Got Sprinklers? Save Water!

This Weather Smart Pro is a real easy unit to set up! You can get fancy with the wiring to set it up as I did, I set it on the wall by my front door and ran wire thru plastic conduit to each of my 4 zones I have. Timer setting is real easy!! If you need to bypass it you can also do that too. I set the whole thing up in under 2 hours start to finish. I used CAT 5E cable thru the wall, then put a 1/2 inch conduit in out side and ran it to the control heads of each of the 4 stations I have for my system. When the set up was done, I did a test of the whole system. each leg worked fine manually. I set the rain meter on top of my fence post and did a test run to simulate rain with a hose. It did not let the system turn on the sprinklers. Then I did a quick shower and it came on for about 7 to 10 minutes per station. I set the final settings and did about 45 days of use. My water usage went down by almost 60% as we get a lot of rain in South Florida!!! I am very happy with the results and so is my wallet!!

The pictures posted are as follows:
1-Box as Weather Smart Pro comes in.

2-The main Control unit, Mount Bracket & access panel to set it up. (NOTE I had started the wiring, it was very simple!)

3-Close up of the Control unit wiring.

4-Rain Meter & Mounting Bracket.

5-Rain Meter with bracket installed.

6-Close up of the Smart Controller set-up buttons.

7-The Rain Meter with bracket installed on top of my fence.

8-Sprinkler Piping and zone valves (Shows old control box).

9-Closer view of Sprinkler Piping and zone valves and wiring.

10-Zoom shot of 2 of the Sprinkler Piping and zone valves and wiring.

11-Zoom shot of 2 of the Sprinkler Piping and zone valves and old wiring.

12-The old Sprinkler timer (Very out dated!)

13-One of the many Sprinkler heads.

This is the companies web site for this product:
http://www.raindrip.com/products/weathersmart-controllers/weathersmart-pro-controller






Suitable for Both Sprinkler & Drip Irrigation Systems 
This Is How It Works:

1. Simply program using your ZIP code
2. Included Wireless Weather Smart Pro Weather Station collects live weather data onsite
3. WeatherSmart Pro receives rain & temperature data and automatically adjusts run times

Automatic Rain Shutoff
Automatically suspends programmed watering schedules during rainfall and when low temperature conditions occur.
Large Display with Touch-Pad Navigation
Easy to read and program.
See Your Water Savings
Displays daily and year-to-date water savings.
Percent Adjust
Function for adjusting run times for all zones.
Backup During Power Failure
Retains watering programs and settings when power fails.
Skip Feature
Allows you to interrupt and resume watering schedules for yard work or other activities .
Water Now Feature
Test cycle feature allows you to test each valve manually.
Optional Timer Mode
Allows you to switch from smart watering mode to a standard timer operation.
1 Year Limited Warranty
Features:
• “Smart” technology automatically adjusts watering based on current weather conditions
• Programs in minutes with your ZIP code
• Large, easy-to-read screen with touch pad navigation
• 6 Zone Capability / 4 Starts Per Day / 2 Run Times Per Zone

PROBLEMS WITH EBAY POSTAGE!?

I have just had a major problem with a sale I did on EBAY!
I sold a 1883CC GSA Morgan Dollar (It was a MS63 NGC graded coin also)! It was shipped on June 12th 2013. I did not have time to get out to the post office, so I tried using Ebay's  postage system. I had heard other people had problems with packages never reaching the buyer when they used the pay Ebay postage! The reason was; that they have the EBAY LOGO on all postage purchased thru Ebay/PayPal! I used priority mail and also paid for the signature verification return. So off it went in the mail on June 12th 2013. It got to Greensboro sorting facility on June 14th 2013. This is the actual routing from the USPS:
Tracking #:
94108096999377576xxxxx

Carrier:USPS

Status:  ACCEPTED                   IN TRANSIT                 DELIVERED
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
Jun-15-13, 09:01 AM, GREENSBORO, NC 27495

Depart USPS Sort Facility
Jun-15-13, 00:00 AM, GREENSBORO, NC 27495

Processed through USPS Sort Facility
Jun-14-13, 15:45 PM, GREENSBORO, NC 27495

Processed through USPS Sort Facility
Jun-14-13, 04:31 AM, GREENSBORO, NC 27498

Depart USPS Sort Facility
Jun-14-13, 00:00 AM, GREENSBORO, NC 27498

Depart USPS Sort Facility
Jun-13-13, 00:00 AM, OPA LOCKA, FL 33054

Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
Jun-12-13, 19:12 PM, OPA LOCKA, FL 33054

