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Quoted from "electrifiedmale" Quoted from "4U2NVME" Who'd knew it take so long to install an irrigation system, 4 days, 15- 18 hour days and still going... getting a bit tired LOL. I feel your pain. I did every inch of mine, I mean all of it, by myself. 47 heads, 9 zones and about 1300 feet of trenching. Took me a little over 2 months working all day on weekends and most weekdays after work till dark. dd experience is something learned just after you needed it most WOW 47 heads, I'm done for th...
Quoted from "Wet_Boots" The pump creates increased pressure. The pressure tank stores that pressure. The check valve upstream of the pump isolates that increased pressure from the supply source. This increased pressure exists throughout the part of the system upstream of the zone valves, and that means improved zone valve reliability. Thanks for the information, I have installed a check valve just as you stated. Who'd knew it take so long to install an irrigation system, 4 days, 15- 18 hour day...
Quoted from "Wet_Boots" No relay needed, with pressure switch control. For an above-ground pump feeding a pressure tank, I'd locate a check valve on the pump's suction side. Thanks Wetboots, I have 15PSI of head coming to the pump, its on an irrigation system, do I still put the check valve before the pump??
HI all, Ok sounds like a silly topic, but if I'm using the Irritol PC sprinkler controller, a pressure tank and pressure tank switch, do I need to use the Hunter Pump relay start, or will the pressure tank switch cut my pump in and out as my pressure tank drops below the designated pressure setting? Other quick question, do I put a check valve in my system after my pump, but before my pressure tank if I am using a pump? Thanks all. 4U2NVME.
Hello all, I have been looking around the internet for a week or so looking for a good source to show me how to piece my pump and controllers and wiring together. I am designing my system to flow about 35 GPM, I am on an irrigation system that provides in excess of 60GPM at a head of 15psi already. I have a RedLion RLSP-200 2HP pump, will be running it at 220V I purchased a Irritrol PC Controller ( http://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/Irritrol-PC-Control-s/93.htm ). I'm adding a pressure tank ( 5 -...
Quoted from "Wet_Boots" If your zones ran two minutes each, you'd be done in less than half an hour. {in other words, not enough information} LOL, thank you helpful, your math seems accurate. What did you need to know.
Quoted from "Wet_Boots" For an acre-and-a-half, 50 gpm is overkill, even on sandy soil. 20 gpm would do just fine, which keeps you with standard 1-inch zone valves. This also changes the pump situation. You can use a 1 HP jet pump, which gains more pressure in exchange for delivering less flow. As for the system drawing, it lacks a scale, so no one on the internet can know exactly what you are looking at. You need to add a line with inch markings. Attached is my rought scale drawing. I laid out...
Quoted from "GatorGuy" If you don't mind me asking, was your design done by someone local or did you send it off to Rain Bird/Toro, etc? I've found local designers use fewer zones as they have a better feel for the property. How big an area? 23 might be right. Figuring your average residential controller then technically yes, you can try and run two zones/solenoids off of one connection in your controller. It will probably work for a while. The key question is "how long is 'a while'?" Definitel...
Quoted from "Wet_Boots" Your numbers do not work, if you want economy. With economy first, you give up on 50+ psi in your system, and settle for about 40+ psi. This allows you to apply a simple centrifugal pump as a booster, because those pumps move good volume as long as the boost is 30 psi or so. For instance, a 1.5 HP centrifugal could boost a 50 gpm flow by 35 psi. The key question, is how many acres are you watering? Flat ground? Thanks for your Reply, I am watering about 1.5 acers and the...
Hello all, I am currently looking to purchase a pump that will not break the bank. I am drawing water from an irrigation district, the specifics of what I am getting is as follows GPM - 60+ PSI - 13 - 15 psi Will be covered in a 10 * 16 Shed. The questions I have are, What is a good pump that can handle lets say 50 GPM with a working pressure of about 50 - 55 PSI? Because my head or static pressure is at 15 PSI already, does that mean I only need a booster pump that is capable of only boosting 4...
Hey all, I currently live on a small acerage and I have irrigation water rights. So I am provided with about 45 GPM flow of water. If I put a filter http://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/T-Style-Screen-Filters-s/152.htm on my system, would I still need to install scrubber valves? Thanks -NV
Hi all, Just got my design back for my acreage and I think I will want it changed but currently it has 23 zones!!! I am on irrigation water so I get 50 GPM so if my pipe sizing is correct I should be able to run multiple zones at once. So my question is: Lets say I have a single zone controller ( in fact I won't ) but lets say I did, how many zones or silanoid would it be able to trigger on and off at the same time. Thanks -NV
