MF, definitely worth it in my eyes. I should preface - I am trying to look after a 600sqm garden incl 150ish of lawn. Summer water bill in excess of $600-700 with 1 person and everything still struggling for water - could easily put down $1000 worth. Last bill was $340 (just since september). just to compare, a water bill for a single person in a house with a bore same period was $170 ish ($120 in service charges is unavoidable).
Our soils over here are simply bloody awful - I am roto-hoeing compost by the trailer load and clay in trying to get it to hold onto water (exact opposite of the clay mud you have over there). It is terribly hydrophobic - soil wetting agent helps but clay is the long term answer.
I'll admit, what really p**ses me off is how people with bores can manage to have a half decent lawn without doing a bloody thing - ie my mate simply has the bore come on for 25 minutes twice a week, never fertilises, never dethatches, yet the f****ing buffalo just grows on nothing. I'm out working my ass off and getting no where
Hi Ironbark
Many thanks
Long term plan is 40mm pvc backbone to solenoids and 25mm pvc after solenoid but until bank balance recovers will have to stick to 13mm existing. will give a few contractors a call and see what money they want to do it properly, I think i will end up using the pressure washer
