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The contractor did not specify a specific brand, but does state that the 3/4 HP pump should get the pressure up to abot 60 PSI. Do you have any recommendations on Booster pumps, in your experience in terms of reliability and performance. Thanks again.

What type of pressure will you be looking at after the installation of the booster pump? What type of booster pump is it? If you measure 34 PSI and your Point of Connection, by the time the water hits the sprinkler heads, you are not going to have a whole lot of pressure to work with. I wouldn't suggest using the I-20 heads unless you have are going to have a static pressure of at least 50-60 PSI.

Regarding the issue of water pressure to allow the use of the Hunter I-20 rotor, I am thinking of installing an irrigation system and would like to use the I-20 for the superior warranty and durability over the PGPs. However the water pressure in my system only measures 34PSI. My contractor will be installing a 3/4 HP booster pump. Will this be sufficient.., or should I abandon the idea of the I-20? Would a specific type of booster pump be recommended to allow for use of the I-20 rotors?

You should be just fine. That talk about I-20's needing more pressure is not true. I have them on my system with 50 psi and 12gpm

Yes ,you will have a problem use the rainbird 5004 ,but only 2 per zone off a hose bib.

You cannot avoid the pressure drop in the line from the street to the house. You cannot avoid the pressure drop in the water meter. Nor the pressure drop in the electric zone valves and the backflow preventer. If it happened that your system included a RPZ backflow preventer, on account of the property sloping uphill of the house, you wouldn't even have 35 psi to operate with, and that would be before you turn on the water. It's possible that the actual usable flow will be so low, that you could use 3/4 poly without excess pressure loss.

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<br />At a static supply pressure of 50 psi, you do not want to use Hunter I-20's. Stick with PGP's. Also, 13 gpm is probably way too much to expect from a standard household supply with that sort of static pressure. Measure the actual flow and pressure before you paint yourself into a corner.
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Wet Boots I plan on using 11/4 poly pipe as my main line then using 1" poly pipe for the laterals. Im using the 11/4 to keep my pressure drops to a minimum.i suppose i could drop the design flow lower maybe to 11 or 10 gpm. I will measure the actual flow and pressure.

At a static supply pressure of 50 psi, you do not want to use Hunter I-20's. Stick with PGP's. Also, 13 gpm is probably way too much to expect from a standard household supply with that sort of static pressure. Measure the actual flow and pressure before you paint yourself into a corner.

Ive read in various spot in the forum that I-20's require higher pressure to operate than other models of same throw. I was considering getting the I-20's but now im alittle concerned. My pressure and the hose bib is 50psi, and im setting up my system to run at 13 gpm per zone. Will I have an issue using I-20's?