Unless your yard is very small, chances are you won't be able to irrigate your property with just one zone of sprinklers. Most properties with any kind of yard require multiple zones because their water pressure isn't adequate for one zone to cover it all. Also, dividing the yard into zones allows more control over what areas of the lawn get more or less water due to differences in shade, sunlight, etc. This kind of efficiency is why you must know how to set up sprinkler zones properly.
To give your property an adequate amount of water that it needs. Once you decide you need more than one sprinkler zone, how then do you decide on how many zones to do and where to place them? It's somewhat of a simple process, so follow along:. One of the first things you will need to think about is how many and what options you want with your pop-up sprinklers you will want to use for your landscape. If your sprinklers have been consistently weak, projecting water a shorter distance than they are supposed to according to manufacturer information, you may have too many heads on a single zone.
Because a zone runs all the sprinkler heads on it at one time, putting too many on one zone lowers the water pressure for each sprinkler head. If you notice poor performance, reduce the number of heads on the affected zone. Avoid combining sprinkler heads with different flow rates, meaning they use varying amounts of water in the same time, or heads at different elevation levels. Sarah Moore has been a writer, editor and blogger since She holds a master's degree in journalism.
By Sarah Moore Updated December 28, On the other hand, water pressure refers to the force that pushes water through the plumbing system. Therefore, the higher the pressure, the greater the flow of the water.
With that said, the best water pressure for a sprinkler system to operate is between 30 and 50 PSI, which will result in even spray-patterns and water efficiency. To increase the pressure, detach a few sprinklers from each zone and close the pipes. Then, install a booster pump on the main water line.
Measure the Water Pressure Water pressure is the measure of the force that gets the water through the plumbing system. To measure the water pressure in your house by yourself, follow the steps below: Hook up a pressure gauge on the faucet nearest the water meter. Lyons is a crazy toad lady from the Bronx who was exiled to New Jersey, spending a significant chunk of her youth where all the hideous s couch covers and avocado shag carpeting went to die.
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