Landscape Drip Irrigation is not a topic that can be easily explained.  The central focus behind drip irrigation is to conserve water usage and eliminate runoff, excessive moisture, windrift, or evaporation.  Water usage can be reduced by 50-70 percent by eliminating these elements. First, we hide and bury irrigation tubing throughout your mulch and plant beds.  Next, we install emission devices into the main "drip" line.  These devices regulate the amount of water distributed to your shrubs, flowers, or even newly planted trees.  Finally, off of these devices, we run very thin irrigation tubing to the roots of your plants and shrubs.  This is where the "drip" comes into play.  By the emission devices regulating the water usage, you can save water, eliminate all of the water wasting elements, and irrigate your plants with precision.  When the process is complete, your shrubs and plants will be watered correctly, and you will not even see any irrigation devices or water.
		Imagine that during next summer you go on a vacation to Florida and you program your controller to run normally, everyday for 20 minutes per watering station.  What if, when you are gone, it rains everyday.  You've just wasted a full weeks worth of water for you irrigation system.  The rain sensor solves these problems.  When the rain sensor fills up with an adjustable amount of rain water (adjustable from 1/8" to 3/4"), it automatically trips the controller and turns off your irrigation system until the rain sensor dries out.  Perfect for any irrigation home owner who wishes to conserve water usage.  We use these rain sensors on 80% of irrigation installation.