Is an automatic garden irrigation system without a cistern worthwhile?

  • Erstellt am 2024-05-13 07:50:30

FrankChief

2024-05-14 09:05:29
  • #1
What do we have to pay attention to with the water meter?

Probably that it is frost-resistant, anything else?
 

motorradsilke

2024-05-14 09:23:12
  • #2
If you only screw it onto the water tap, you can unscrew it in winter, so it doesn't need to be frost-resistant. It has to be calibrated. And the calibration is valid for 5 years.
 

FrankChief

2024-05-14 09:26:14
  • #3
Yes, that's true but I'm not really in the mood to think about unscrewing it.

The calibration is supposed to last 6 years

what do you think about the SPEWA water meter calibrated and frost-proof for 30€?
 

FrankChief

2024-05-14 09:47:38
  • #4
Doesn't the water meter also have to be sealed to the faucet? So that it can't simply be pulled off and, for example, connected to the washing machine?
 

andimann

2024-05-14 10:30:38
  • #5
Hello,



Theoretically yes, but to pull such pranks you would really have to be very bored. And the water consumption in the garden is much higher than with the washing machine, at least in our case.

It seems to depend a lot on the local utility company and the respective clerk. Here they are usually quite relaxed and neither require recalibration every 5 years nor that it be sealed. A few years ago it was said that only the city was allowed to install them, but that changed again the following year.

Best regards,

Andreas
 

Winniefred

2024-05-14 13:28:24
  • #6
There are suitable plants even for sandy soils. We still have a property in MV near Brandenburg, and it is sandy soil. We have numerous roses, various shrubs, and also large trees there, and they all survive without human intervention, because if they are watered at all, it is only when someone from the family is there. Most of the time, no one is there. Only a few perennials have not survived, but then you simply use others. We have ground cover plants as gap fillers in the beds because most perennials did not survive in the long run without watering and weeding. However, gladioli and ornamental alliums, among others, have survived there for years without much effort. The large trees, which provide shade for some hours, certainly contribute to this. These are all factors that come into play. Provide partial shade, choose the right plants, plant in autumn and not in spring. What does not survive does not fit in the garden and must be replaced with something suitable. No garden needs to be watered daily, and newly planted plants do not have to be watered every three days either. Neither does vegetables, if you mulch. Collect rainwater. This way, you save an incredible amount of water, have more time and peace, pay less money, and protect the environment.
 

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