Winter Drain Downs
Summer has drawn to a close, thus making way for the damp and cold months ahead. You may have programmed your garden irrigation systems to stop over the winter period, however its prudent to carryout a full drain down.
We recommend drain downs to the majority of our clients as it helps to reduce frost damage, which is caused by water sitting in the pipes over winter.
We will be contacting those same clients from the end of February onwards to arrange the start ups, so that they are ready for the spring/summer.
The irrigation season may be drawing to a close in the coming moths however that’s not stopping us adding the finishing touches to our customer’s irrigation systems.
This week we visited a customer in Ascot to install a Hunter Rain-CLIK sensor to their irrigation system which enables them to prevent water waste when the weather takes a turn for the worse. Most rain-sensors work by accumulating a set amount of rainfall before a switch is activated thereby shutting off the system, in the time it take for the sensor to detect a sufficient amount of water to shut the system off, the irrigation system will unnecessarily continue to water. The Hunter Rain-CLIK has built in quick response technology that instantly shuts down the irrigation system as soon as it starts raining or if the temperature drops to 3 degrees, thus reducing unnecessary waste water and preventing frost damage to pipes.
This week our engineers were out in Cranleigh assisting a customer with their recently installed Hunter HC controller. The Hunter HC controller is part of the Hydrawise range which allows the user to control their garden watering system using a smart device or via the web-browser. From this the user is able to use predictive watering which adjusts the watering schedule based upon forecast temperature, rainfall probability, wind and humidity to provide maximum water savings while keeping plants healthy. Our engineer gave a step-by-step guide on the running of the system using the Hydrawise software via the customers smart phone, allowing them to have full control of their irrigation system from anywhere.
Due to expansion we now have three exciting opportunities available:
• Trainee Irrigation Engineer https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?cmp=TCR-Irrigation-Ltd&t=Trainee+Irrigation+Engineer&jk=106bdaa21839d367&q=irrigation+engineer&vjs=3
• Irrigation Engineer https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?cmp=TCR-Irrigation-Ltd&t=Irrigation+Engineer+Installation+Technician&jk=ae3d049b720f996c&q=irrigation+engineer&vjs=3
• Irrigation Foreman https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?cmp=TCR-Irrigation-Ltd&t=Irrigation+Foreman+Installation+Technician&jk=d25d33ccbace300b&q=irrigation+foreman&vjs=3
TCR are delighted to announce we have a new member of the design team based in the Cheshire office. The new appointment comes just in time for our busiest time of the year with an ever increasing demand for new installs.
Our design and service departments have never been busier with enquiries flooding in from current and potential clients. With this in mind we are now recruiting for an Irrigation Foreman and an Irrigation Engineer, therefore enabling us to satisfy the increasing demand from the Chiltern hills area and surrounding towns, including Henley-on-Thames, Buckingham and Marlow.
With the hope that we are going to have a lovely summer, the start ups are now in full swing and our service engineers are being kept busy. It looks like it’s going to be another busy year for TCR!
Despite the difficult year for everyone, TCR Watering are pleased to announce that we have been kept busy in all departments.
Our design department have had a record number of enquiries, which is leading to plenty of work in the New Year.
Our contracts team have been kept busy right up until Christmas and into the New Year and our service department will be starting to schedule in Start ups, weather dependant, in early March.
A training day is to take place early in the new year for Office Staff at TCR.
This will be with a supplier’s representative on the all Hunter updated products.
TCR Watering have been recruiting over the past month and are happy to welcome a new member John, to the office team, in January 2021.
His role will be office administrator, along with assisting and supporting the design department.