PRESSURE REGULATION
They [pressure regulators] more
than pay for themselves by reducing water loss while helping to maintain irrigation uniformity and crop yields. – Mark Healy
better at maintaining the desired outlet pressure.
With today’s low-pressure systems, pressure regulation is critical for maxi- mum efficiency. Most irrigation systems will experience pressure fluctuations or flow deviations that could easily produce overwatering or underwatering resulting in uniformity issues. System pressure can
Mark Healy recently celebrated his 55th anniver- sary with Senninger Irrigation. A prolific engineer, Healy received the Irrigation Association’s Industry Achievement Award for “outstanding contributions to the development of the irrigation industry and its products” in 1994 along with his brother, Andy Healy. In addition to designing the industry’s first in-line pres- sure regulator in 1966, he is responsible for developing a long list of innovative products that have revolution- ized how irrigation products are designed and manu- factured.
change due to pressure loss through pipes and fittings, end guns cycling on/ off on a center pivot, or zones shutting off in a nursery or open field.
“Pressure regulators exist to maintain a system’s desired performance,” Healy said. “They more than pay for themselves by reducing water loss while helping to maintain irrigation uniformity and crop
yields. We appreciate the irrigation dealers who promote pressure regulation and the growers that use them. We believe their use helps save water and energy — resources on which we must all focus.”
Diann Ilkenhons is the marketing man-
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