Showing posts with label irrigation design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label irrigation design. Show all posts

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Irrigation Sysems Atlanta


The Irrigation Associations "Irrigation Best Management Practices" provides that "the irrigation system shall be designed to be efficient and UNIFORMLY distribute the water." We see so many systems on the repair side of our business that are designed improperly. Design is the first cruicial step to assuring that you have an irrigation system that works properly. Anybody can throw pipe in the ground and call it irrigation, an irrigation professional does so much more.

Friday, February 19, 2010

More about the importance of proper irrigation design

A DIY homeowner is trying to figure out why his sprinkler heads are leaking when they are at the lowest point AND he has water near his valve also at a low spot. First, his irrigation installer did him a disservice by not addressing these things in the design. I know I keep preaching about proper irrigation design and this is why. Now this guy has a $1200 water bill. I made a couple of suggestions to him. He's already replaced his valve once. I told him to try Hunter 1-20s if the grade wasn't more than 10' difference and maybe a different Hunter valve.
Also, I had to mention to him how water works in mysterious ways sometimes. His valve could be fine and maybe he has a leak flowing down to his valve. I've seen way stranger things.
So again, be sure to chose wisely, chose effectively and water efficiently. Proper design of a new irrigation system is essential.