october/noveMber 2013 Macon Magazine i 107
A d v e r t i s e m e n t
I've tied my existing sprinkler system
into a motion sensor. is sensor has a
photocell built in to it so you don't have to
worry about it running during the day. e
sensor is powered by a 120-volt line from
your house, so there are no batteries to
worry about. It is then fed to an irrigation
valve that will open when the sensor is trig-
gered. You can have one sprinkler on the
zone or an entire zone of existing sprinklers.
You don't have to look at an ugly sprin-
kler in the middle of your landscape since
these are pop-up sprinklers. I have had the
best luck with the Rain Bird Maxi Paw. I
initially tried a golf course-style sprinkler
head. Maybe I was looking for vengeance.
I wanted to pelt them with a fire-hose-like
20-gallon-per-minute blast for their past
transgressions of destroying my flowers, but
I felt it just moved too slowly. e impact
style pop-up head moves very fast and the
ratcheting sound is enough to make any-
body or anything jump out of the way when
it pops up suddenly. e motion sensor I am
using has a 70-foot target range and a span
of 180 degrees, and the Maxi Paw sprinkler
has up to 50-foot range depending on the
pressure. e wonderful thing about this
system is you don't have to worry about a
faucet dripping or a hose exploding. You
don't have to remember to apply a spray. Just
plant your flowers and blooming shrubs and
forget about it.
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