The Sprinkler Nerd Show

Who knew that watering in the winter was a good idea? Join Andy & Tracy Shields from Baseline Control Systems for a short chat about using smart sensors to manage soil moisture in the winter season.

Andy was a guest on the Automate, Eliminate, Delegate Podcast, and gives an inside look into SprinklerSupplyStore.com and the automation thought process he uses.

To learn more about Will's company visit:

www.DataAutomation.com

Join Andy on his drive to work for the 2nd Truck Talk and kick-off 2021.

This is the first annual New Year's, Predictions Show. Paul Bassett from Water Savers {ENVOCORE} and I are hot off the mic with our predictions for 2021. Although none of these predictions are based on facts or any kind, or any form of insider information, these are predictions that we see from each of our unique industry vantage points.

You'll learn:

• What we think will happen with distribution
• Where to find more revenue opportunities
• Is SaaS what you thought it was?

Join Andy in his truck during a normal drive to the office for a view into his daily world...

This experimental episode was recorded, edited, and launched in 59mins, just under their 1hr publishing goal!

In this episode, Andy & Denny discussed two recent customer service dramas and the tools under the hood they use to manage all things Customer Service.

Enjoy!

With a background in sustainable agriculture, Nick McCann is the innovator behind the development of the Mission Meat snacks. He's traveled the world to make a difference in people's lives and is grateful to be able to create delicious snacks that make an impact.

www.MissionMeats.com

About Mission Meat:

You may not know you're impacting the world when you buy our products. You may just want a delicious, healthy grass-fed beef snack—and that's ok, we're cool with that—but we need to tell you that you are also making the world a better place with every snack you buy. At Mission Meats, we give 10% of our profits to social good organizations. Your snacks fight deforestation in Haiti with BonZeb. Your snacks help Perspectives Minnesota transform the lives of homeless mothers and their children. Your snacks create leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa with Educate! Your snacks help support over 100 independent Dream Centers across the country. So eat well and thank you for helping us make a positive impact on the world!

In this episode, you will hear from Justin McDaniel, a 25-year pump expert with Munro Pumps, as we walkthrough pumping systems from residential boosters to large commercial pumping stations.

Learn more: www.MunroPump.com

Just a quick update as to what I've been up to this week. I had a great conversation with a listener about acquiring a sprinkler business, and I talk about and engineering solution to manage lake water and a cistern/tank.

In this episode, you will learn the basic principals or upper & lower moisture threshold and how to use soil moisture sensors to control or automate the run time, start time, or days of the week.

Topics:

1. The Thermostat Analogy
2. Volumetric Moisture Content %
3. Collecting Data before Automating
4. The 2 Basic Watering Strategies
5. Programming Lower Limit
6. Programming Upper Limit