Photo from the IA Show in San Antonio

[bcg]

EPA is definitely out in force here. There was an EPA employee in my LIA class to learn about auditing. Her main objective here is to push the Water Sense program and get contractors signed up for that.

I may have overlooked it but I didn't see Calsense anywhere. They aren't in the program either.

[txgrassguy]

I didn't see calsense either. Walked the floor for almost five hours, spoke to some vendors, noticed moisture sensors are being pushed everywhere.
Saw some interesting two-wire controllers but the price of the system may be a bit more than I can get my clients to use. Bunch of curmudgeonly builders who still lament the day aluminum beer cans were introduced.
Spoke with the water sense people, that looks a bit interesting.

[Bruiser]

haha... I saw that picture and thought to myself, dang, that name sure sounds familiar.

[Sprinkus]

Underhill and Weathermatic are probably the least expensive two wire systems on the market that I have seen.
I've worked with the Weathermatic SL two wire system and it seems to be holding up pretty well.
Have yet to try the Underhill two wire system, although their 160' radius rotor and 3" electric sleeve valve (with less than 1.5 psi pressure loss at 300 gpm) looked pretty impressive.

[Mike Leary]

Originally Posted by JimLewis

Wow! They displays they have at up at the IA show are getting better and better every year. This is part of the display at the Rain Bird booth. I must say, they did a fine job! LOL. .

More patting self on back, as usual.

[JimLewis]

Originally Posted by Mike Leary

More patting self on back, as usual.

More Jealousy, as usual.

[Mike Leary]

Originally Posted by JimLewis

More Jealousy, as usual.

Yup, you're at I.A and I'm not. Say hello to Bill Smillie @ Irritrol.

[Sprinkus]

Hmmm, he does look more respectable with a mustache!

[FIMCO-MEISTER]

The RB folks were nice. Had one girl that didn't roll her eyes at my questions about hooking a sensor to a SMT. They did come to Jim's defense when I said he was the biggest RB suck up in the United States.

[No Rush]

I just returned from the show (my first); walked from noon til 6:00pm. There was a lot to see and noticed many companies with weather stations and ET based systems. Overall I would say it was a great day in San Antonio. We are expecting snow tomorrow in the Great State of Texas.