Irrigation · Nashville, TN
Controllers & Smart Watering in Nashville
Weather-based controllers programmed for Tennessee seasons instead of the factory default that waters daily.
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Controllers & Smart Watering in Nashville, Tennessee
Weather-based controllers programmed for Tennessee seasons instead of the factory default that waters daily.
Nashville's Irrigation does controllers & smart watering for homeowners across Middle Tennessee — licensed, insured, with the price in writing before the work starts. Irrigation contractors who design by zone, set the controller for Tennessee weather, and test the backflow the utility requires.
Why homeowners call
Signs a system needs this work
- Dry patches no matter how long it runs
- Heads watering the driveway
- Water bill jumped suddenly
- Zone stopped working entirely
- Yard holds water after rain
- Never been winterized
What is included
Parts and tests in controllers & smart watering
- Weather-based and soil-moisture smart controllers
- Programming for Tennessee seasons rather than factory defaults
- Rain sensors so the system does not run in a storm
- Zone-by-zone run times based on head type and soil
- Phone control and leak alerts where the controller supports it
- Written schedule so you know what it is doing and why
How controllers & smart watering goes, zone by zone
The factory program on almost every controller waters daily for a short period, which is exactly wrong here. Short daily cycles grow a shallow root system that cannot survive a Tennessee August; two or three longer soakings a week drive roots down to where moisture stays.
A rain sensor is inexpensive and stops the most visible waste there is — a system running through a downpour. Many utilities and HOAs now expect one, and it pays for itself quickly.
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More irrigation and drainage work
New Sprinkler Systems
Designed zone by zone for head-to-head coverage, your water pressure and the way your yard actually drains.
Learn moreSprinkler Repair
Broken heads, cut lines, stuck valves, wiring faults and the dry patches that are really coverage problems.
Learn moreBackflow Testing & Certification
Annual testing and certification, which most Middle Tennessee utilities require on any irrigation connection.
Learn moreDrainage & French Drains
Yard drains, French drains, downspout tie-ins and regrading for ground that holds water or sends it at the house.
Learn moreWinterization & Spring Start-Up
Blow-outs before the first hard freeze and a full system check and adjustment when it comes back on.
Learn moreService area
Lawns we water across Middle Tennessee
Technicians cover Nashville along with 64 more towns in 12 counties; yards anywhere in Middle Tennessee no more than about an hour out of Nashville are on our map.
FAQ
People ask us about controllers & smart watering
What is a smart irrigation controller, and is it worth it?
A controller that adjusts watering to the weather — it skips a cycle when it has rained, waters more in a heat wave and less in a cool spell — and can be run from a phone. In a Tennessee season that swings from a wet spring to a dry August, it saves a real share of the water a fixed schedule wastes, and it stops the sprinklers running in the rain.
How should sprinklers be scheduled in Nashville?
Deeply and infrequently: two or three times a week rather than daily, early in the morning, long enough that water reaches the roots. Daily light watering — which is the factory default on most controllers — grows shallow roots, feeds fungus, and wastes water. Fescue and bermuda want different amounts, and beds want less than lawn.
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Tell Nashville's Irrigation what the system is doing and how big the yard is, and we put a written estimate in your inbox at no charge. Nothing is owed until you agree to the work.