IRRIGATION

Expertise in irrigation planning is critical to the initial design and installation of your system. A solid background in irrigation planning helps you avoid common "do it yourself" pitfalls like uneven sprinkler coverage, problems with water pressure and proper backflow protection.

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THE PROPER DESIGN IS ESSENTIAL! Put on your thinking cap it's time to go to school. A lot of Irrigation companies fail to inform the customer about some of the critical issues that exist regarding a systems design that directly reflects on the performance of it. One of the main concerns of performance is efficiency. Let us address that for the next few minutes. Let us say that a medium sized lawn during a summer month lawn requires 2000 gallons a day. Now if you have an 80% efficient system, it means you have to deliver 2500 gallons to achieve that. (2000/.80=gross to apply) That is very reasonable and realistic. However to drop down another 10% to 70% the water needed to net you that 2000 gallons becomes 2857 gallons. (2000/.70=gross to apply) A difference of 357 gallons versus 2500 @ 80%. If you counted 7 days a week for 4 weeks it adds up to 9,996 gallons. Two months and it adds up to 19,992 gallons. If you pay for water in the long run how much did your system really cost you? If you use a form of water treatment how much conditioner are you wasting? Keep in mind that we started out with just a small lawn. A basic figure you can work with is this.  Turf requires 1" of rainfall per week. An acre needs 27,154 gallons to achieve that.  In a five day period that equates to 5430 gallons daily. Here is what it breaks down to. A 50' x 50' area requires 1558 gallons at 100% efficiency.  At 80% is 1947 gal. 100% is  (.6337 gal. per. sq. ft. )   @70% is (.8905 gpsf)   @80% is (.7792 gpsf ) Break out your calculator and do a little math for yourself! (required / efficiency (.00) = gross to apply) x days x weeks = (wasted gallons x cost per gallon = wasted $) A little food for though is that during the summer months there is a negative number that takes moisture from the soil and increases the requirement beyond 1". Mother Nature plays an important role especially when we have a drought situation. That is when you have to lay down almost twice the amount of water to keep turf alive. Confusing, you bet! All the more reason for a qualified contractor to make the right decision in design for you.

The contractor you need goes that extra mile in looking out for their customers. In the short haul the immediate cost is easy to see, however what it will cost you for the life of your system is not. Other contractors may be Certified,  but fail to keep these basic principals at the forefront when pricing jobs out and being competitive.

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