Garden watering

Some Owners have been asking us about an apparent lack of watering on the complex. We have spoken to Miguel about this and asked him to explain the watering routine that he follows.

Miguel has said there are 40 stopcocks on the complex ( llaves de Paso). He starts on Mondays by opening stopcocks from 80, 84 and 85 and waters the properties from 80 to 87 for approx. 1 1/2 hours . He then continues doing the same from 90 to 98 and so on until he reaches Casa A and Casa B. Depending on the water pressure, the number of propertes he can water at the sametime can vary.

Miguel takes approx. 2 days to irrigate the right side of the complex section by section.

He then starts on the left hand side from 51 to 54, then from 55 to 62, and continues section by section until the end of the complex( from 2 to 4 and from 5 to 7). He takes 3 days to water this part of the complex.

Miguel has said that he waters all the gardens of the complex once a week, but if Canal Gestion cuts off the water, or there is a water leak, he can no longer irrigate that day until the problem is fixed.

In the Autumn it is hoped that we can start reviewing the state of the irrigation pipes and nozzles etc. throughout the complex, to try to increase the efficiency of the system and reduce water consumption from leaks, dodgy nozzles, and watering areas which no longer have plants close by.

If any owners have specific problems with the irrigation around their property, please do not touch it, but report it to reception and it will be looked at.