The controller in the garage should have your number on it
Tag every irrigation controller and pump you install. Each season the owner is reminded to have it checked, scans the tag, and books the person who laid the system.
Greenline Irrigation
Installed by Greenline Irrigation
Irrigation controller
8 zone smart controller
- Capacity
- 8 zones · rain sensor
- Location
- Garage, left wall
- Installed
- 2 Sep 2026
- Warranty to
- 2 Sep 2028
Next service
15 Aug 2027
Service history
Installation
2 Sep 2026
IP-9IR4-27
What you'll tag
- Irrigation controllers and timers
- Solenoid valves and manifolds
- Pop-up and rotor sprinklers
- Drip irrigation systems
- Irrigation pumps
- Rain and soil moisture sensors
- Borehole and tank fed systems
- Estate and common area irrigation
Sound familiar?
Where irrigation lose the repeat work
Nobody knows which zone is which
Six valves, eight zones and a controller labelled in pencil. The owner cannot fix a leaking zone they cannot find, and neither can the next contractor.
Seasonal checks never happen
Spring start-up and winter settings make the difference between a green garden and a water bill. Without a reminder, nobody books them.
Water restrictions change the settings
When the municipality changes the watering days, the controller needs reprogramming. That call should come to you.
How the loop works for you
Say you lay an eight zone system in September and tag the controller. The next August the spring start-up reminder goes out. The owner scans the tag, sees the zone list you recorded, and books you for the check before the first hot week.
On every passport
What InstallPass records
- Controller brand and model
- Zone list: what each zone waters and its valve
- Water source: municipal, borehole or tank
- Pump details, where the system has one
- Sensors fitted and their settings
- Install date and the installer warranty
- Photos of the controller, the valve boxes and a layout sketch
- Watering schedule you set
Keep on file
Documents worth attaching
- Zone layout and valve positions
- Controller programming sheet
- Pump warranty registration, where fitted
- Photos of the valve boxes
Requirements vary by installation, municipality and manufacturer, so check what applies to each job.
Service touchpoints
Reminders that match how your units are serviced
Set a service interval per unit and InstallPass sends the reminders. Typical starting points:
Spring start-up and leak check
Every 12 months
Timed for before the dry season. Set it to suit the region.
Controller schedule review
Every 6 months
Seasons and water restrictions change what the settings should be.
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In their words
What installers say about it
The same story in every trade: a tag that stays on the unit is what brings the next job back to the person who fitted it, years after the invoice was paid.
Three geysers I fitted in 2023 came back to me this winter instead of going to whoever was cheapest on Google. The tag was still on the pipe and they scanned it.
The rating plate photo doing the typing is the part my guys actually use. Before this, half the job cards came back with the serial number missing.
A customer phoned about a warranty claim from two years ago. I had the certificate of compliance and the install date on screen before she finished the sentence.
Start tagging irrigation controllers and timers today
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