Hunter has recently released the newest in a long line of irrigation sensors called the Solar Sync, which most likely will change the way most people monitor watering their yards making rain and freeze sensors a thing of the past.
Now most irrigation sensors just monitor rain fall and shut the irrigation system down for a period of time set by the user.
Freeze sensors do basically the same thing and shut the irrigation system down when outside temperatures get to freezing levels but the Solar Sync sensor is in a league of its own as it monitors outside temperatures and uses that data to calculate the evapotranspiration know as (ET) and determines watering requirements for you.
As the outside temperatures drop or rise the Solar Sync will adjust your irrigation controller for you.
If the outside weather has been extremely hot the Solar Sync will give the go ahead to the irrigation controller and water.
If it's extremely cold outside and in the danger zone for watering the irrigation sensor will shut down the irrigation controller for you.
This will save users all the time and aggravation of having to re-adjust the irrigation controller all the time and during the different seasons.
The Hunter SolarSync is now available and you should be able to find it at most online irrigation retailers if you can't find it at your local Hunter dealer.
Pricing is around $100.
00 depending on where you get it and it is compatible with the New Hunter I-Core controller, Hunter Pro-C controller, PCC and ICC controllers as well.