Keeping lawns lush and landscapes healthy is no easy task in the Midwest!
The Kansas City region is known for weather conditions and daily temperatures that can change on a dime. The secret to maintaining turf and plant health year-round, no matter the weather, is proper irrigation—and the key to proper irrigation is an automated underground sprinkler system. The top five advantages of investing in a quality automated irrigation system are:
1. Watering Routines That Save Time
An automatic underground sprinkler system significantly reduces the time it takes to maintain a healthy lawn.
There’s no question about it, keeping a lawn and landscape properly irrigated without an automatic sprinkler system is incredibly time-consuming. According to the American Time Use Survey, the average American spends a shocking 70+ hours a year on lawn care! Much of that time is dedicated to dragging out a hose, hooking it to a sprinkler and spigot, and then dragging the sprinkler from one location to another on the property – week-after-week-after-week. It can be a lot. Many homeowners start out strong in the spring, but as summer drags on, the routine is often abandoned, and lawn health is left to the mercy of the scalding dog days of summer.
The best solution to this water burnout problem is an automated irrigation system. Once your system is operational, all the time previously spent moving the hose around the yard and watering landscape beds by hand is immediately yours!
2. Over- and Underwatering Prevention
When manually watering with hoses and sprinklers, it’s all too easy to forget they’re turned on – which leads to leaving them in one place for too long, including the occasional on-all-night overwatering fiasco! When watering by hand, it’s also difficult to determine if each area of the property is getting the right amount of water. It’s common for some zones to become oversaturated, or even flooded, while others don’t receive enough water and turn completely brown and dry. These unpredictable and erratic patterns lead to underdeveloped and weak turf root systems. And, without a strong root system, lawns cannot withstand KC’s hot, drought-like summer conditions or winter’s erratic dormancy periods.
An automated sprinkler system makes over- and underwatering a thing of the past. Modern systems deliver precise hydration by watering each zone of a property individually. Each zone has its own unique watering needs, and today’s automated sprinkler control systems ensure that each zone’s irrigation needs are accounted for – and that no water goes to waste. A zoned system even takes into account areas with full sun exposure that need more water and shaded areas that may need less. Having the ability to fine-tune and calibrate each zone individually allows every square inch of the property to receive just the right amount of hydration.
3. Eco-Friendly = Wallet-Friendly
Advanced controllers like the Rachio 3 come with a wide range of benefits, including water usage tracking, weather monitoring, and more!
Overwatering can hurt a lawn—and your wallet! But thanks to advancements in irrigation technology, homeowners no longer have to worry about wasting water or money on high water utility bills.
Smart controllers, such as the Rachio 3, allow irrigation systems to maintain high levels of efficiency. The controller does much more than simply turn sprinklers on and off. Modern control systems are Wi-Fi-enabled and are connected via the internet to an extensive network of local weather-monitoring stations. The controller accesses real-time weather data to automatically skip or delay watering sessions based on the actual weather in the immediate area. Even spotty rainstorms that roll through town, drenching some neighborhoods while skipping others entirely, are tracked, and irrigation is delivered depending on the property’s specific needs, even skipping a watering session altogether if the ground is saturated.
4. Control From Anywhere
Another great benefit of a Wi-Fi-enabled smart controller is that it can be accessed from anywhere with a smartphone!
Smart controllers allow homeowners to adjust watering sessions and track detailed metrics from across town or across the country via a cellphone app. Water usage by month, day, and zone is automatically tracked and recorded – and helpful suggestions regarding overall lawn health can be received through push notifications. Skipped or delayed watering sessions are logged, and the controller also monitors the overall condition of the system itself, sending alerts if it detects signs of a leak or valve failure.
5. Boost Property Value
Automated watering systems boost a property’s worth. A home with beautifully maintained turf and landscaping has added curb appeal. What’s more, the American Society of Landscape Architects has determined that well-maintained landscaping can boost a home’s value by as much as 20%!
And, a high-efficiency sprinkler system with a smart control system is a very appealing selling point when potential buyers are considering “hidden” amenities that come with the home. It’s a money-saving bonus – a pleasant surprise that may influence a would-be buyer’s decision to make a stronger offer.
Trust the sprinkler system experts at Heinen Irrigation to install and maintain your new high-efficiency sprinkler system!
Call KC’s Leading Irrigation Team – Heinen Irrigation
If the benefits of an automated underground watering system have caught your attention, don’t hesitate to give the irrigation professionals at Heinen a call today!
The Heinen team will answer any questions associated with installing a new sprinkler system, along with estimating the cost and process of installing a custom-built system – crafted for your specific property. As Kansas City’s most trusted irrigation experts for more than 35 years, Heinen has provided both homeowners and commercial customers with water systems designed, installed, and maintained by the best and most reliable technicians in the business. Looking to learn more about irrigation? Heinen is here to help!
