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The way I see it is... I'd rather my lawn be yellow, plants dead, than a burst pipe underground causing significantly more expensive remediation. I agree it's
by julianlam 1y ago
The way I see it is... I'd rather my lawn be yellow, plants dead, than a burst pipe underground causing significantly more expensive remediation.
I agree it's not likely (especially if the system is running as-scheduled), but it was a surprise is all. What if I didn't set up the service at all, and it dropped below 0 C? I would be in for a nasty surprise in the spring.
- kgermino 1y agoThat's fair, though it's not a given that the sprinklers are for turf-grass instead of something more important. More interestingly (to me): did it have a local interface or was the only way to update it tied to the internet?
- julianlam 1y agoThere was a local interface, but I don't think it had advanced scheduling capabilities.
- ChoGGi 1y agoAll the irrigation lines I've seen in Canada are just a foot or so under the grass, and it's cheap plastic with cheap couplers. You have to drain them yearly.