Incorrectly designed sprinkler systems can leave brown spots in your lawn and lead to unnecessary water usage.
Lawn irrigation sprinkler system layout examples.
See page 4 for more information on toro s sprinkler design service.
Before we start we want to mention our amazing online sprinkler design tool.
Often your irrigation equipment supplier can take the map you ve drawn and give you a sample design to work with.
The first step in designing a residential system is to measure the property and indicate the location of the house.
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On a separate piece of paper sketch out your property and place your measurements on the sketch.
Follow the instructions in this guide and use the layout paper on page 6 to design and draw your irrigation system.
Last week we discussed the initial prep work of putting in a sprinkler system.
Lack of design know how can also cost the system owner more money because the designer may over design the system to avoid unknown factors.
For example if it takes 20 seconds to draw 1 gallon of water 60 divided by 20 equals 3.
On the system components and lengthens service life.
In other words your system flow rate is 3 gallons per minute.
Typical lawn sprinkler layout.
There are two options for getting a design for your automatic irrigation system.
The orbit sprinkler system designer this tool allows you to create an online sketch of your property.
Divide this time into 60 to determine your gpm.
This week we ll go further into the process by actually designing our plan.
This type of lawn irrigation system can be a complicated do it yourself project but with right preparation and materials can be completed in a weekend or two.
Illustrations charts and spreadsheets will help explain and simplify the sprinkler irrigation design process.
Installing an underground sprinkler is a great way to conserve water and save money on irrigation.
Poor hydraulic design results in poor performance of the irrigation system leading to stressed landscaping material or even broken pipes and flood damage.
Let toro do the irrigation system design for you.