Cyber-Rain is one of the neatest things I’ve heard about in awhile. It’s like having an automated sprinkler system that’s intelligent. 
Most sprinkler systems give you the option of setting a timer that turns them on and off at whatever time you want your yard watered. It’s great and hands-free: you set it and you don’t have to worry about it ever again. But what if your sprinklers turn on while it’s raining? That’s a pretty big waste of water, don’t you think?
That’s where Cyber-Rain is different. This system actually connects to your computer and pulls weather information directly from the internet. Chance of storms tomorrow? Cyber-Rain will turn off the sprinklers. Going to have a dry spell for a week or two? it will up the amount of water a bit to compensate! On cold or very humid days, it will adjust the watering schedule so that nothing gets too much or too little water. How amazing is that?
It’s estimated that Cyber-Rain can save up to 70 percent of the water used on landscape watering. That’s a huge number, and it can translate into some pretty big savings on the watering bill. The program also tracks your water usage so you can see exactly how much your yard and plants drink in a month. This is probably a good thing because the Cyber-Rain system costs upwards of $400. Sometimes, going green is cheap…sometimes, it’s not.
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on Jun 12th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Wow! That is really neat! What a great idea to help people save water with convenience.