Keeping your sprinkler on a timer can be a convenient way to keep your lawn watered, but it can also be horribly wasteful. If you’re not around to switch the timer off during, say, a rain storm, you could end up running your sprinkler for no reason at all. With California and many other states still experiencing severe drought, wasting water through automated sprinkler systems can cause major PR headaches for businesses and government agencies,…
This smart sprinkler system checks the weather forecast to avoid wasting water
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