Despite the record-setting July heat wave (in Calgary) our landscaping looks great. Best of all we have used significantly less water over the last two years since installing ET Manager. 
‘SMART’ Weather Based Irrigation Controllers
Unlike traditional irrigation controllers which are really just timers, ‘smart’ weather-based controllers use weather information to manage an irrigation system.
‘Smart’ controllers adjust your irrigation schedule as the weather and season changes. The result:
- Significant water savings, as much as 25-60%.
- Healthier landscapes, with just the right amount of water delivered when needed
- Reduction in urban runoff of pesticides and fertilizers
- No more irrigating in the rain
Golf courses, parks and athletic departments have used climate or weather-based irrigation systems for more than 20 years. And now, this scheduling technology is available for residential and commercial landscapes through ‘smart’ controllers. In Canada there are predominantly six different ‘smart’ weather based controllers in use:
