BATHURST

Manual Control

Irrigation systems can be manually controlled.

This means that each station or zone (this being a group of sprinklers operated together) is opera-ted by a valve that is turned on and off as and when required.

Whilst a reasonable saving can be realized by opting for this type of control, it has to be balanced against the inconvenience of having to turn each station on and off, and the fact that this won’t occur during times when clients are absent, such as holiday times.

It is not uncommon to, during hotter times of the year, operate each station at least once per day, and if clients are away this means that someone needs to go to the controls every twenty minutes to turn one station off and the next one on, which may prove to be the quickest way to lose a friend.

Where practicable, WaterMart designs systems so that upgrading from manual controls to automatic is easy.

Clients frequently ask to have their system upgraded, and by using a little foresight, WaterMart designers try to make future upgrades as easy as possible.