With a good sprinkler watering schedule you can stay organized on your sprinkler system, program the controller right, and potentially save water which will save you money. Knowing where each zone is, what type of landscape is in the zone, what type of sprinklers it has and how long to run it will ensure your programming in dialed into perfection.

If you do not have your sprinkler system organized and programmed correctly you have the potential to waste a lot of water with it running down the street which means money out of your pocket. It also could be costing you time, running around the yard and back and forth to the controller looking for where the sprinklers are running. Without a good description of each zone it makes it hard to check your system for leaks and adjustments that need to be made. Not knowing where each zone is and what type of sprinklers are in each zone makes it hard to program the right run time or make seasonal adjustments. Finally, without have a quick reference like this water schedule it is hard to make any changes to the programming of your sprinkler system to keep your yard looking great and giving it the right amount of water that it needs.

I made this water schedule because I was tired of the regular door hanger schedule you get with the controller. I needed and wanted more information in order to program the sprinkler systems I was installing and maintaining correctly. It has always been hard to organize and label a system with the little door hanger and be able to figure out what is actually programmed. Don't get me wrong, I still use the provided door hanger in some cases and it is good for minimal information, but it has never been what I wanted. So I made this sprinkler water schedule to get everything I like to know to program a sprinkler system correctly and efficiently. It is especially handy for making adjustments when needed. For example, I was checking a system the other day and noticed a section looking dry. I knew it was the south end of the parking lot but I did not know what number it was, off the top of my head or which zone ran that particular section. So I went to the controller, which is in a back utility closet and referenced the water schedule that I had filled out and was able to determine the exact number of the zone based on the description and knowing what type of sprinklers were in the zone I could make the right adjustments to get the grass looking better. Having this sprinkler water schedule made it very easy to make this adjustment, I was able to do it really fast, and I was confident that I made the right adjustment because of the quick reference information that I had available.