I haven't got that far yet. I guess as we fill the flower beds I will have to replace the 4" popups as needed. It is pretty hard to s**** out the money for 6" or 12" when the 4" popup body are so cheap. Especially when you don't have a landscaping plan yet. Where can you get the drains you mentioned? Do you lose pressure with the drains while the zone is turned on? Thanks, Greg
What size spray heads to most of you use for flower beds? Are 4 inch popups sufficient or would a 6 or 12 inch popup be a better choice? Also when you use the side inlet on the larger popups are there special considerations for winterizing? Thanks in Advance, Greg
I went to the local hardware store that does a lot of sprinkler installs in the area and he got me started. Bought the ProC controller, master valve/backflow preventer, poly pipe, heads, etc. The front yard is pretty small. I use 4 PGP heads with only 90 degree usage for each head. Then I have the front bushes/flowers which only has 3 hunter SRS sprays heads. The 3rd zone is the north side of the house and used 4 ps spray heads. None of the zones tax the system very heavily. The backyard is much...
I new I had registered previously. I just couldn't remember the username. To avoid any confusion, cdig04 and gravunder are the same person(me). Thanks in Advance, Greg
I couldn't find a toro flow gauge so I made my own. I used a 1" tee and connected a pressure gauge to it. Then connected a 1" shutoff to that to control the pressure. Then ran the water into a 5 gallon bucket and measured the amount of time to fill it. The reading are taken on a zone that I have the valve finished for but still need to finish burying the pipe. So the water is passing through the master valve/back flow preventer and a 2400T valve. Here are the results. PSI PSI Time GPM (gauge) (p...
So I guess I should start over and recalculate my GPM. Is it best to go and buy the Toro Flow and Pressure gauge? Where can I get one? I don't see it in the online store. Or can I go and buy a pressure gauge like used by my pump pressure switch and build one with a shutoff value to control the pressure (open to 35-40 PSI) and then meausure how long it takes to fill the bucket. Thanks in Advance, Greg
I am in the process of planning the rest of my sprinkler system and need a little help. I currently have 3 zones working and will finishing off the yard very soon. I have a well as my water source and the gauge indicates that the pump turns on at 40psi and shuts off at 60psi. I measured my flow after 1 of the valves previously using the 5 gallon bucket method. It took 13.5 seconds to fill. The system is also plumbed with 1" poly. Both the bucket method and the max capacity of 1" poly indicate ab...
