by Doug Saylor | Jul 22, 2011 | Blog, conservation, Drew Saylor, It's like a thermostat for your yard, Sprinkler, Sprinkler Repair, Sprinkler system, Sprinklers, Waco, Waco Real Estate, water conservation, water savings |
Not really. We had very little to do with these nice folks getting yard of the month, but it does point out that beautiful landscapes like this don’t happen without water. The right amount at the right place at the right time. If your sprinkler system could...
by Doug Saylor | Feb 11, 2010 | Blog, Chuy's, Doug Saylor, Drew Saylor, homestead heritage, It's like a thermostat for your yard, Rainstat, Smart Controller, Waco |
I want to tell you about my birthday lunch. A friend picked me up to try out the newest restaurant in town, Chuy’s. I like Mexican food. I’m headed somewhere with this post that deals with some reading I’ve been doing about the customer...
by Doug Saylor | May 22, 2009 | Blog, green controller, green sprinkler system, Irrigation, It's like a thermostat for your yard, Rainstat, Smart Sprinkler System, Sprinkler Repair, Waco, water savings, weather station |
Picture a chisel and a rock vs. a pencil. Or, how about a more up-to-date comparison of a ledger book and a computer with accounting software. The old way still works but the new way is better (faster, cheaper . . . ). That’s the way the Rainstat controller is....
by Doug Saylor | Feb 15, 2009 | Blog, Doug Saylor, Drew Saylor, homestead heritage, Irrigation, It's like a thermostat for your yard, Sprinkler Repair, water savings |
The word “epiphany” might be a bit strong. I’ve always looked for that special something that would incite our customers to love us. But I realize that our job is “get your head in the game, get this sprinkler system fixed as quickly and as...
by Doug Saylor | Jul 9, 2008 | Blog, how much should I water?, It's like a thermostat for your yard, Just Lawns, Rainstat, Sprinkler Repair, water savings |
Here’s a rule of thumb: July and August call for 1.5 inches in addition to our normal rainfall (which is usually pretty-much nil) in the Waco area. But your sprinkler controller thinks in time not inches. So let’s convert inches to time so you can better...
by Doug Saylor | Jul 6, 2008 | Blog, Doug Saylor, Drew Saylor, homestead heritage, It's like a thermostat for your yard, Rainstat, Smart Sprinkler System, Sprinkler, Sprinkler Repair, Sprinkler system, Waco |
Today’s home sprinkler system tools would utterly fail if they modeled how your air conditioner worked in your home. You would have to look at the hour by hour weather forecast, and schedule your air conditioner to come on when the inside temperature got...
