{"id":2497,"date":"2016-02-09T11:38:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T11:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2016-02-09T11:38:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T11:38:12","slug":"garden-irrigation-tank-now-automated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2016\/02\/09\/garden-irrigation-tank-now-automated\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden irrigation tank now automated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Part of our water management for the garden is keeping the irrigation water tank filled.\u00a0 We have buried\u00a0hose lines\u00a0to various garden plots and installed drip lines.\u00a0 We have nine garden plots\u00a0that cannot be watered simultaneously, three open lines empty the tank\u00a0within 45 minutes and it takes an hour and a half to refill the tank.\u00a0 So careful attendance is paid\u00a0to which plot is getting water and when.\u00a0 Of course it is best to water in the mornings and the evenings, but we also have to take in account the watering of the\u00a0trees that have hose lines from the main field tank and those drip lines can drain the main storage thanks rather quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Jason is visiting.\u00a0 He has listened to us\u00a0lament over the time it takes to manage the tanks.\u00a0 We walk around with a timer clipped to our shirt to turn the water pump off\u00a0or on.\u00a0 So for this working vacation, he decided to help us\u00a0with our water anxieties.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing he did was devise a flotation device like a toilet tank to shut off the incoming water when the tank was full.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/02\/irrigation-tank-inside.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2500\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2500\" src=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/02\/irrigation-tank-inside.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"irrigation tank inside\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jason-w-tank.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2501\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2016\/02\/09\/garden-irrigation-tank-now-automated\/jason-w-tank\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jason-w-tank.jpg?fit=750%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1454352324&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jason w tank\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jason-w-tank.jpg?fit=620%2C827&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2501\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lapiccolinauy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jason-w-tank.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"Jason w tank\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>YEAH!<\/p>\n<p>It works just like it was designed!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of our water management for the garden is keeping the irrigation water tank filled.\u00a0 We have buried\u00a0hose lines\u00a0to various garden plots and installed drip lines.\u00a0 We have nine garden plots\u00a0that cannot be watered simultaneously, three open lines empty the tank\u00a0within 45 minutes and it takes an hour and a half to refill the tank.\u00a0 &hellip; 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