The water timer which could reduce your bill and save your money!

Water timers are wonderful time saving inventions that can be purchased for as little as forty dollars or less. 

They enable you to set a predetermined schedule for a sprinkler to come on or to feed soaker hoses.

Plants thrive best when they are watered regularly. What causes shock to many bedding plants is too much cycling of dry and wet soil.

A water timer keeps you beds the same moisture all of the time, allowing roots to grow deeper, reducing water use.

You may want to start off at one time setting and gradually reduce it over the coming weeks as the soil loads up with moisture.

Keep the water timer out of direct sun or place some kind of shade over it since direct sunlight can shorten the life of the plastic housing and the batteries as well.

And …..

Battery irrigation timers are the most popular method for automatic watering, due to their easy programming and their reliability.

Check out our VOLUME WATER TIMER OF WF-8LCD.

-The power starts with 9V battery.  

-Special and different from other water timers is, if you have specific idea about how much water you want to use 

 only per day for watering your lawn or garden, the water timer has the options of 1~999 Liter/Gallon you can

 choose to set up. And from Mon ~ Sun whenever the day you need to water….

  

For example:

Watering one time a day (CYCLE TIME : 24 hrs)

If : TIME               6:00

   START              7:00

   Water Flow Volume    10 Lit (or Gal)     <for U.S. is Gal. / for Europe is Gal.>

   MIST CYCLE        30 %

      CYCLE TIME        1 DAY

   Watering will begin at 7:00

   Duration of watering time will be executed as :

       Waters 3 Lit/Gal, stop for 10min

       Waters 3 Lit/Gal, stop for 10min

       Waters 3 Lit/Gal, stop for 10min

       Waters 1 Lit/Gal, then stop

   <Total spend 30mins for STOP and watering times for 10 Lit./Gal.>

   The next START TIME will be renewed as 7:00 (7:00 + 24hrs) on the following day. So, CYCLE TIME : 1 DAY means watering one time a day.

   So, build-in programmed CYCLE TIME is 1 hour which calculated by programmer automatically.

   However, if CYCLE TIME set as 1 HR, which means that the START is sequentially shown 7:00, 8:00,

 9:00, 10:00……….. Which, also means watering 1 time per hour and repeats.

 Under such situation “CYCYLE TIME set up 1HR”, if watering time plus stop period longer than 1hour totally, the next START time till be delayed 1hour automatically.

 Basing on such rule, watering more than 1 time a day is shown as following table :

 Number of watering times           CYCLE TIME to be set    

1                          1 DAY

2                          12 HR

3                           8 HR

4                           6 HR

6                           4 HR

8                           3 HR

12                           2 HR

24                           1 HR

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

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...

Innovation- SP series Trigger Nozzles for your beautiful Lawn & Garden.

Ergonomic design of ON/OFF trigger, you can simply use the nozzle to water your

garden or lawn with one hand only as our models of SP-016 and SP-013.

Auto-changing with press lower trigger in advance, then start to press upper trigger,

press once, the spray pattern auto-change to one new pattern,

i.e JET, CONE,SOAKER, SHOWER, MIST, FLAT.

Not to mention that as models of SP-027 and SP-037, there are 7 spray patterns options

for your choices to go.

Here belows are also the relative knowledge of nozzle for your reference:

How much water does a hose nozzle save?

Professionally Researched

A garden hose trigger nozzle can save from three to 10 gallons of water per minute and up to 100 gallons of water each time a car is washed. A hose trigger nozzle compresses the water to a faster, more powerful flow, using less water.

Read more: How much water does a hose nozzle save? | Answerbag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2046723#ixzz1PE24xIeB

How to Maintain & Care for a Pressure Washer Nozzle
Okay another item to be familiar with as part of your pressure washer is the
wand assembly which consist of a nozzle, the wand and the trigger. ...

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DIY your own rain barrel from a trash can

To collect the rainwater and use it to outdoor gardens, lawn and trees is an economic way to save a lot of money. The actual savings are dependent on the catchment area leading to the rain barrel. Rain is a renewable item and there is a long history about people to use the rainwater.

Today we could gather the rainwater to the rain barrel, however it’s another expense to buy a high volume rain barrel. Making it from a trash can is inexpensive for water usage that you store up and use on demand by attaching a garden connector and garden hose on the bottom.

A simple valve to control the water flow could be a good helper to manage the water usage of rain barrel. 

Yi Zuo has a full range of plastic connectors: 

As well as the garden hose could be a important part to the rain barrel system.

to know more about the products that could apply to your own rain barrel irrigation system. 
Visit Yi Zuo website 

Here are some steps for you to make the rain barrel:

Step.1

Drill a hole with a 1-inch drill bit about two inches from the bottom of the trash can. A large outdoor trash can will hold more water and has thicker walls to hold the pressure of the water inside. This will be the area for the spigot. Drill a hole with a 1-inch drill bit about 1 inch below the rim of the trash can in any position around the edge. This will house the overflow assembly. Drill about 12 holes 1 inch in diameter in various positions in the lid. Use a pocketknife or utility knife to remove plastic burrs from around and inside of each hole.

Step.2

Wrap Teflon tape at least three revolutions in a clockwise direction around the hose spigot threads. Insert the hose spigot into the bottom hole by hand making sure that the end the hose fits onto is pointing down towards the ground.

Step.3

Apply silicone caulk liberally onto one side of the 1-inch rubber washer, insert it from the inside of the trash can so that it fits over the spigot on the inside and press it flat against the trash can. Screw a 1-inch plastic locknut over the washer and hand tighten. Hold the spigot straight with one adjustable wrench and turn the locknut with the second adjustable wrench until the locknut is completely tight.

Step.4

Wrap Teflon tape at least three revolutions around the 3/4-inch overflow valve on the end opposite from where a garden hose connects. Always wrap Teflon tape in a clockwise direction so that it does not unwrap when screwing on fittings. Place the overflow valve into the top hole in the trash can.

Step.5

Coat the second 1-inch rubber washer liberally on one side with silicone caulk. Insert on the inside of the trash can over the overflow valve, attach a 1-inch locknut and screw tightly together in the junction as in the bottom junction.

Step.6

Apply silicone caulk liberally on both the inside and outside of the trash can on the spigot and overflow valve in all areas that touch the trash can.

Step.7

Place the trash can lid with the opening down onto a sheet of mesh screen and trace the outline with a marker. Add 1 inch to the measurements all around and cut out with scissors. Set the screen on top of the trash can and bend the extra 1-inch screen down onto the trash can. Place the metal band with snap closure around the screen and snap closed. This type of metal band is available at packaging stores to seal metal and plastic drum lids.

Reference: http://www.ehow.com/how_6111839_make-barrel-out-trash-can.html