ᐅ Conduits on the Property – Any Ideas? – It’s Not Too Late Yet :)
Created on: 24 Apr 2019 13:15
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EdStark
Hello house building enthusiasts,
My civil engineer is starting the groundwork now (gravel slab for the house and garage). Since he is making the gravel slab up to the property boundary, I’m concerned it might be tight for running electrical cable to the front and back gardens. Additionally, I’m planning an irrigation system, and the water hoses will need to be routed accordingly.
Would it make sense to have the civil engineer install conduits directly, so I can later lay underground electrical cables and PE water pipes without having to dig again? I’m thinking especially about areas without topsoil cover, like the garage and driveway.
Do you have any other tips on what I could implement at this stage?
The house is built without a basement, and the garage has strip foundations without a slab.
Thank you all.
My civil engineer is starting the groundwork now (gravel slab for the house and garage). Since he is making the gravel slab up to the property boundary, I’m concerned it might be tight for running electrical cable to the front and back gardens. Additionally, I’m planning an irrigation system, and the water hoses will need to be routed accordingly.
Would it make sense to have the civil engineer install conduits directly, so I can later lay underground electrical cables and PE water pipes without having to dig again? I’m thinking especially about areas without topsoil cover, like the garage and driveway.
Do you have any other tips on what I could implement at this stage?
The house is built without a basement, and the garage has strip foundations without a slab.
Thank you all.
I have KNX installed at my place and would really like to integrate it with KNX or even better with Apple HomeKit (for example, automation with the robotic lawn mower would be possible here). There seems to be a Homebridge plugin for the Hunter Wi-Fi system, but I’m not sure how well it works. Opensprinkler does not have native HomeKit integration either, so it can only be integrated via Homebridge as well. IFTTT appears to be integrated with Opensprinkler, which allows for quite a few possibilities.
rick2018 schrieb:
Then OpenSprinkler. Hydrawise is great for stand-alone use. What are the specific advantages of OpenSprinkler? At the moment, I actually prefer the Hunter system (the app is more polished and translated, everything from one source, just add a rain sensor and you're done. The price is basically the same).
ivenh0 schrieb:
We ultimately chose Hydrawise. It works perfectly. I don’t think integration with KNX is necessary.
I schedule irrigation between 4 and 6 a.m., and the robotic mower only starts after 8 a.m. What were the reasons? I’m also leaning toward Hydrawise (the app looks better/more professional, everything from one provider, no tinkering like with OpenSprinkler (at least it feels that way), and the price is comparable). I don’t see why anyone would need to intervene in the irrigation except to turn it on or off via the app occasionally.