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In reply to PlanoAg98 • 10:31a, 7/19/22
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It is a tough balance right now....I was under-watering trying to be a good person + save money...lawn starting showing signs of being thirsty so the past few weeks i picked it back up and am expecting to feel the hit in the wallet but still cheaper than having to replace large portions of lawn in the fall.....


The pool stuff stinks a bit too....my overflow gate is not at a great location (lower than i want vs skimmer) so I have to fill up about every 6 days...
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In reply to PlanoAg98 • 11:25a, 7/19/22
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PlanoAg98 said:
For the past month, I was watering every morning at 4am and letting all 10 zones run for 5 minutes. I did the same thing at 5 am. That plus having to put an inch of water in my pool each day, I got my water utility bill for the past month. Needless to day, I cut back to every other day and only 1 round of 5 minutes per station. Can't do anything about the pool evaporation/refill though.


Every day? I water twice a week and maybe have to fill the pool once a week. The lawn has a few stressed areas but it will survive.
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In reply to PlanoAg98 • 12:35p, 7/19/22
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PlanoAg98 said:
For the past month, I was watering every morning at 4am and letting all 10 zones run for 5 minutes. I did the same thing at 5 am. That plus having to put an inch of water in my pool each day, I got my water utility bill for the past month. Needless to day, I cut back to every other day and only 1 round of 5 minutes per station. Can't do anything about the pool evaporation/refill though.
Every day is extreme. You are better off doing less frequent, deeper watering.

I'm still running my 2x per week cycle. And if you are having to put water in your pool every day you may have a leak. I'm only having to put an inch in once every 7-10 days.
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In reply to YouBet • 1:27p, 7/19/22
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I'm still on 30 min 2x per week for the turf. I go every other day on the flowerbeds as of the bushes were planted in May and are showing a lot of signs of distress.
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In reply to YouBet • 1:39p, 7/19/22
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And if you are having to put water in your pool every day you may have a leak.
I did the bucket test and about 1.5" is evaporating per day.
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In reply to PlanoAg98 • 1:58p, 7/19/22
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PlanoAg98 said:
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And if you are having to put water in your pool every day you may have a leak.
I did the bucket test and about 1.5" is evaporating per day.

Your pool needs some shade
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In reply to Decay • 2:00p, 7/19/22
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Decay said:
PlanoAg98 said:
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And if you are having to put water in your pool every day you may have a leak.
I did the bucket test and about 1.5" is evaporating per day.

Your pool needs some shade
Yeah, my pool has a lot of shade which probably accounts for the difference.
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In reply to PlanoAg98 • 3:35p, 7/19/22
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And if you are having to put water in your pool every day you may have a leak.
I did the bucket test and about 1.5" is evaporating per day.

WOW. Do you have a lot of water features and zero shade?

My pool has no trees / coverage other than the house but that is early morning shade and by noon its fully sun.

I lose ballpark quarter inch per day in summer....less in winter obviously....
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In reply to planoaggie123 • 3:42p, 7/19/22
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planoaggie123 said:
It is a tough balance right now....I was under-watering trying to be a good person + save money...lawn starting showing signs of being thirsty so the past few weeks i picked it back up and am expecting to feel the hit in the wallet but still cheaper than having to replace large portions of lawn in the fall.....


The pool stuff stinks a bit too....my overflow gate is not at a great location (lower than i want vs skimmer) so I have to fill up about every 6 days...
I've been adding water every other day for an hour to two hours to my pool also. No shade on mine. I don't water my yard too much though. My actual water charges are only about 11 bucks a month annually (never more than 4800 gallons), though with account fee etc. it's still probably 30-40 bucks a month.
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3:59p, 7/20/22
Headed to car wash now to do rain dance. Small chances this evening now showing up
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In reply to PrestigeWorldwideAg12 • 4:05p, 7/20/22
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Make sure to do the Deluxe w/ the wheels / tires, etc.....that increases odds....
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In reply to planoaggie123 • 4:06p, 7/20/22
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Make sure to do the Deluxe w/ the wheels / tires, etc.....that increases odds....


It does it all! Most expensive on the the board that way I can take it home and put it in the driveway to get down poured on.
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4:08p, 7/20/22
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I even added essential oils to my wash, so my car knows it's special.
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4:25p, 7/20/22
My pool loses a ton of water too. Several factors. No shade other than house very late in the evening, overflow grate at bad spot relative to skimmer height, as was mentioned, and high winds in my area. We live on the corner of an all acre lot neighborhood surrounded by mostly farmland, so there is nothing to break the wind. Between water features (which I sometimes turn off) and water getting blown out the overflow, I'm having to add 1-1.5 inches every 3rd day or so.
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In reply to Old School Brother • 4:29p, 7/20/22
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So we are looking to do some plaster work on our pool....one of the owners of the companies we are talking to said a lot of his former clients are losing 1/2" to 3/4" per day so you are not alone but it doesnt make it fun either...
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4:32p, 7/20/22
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Makes me so glad I don't have a pool. My buddy has a cover, I should ask him if that's helping him keep it from evaporating
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In reply to Decay • 4:39p, 7/20/22
Depending on the type of cover, it should. Vinyl and solar covers should definitely help reduce evaporation. If you have a rectangular pool it shouldn't be too costly to get one but if you have an odd shaped pool you'd be looking at a custom size/shape cover or doing something like this.
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6:58p, 7/20/22
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The last day it rained in Argyle was on June 6.
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7:09p, 7/20/22
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Lot of somewhat dark clouds in North McKinney. I just started my soaker hoses to tempt them to let some water out
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8:10p, 7/20/22
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Eeesh man, these temps.
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8:13p, 7/20/22
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Rain looks so close! Come on!
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8:58p, 7/20/22
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Washed my car, ran my soaker, and filled the pool for an hour. Doesn't look hopeful tonight in North Dallas. Crossing fingers for tomorrow!
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In reply to 1997aggies • 9:06p, 7/20/22
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1997aggies said:
The last day it rained in Argyle was on June 6.
Hey neighbor! Looked like we might get some tonight...
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9:37p, 7/20/22
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Rain in NW Fort Worth! (Very light rain, but still rain)
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5:03a, 7/21/22
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Raining in prosper!! A nice little soaking
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7:06a, 7/21/22
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Not sure how much we got but its damp outside my house. Still let the sprinklers run this morning
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7:25a, 7/21/22
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All that rain sitting about 2 miles north of me and none of it touching me.
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7:26a, 7/21/22
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Frisco is nice right now. What is this stuff falling from the sky? Am I allowed to let it touch my skin?
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8:04a, 7/21/22
Nice to wake up to rain here in Prosper... Washing the truck always works.
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8:07a, 7/21/22
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Little sprinkles in Northlake. Hopefully they get larger and more prolific!
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8:19a, 7/21/22
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Got a 1/4 inch yesterday evening…..puddles and mud. Temp went from 103 to 73 in about 20 minutes. Stayed pretty cool the rest of the evening. Light sprinkles right now. West of Gainesville.
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In reply to HarleySpoon • 8:40a, 7/21/22
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8:51a, 7/21/22
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SO far some light sprinkles in Carrollton for a few minutes around 8am
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8:53a, 7/21/22
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I got 0.04 inches in Lewisville. Just enough to add some humidity to the heat. And that was the first drop in 46 days.
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8:56a, 7/21/22
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So even if we're not getting a lot here, looks like upstream is getting it more consistent. Should help lakes at least.
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