Dispatched to Sort Facility
Jun-12-13, 18:36 PM, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33071

Acceptance
Jun-12-13, 14:01 PM, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33071
As you can see it came into Greensboro on June 14th to the 27498 zip code section. It next departs from the 27498 at 12 Midnight on June 14th. It was then returned back to the 27498 Zip code section at 4:31AM, then at 3:45PM it went to the 27495 zip code section of the same Greensboro sorting facility. It then DEPARTED the 27495 zip code section on June 15th At 12 Midnight! Then the last scan it came back to the 27495 zip code section and was PROCESSED AGAIN! That was the last time the package was scanned or seen! 
Here is how the Ebay case went:

Jun-29-13	Reimbursement amount due to eBay	$395.00
Jun-29-13	PayPal payment	-$395.00

Outstanding amount for this case$0.00

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The buyer has escalated the case to eBay Customer Support.

Jun 29, 2013 at 9:15 AM

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You have responded to the buyer with tracking information.

Jun 28, 2013 at 2:28 PM

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You have responded to the buyer with tracking information.

Jun 28, 2013 at 2:16 PM

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You have responded to the buyer.

Jun 22, 2013 at 9:54 AM

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You have responded to the buyer with tracking information.

Jun 21, 2013 at 10:17 AM

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You have responded to the buyer with tracking information.

Jun 21, 2013 at 4:19 AM

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The buyer opened a case: Item not received

Jun 21, 2013 at 2:27 AM

As you can see I contacted the buyer after making calls to find out more info from the USPS. I contacted them 6 times in the case and 1 time buy Ebay email! Ebay says I never provided any detailed information to them!!! Here is the proof! The case opened at 2:27AM June 21st. I did a primary contact with the buyer and said I would look into this in the morning. That was at 4:19AM June 21st, less than 2 hours after the case was started! My first contact was calling the 800 number for the USPS, they gave me a Consumer Advocate Representative. I put all this info in the first contact on June 21st at 10:17AM, less than 10 hours after the case was opened! It showed all the shipping info that I had and the phone number, email and name of the Consumer Advocate I was assigned! I then made contact with someone at the Greensboro sorting facility on June 22nd and they again said that the package was scanned last on June 15th and the picture was clear! The package was fine! They said give it another 10 days, as there were many closings of postal facilities! I then relayed that thru the case at 2:28PM June 22nd, about 36 hours after the case was opened! I got back in touch with all of the postal areas I could and found from my local post office that they have hundreds of complaints of Ebay postage packages that are missing! So on the 29th of June at 9:15 AM I was notified that the case was escalated, they said they would let me know there decision within 48 hours! By 3PM they closed the case and refunded the buyer! SOME 48 HOURS! I had a lot of cash in my PayPal account, but they did not use that!!! I am on fixed income and I only have enough cash to pay my bills in my account and being it was the 29th (The END OF THE MONTH) my account was down under $100.00. So I had an overdraft from Ebay because they pulled the funds from my bank in stead of the PayPal balance!!! Then one f my last bills of the month hit and I got a second overdraft charge!!!!
So with the refund of the $395.00 plus the 2 overdrafts and the 10% Ebay took from my sale and the Fees for PayPal and the Postage, I am now out $526.00 total!!!!!!!!!! Any one else have a horror story to share from Ebay Postage????
I took the survey they sent me and I slammed them!!!! I feel that Ebay should refund me all of the money I lost, as I did everything I was suppose to do to mail it properly! The only mistake I made was using Ebay Postage!!!! THE EBAY LOGO PUT MY PACKAGE  AS A TARGET FOR INTERNAL THEFT FROM THE USPS!!!!!
EBAY NEEDS TO REMOVE THERE LOGO FROM ALL OF THERE PAID POSTAGE!!!! It will cut mail theft and loss probably in half!!! 
I WILL POST THIS ON ALL OF MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS!!!!!

This is what was in the missing package!! If anyone has seen this please contact me!! It has a NGC Grade serial number on it and with the close-ups of the coin it can be identified by the marks on it! NO TWO COINS HAVE THE SAME MARKS (EX: scratches, cuts,die cracks, imperfections, bag marks).

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New Links!!!!

I have gone through the whole site and tested and updated all my links. I no longer use FilePost, as they ripped me off when I just renewed for 2 years. They came up with some lame excuse saying I used copyrighted material!!@#!#@!$#%$^$&%$#^&%^ thats all I have to say!