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WeatherHawk and AccuWater partner for ET based Irrigation Control (12/9/2006)

Booth 730, CEDIA US Expo 2006

WeatherHawk and AccuWater will show the NEW WeatherHawk Series 500 home automation weather stations, and the AccuWater intelligent irrigation controller integrated to provide the optimum in home irrigation control technology. Both companies are in Booth#730 at the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) Expo in Denver, CO, September 14-17, 2006. WeatherHawk and AccuWater have additionally partnered with several home automation control system manufacturers in providing ET based irrigation control technology to high end homes and business parks.

Transpiration (ET) algorithms to manage a home irrigation system. This saves a homeowner time and money, while providing increased control over landscaping water use. The AccuWater system communicates over an "always on" internet connection and uses an IP based, home mounted, WeatherHawk weather station for measurement of real-time microclimate conditions. After its initial set-up, weather conditions measured at the home will automatically adjust the delivery of water to the lawn and landscaping. ET based irrigation control has been used for municipal and commercial landscaping for many years with water savings of 30-50% as compared to older timer based systems (local conditions and owner set-up determine ultimate water savings).

The home automation industry standard WeatherHawk family of rugged weather stations is available in both directly connected and wireless versions, and it now includes the NEW Series 500 WeatherHawk systems. WeatherHawk also offers a complete range of hardware options that enable a home automation installer to easily adapt the WeatherHawk to virtually any site, data or input power requirement.

www.weatherhawk.com
www.accuwater.com