lightly. 

Durable Hose Nozzle

Are you tired to buy a new nozzle for every season? It’s easy to break a plastic hose nozzle when you drop it to the ground after watering. The water full inside the nozzle and the hose makes it heavier when impact to the ground. The plastic nozzle becomes fragile after a period of time bathing in the sun, to hit it on the hard ground could be easy to make it break and start to leak. You have to turn off the tap and go for a new one. Why should you waste the precious leisure hours doing this?

A durable quality metal nozzle could be an answer. The traditional type nozzle is easy to use, no need for special care after watering and it could last for a long life time.

Check Yi Zuo’s metal nozzle on the website.

You could find the most popular type of metal nozzle like PZ-383 & P-377 with characteristics listed as below:

PZ-383

Custom logo on body

With adjustable brass head

Powder coated zinc alloy body

TPR insulated comfortable grip

PZ-377

Zinc alloy body

With brass nut

7 spray patterns

TPR insulated comfortable grip 

Garden Hose Kit with different choice of Nozzles

A garden hose is a flexible tube used to carry water. There are a number of common attachments available for the end of the hose, such as sprayers and sprinklers (which are used to concentrate water at one point or spread it over a large area). Hoses are usually attached to a hose spigot (tap).

Garden hoses are commonly green and often black, but can also be found in a variety of other colors. Garden hoses are typically made of synthetic rubber or soft plastic, reinforced with an internal web of fibers. As a result of these materials, garden hoses are flexible and their smooth exterior facilitates pulling them past trees, posts and other obstacles.

Garden hoses are also generally tough enough to survive scraping on rocks and being stepped on without damage or leaking. Most garden hoses are not rated for use with hot water, and their packaging will generally specify whether or not this is the case.

Typical hoses used for filling of the potable water tanks in recreational vehicles are similar to garden hoses but are made of nonporous materials that are less likely to collect bacteria or affect the water's taste. They are colored white as a distinguishing characteristic.

Standards and connectors
Garden hoses connect using a male/female thread connection Spigots typically have male connectors and the hose has a captive nut which fits the threads. The technical term for this arrangement is a hose union). The threads (the main US standard is known as GHT - "garden hose thread"- it has an outer diameter of 1.0625 inches (26.988 mm) and a pitch of 11.5 tpi) at each end of a typical garden hose mate with one another, which allows multiple garden hoses to be linked end-to-end to increase their length. Small rubber or plastic seals are used in female ends to prevent leakage. Sometimes these seals disintegrate or fall out of older hoses, which results in high-pressure leakage spraying from the hose.

YI ZUO supplies many different type of Nozzles for your choice to connect with either PU recoil hoses or EVA recoil hoses as a Garden Hose Kits as below:

Watering your Lawn and Garden with more efficient way to save water...

The great civilisations of history know the importance of irrigation. From the Egyptian communities of the Nile, Babylon and Rome they all built cisterns, reservoirs and canals to bring life giving water to their communities.  

Professional gardeners know that without the right amount of water, timely placed, plants do not thrive.  It is always clear which gardens are irrigated: their beds look alive, their plants flower for longer and there are no visible gaps. 

Our passion for conservation understands that we are a steward of our resources. We should have used the most water efficient systems, eliminating waste and ensuring that the cost is at a minimum.  We maintain the systems to ensure optimal performance, the controllers simple to operate.  
--- Water Timer --- Installing on your tap, to set up specific days and duration to 
                                            water/irrigate your Lawn and Garden.

--- Sprinkler --- Using the tap adaptor to connect with hose, then to 
                            connect with Sprinklers for watering your Lawn and Garden 
                            regularly from the program setting of water timer.

Our Sprinkler choices...

How to test the sprinkler timer you bought?

Many plants require water during the coolest part of the day, rather than the hottest. Some plants require a very small amount of water whereas others require a large amount of water. If you are concerned about your sprinkler timer not working when it should, test it to determine if it works properly

1. Although the exact method will vary depending on the brand and model of timer you own, the process is relatively similar for most models.

For example of our water timer #WT-058 :

Press the "Menu/O.K." button for 3 seconds on the control panel.

The prog. set as ON.

Then set up the weekdays of today

Set when to start watering time <set up 5mins later than current time>

Set the “Run Time” = watering period of how many minutes. <set 3 mins>

Set the Mist cycle for split the watering period. <set 1 mins>

Se the “Cycle time” from 1hour upto 7 days  <set 1hour>

Set which weekdays you wish to water your lawn with Raindrop icon <set today’s weekday>

All above step can press the up/down arrow to adjust the figures.

Once you finish the setting, the screen will flash once & get into set program.

< However since you are testing the sprinkler, set the watering time for 15 minutes from the current time of day.>

 

2. Press the "On" button on the control panel. The valve will open for 30 mins. And count down from 30 to 0 min. You can check it with your watch.

3. Wait for the sprinkler to come on. Timer it with a clock inside. The timer should come on at the exact time you set and then turn off after the exact duration you set. If it does not perform properly, you likely have a defective unit

Reference: How to Test Sprinkler Timers | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_8188030_test-sprinkler-timers.html#ixzz1Py0ZTdgY