Green Guru Blog
Educational guides and field notes for homeowners, HOAs, and commercial properties—focused on reliability, serviceability, and water discipline.
Start by symptom. Pick the post that matches your issue (pressure, access, control, or reliability), then follow linked service pages for implementation.
| Symptom / Goal | Best Starting Post |
|---|---|
| High water use or schedule confusion | Water Discipline |
| Smart controller decision and setup | Smart Controller 2025 |
| Missing valves / buried box access | Lost Valve Boxes |
| ROI and provider comparison | Better ROI Guide |
Service-first
We write from the field: what actually fails, what to check first, and what keeps repairs from repeating.
Clarity
Many upgrades are visit-verified. These posts explain what affects price and feasibility.
Follow-through
Better access, documentation, and standards reduce mid-season emergencies and diagnostics.
How to compare providers: reliability standards, serviceability, documentation, and a dedicated connectivity foundation when the equipment needs it.
Read the postWhy we standardize on specific components: fewer repeat failures, better serviceability, and cleaner long-term reliability.
Read the postWhat smart controllers do well today—and what they don’t. A service-first setup guide built around mechanical reliability and water discipline.
Read the postA long-running, service-first install approach: wiring checks, zone mapping, baseline programming, and practical weather-aware scheduling.
Read the postSnippet-targeted guide with sizing, placement, maintenance, and a comparison table + FAQ schema.
Read the guideTransparent role-based billing: how crew size, routing, and scope affect price—and why a bigger crew can be better ROI.
Read the guideHigh-CTR field notes linking algae season intake restriction to "mystery" low coverage and service calls.
Read the postWhy SAM spray bodies help on mixed-grade sites, plus when drip/subsurface is the better choice.
Read the postA service-first framework: pressure discipline, coverage discipline, scheduling discipline, and serviceability that reduces repeat failures.
Read the postField notes on turf rotors: repeatable tuning, cleaner slope behavior, and why pressure discipline matters.
Read the postWhy master valves matter, how SRMS Tier 2 uses flow + MV, and what we verify before installing one.
Read the postHigh source pressure, zone demand math, and why a unionized PRV can stop repeat failures and misting waste.
Read the postWhat the “80 PSI rule” usually means, why it matters for reliability, and why expansion control often comes up with a regulator.
Read the postNot all valve boxes are equal. Why lids get buried, why access drives reliability, and how we locate valves/wiring and rebuild serviceable enclosures.
Read the postWhy buried splices corrode, how hub enclosures improve serviceability, and when we recommend an Alliance CS100 hub enclosure.
Read the postStart with the Water Discipline and Smart Controller guides, then review pressure and coverage posts if symptoms persist.
Read the Lost Valve Boxes guide first, then use related valve, wiring, and enclosure references linked from that article.
No. They help with decision clarity, but diagnosis and upgrade fit should still be confirmed on-site.
Use the SRMS overview page and the smart-control blog entries listed on this hub to compare tiered monitoring and response paths.
The blog is updated as field standards evolve and new reliability patterns are documented.
Use these pages to move from issue diagnosis to durable service scope and implementation.
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