| Water Distribution Sytems
| | Automatic Irrigation Timer
A simple-to-operate automatic timer or controller can be installed on an existing manual irrigation system. The controller automatically will operate the sprinklers on the proper day of the week for the correct amount of run time. This will meet the plant’s water needs as well as apply the water in off-peak night or early morning hours. More elaborate controllers offer extra flexibility to manage larger sites with many different hydrozones and site conditions. Any controller can use a rain or soil moisture sensor to prevent the sprinklers from operating when natural precipitation has met the plants’ water needs. | | | | | Flow Control Nozzles
Sprinklers with a uniform application rate that use the lowest possible water pressure are the goal. One method that helps achieve this goal is the use of flow-control nozzles. Each sprinkler nozzle is equipped with a flow-control device that compensates for flow changes and maintains a uniform pressure. This can be a desirable feature on slopes. The flow control also acts to reduce flow should a sprinkler head be broken.
| | Sensors
Several types of sensors are available that take the human factor out of irrigation system operation.
- Rain shut-offs
- Freeze sensors
- Wind sensors
- Flow sensors
- Soil moisture sensors
| | New Sprinkler Type
Install a multi-trajectory rotating stream sprinkler with high application uniformity. This friction resistance head operates at lower pressures and fills the product range between spray heads and rotors. | | | | |
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