water usage question

[rh71]

Say I open the valve outside my house. The water is running into my hose, but doesn't come out because of the trigger-type sprayer (real term escapes me at the moment). Is it a waste of water to keep the valve open ? Will it hurt my wallet ?

Reason I ask is that my in-ground sprinklers (came with the house - they rule, BTW) requires the valve to be open. If I put the sprinklers on schedule, I won't be turning the valve off and on. It has to be left on. Am I going to be charged for using only what comes out and not because I leave the valve "open" 24/7 ?

 

[NokiaDude]

Only for the water that comes out.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Last time I did that, the hose burst.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n
Last time I did that, the hose burst.

Gotta get the commercial stuff. The green garden hoses just won't cut it.

In my case, I meant I'm leaving on the valve that is solely for the sprinkler system - no hoses there. But don't ask me how it gets to the backyard from the frontyard valve. This stuff is tres cool... how does it get from there and dispersed to the various sprinkler heads? I can't believe they had to dig up all the grass to get pipes going to each one... is that what they did ?