Uniform Irrigation Head Types and Nozzles Ensuring that there are like irrigation components
in each zone is key for a system to operate efficiently. This means that the types of irrigation heads should be of similar make and model and nozzle types are not drastically different (nozzles are measured in gallons per minute or GPM). One would not want to have a bed overhead spray nozzle zoned together with a turf-specific rotor head. Quite simply application rates would likely be dramatically different meaning too much or too little water would be applied to the plant.
Various nozzle model application rates can be dramatically different.
Program Your Controller With Cycle Soak When water pools or runs away from the intended
target (plant), irrigation efficiencies plummet. To avoid this runoff, apply the same amount of water in smaller increments. Instead of running a zone for 18 minutes, consider running that same zone 2 times (cycle) during your water period for nine minutes with a 30-45 minute interval in between (soak). The idea being you will lessen the likelihood of water running away from the plant over the surface, and instead, infiltrating the surface and percolating to the plant roots.
When water pools or runs away from the plant, efficiencies plummet. To avoid runoff, apply the same amount of water in smaller increments.
Irrigation Component Upgrades Once you have gone through the aforementioned steps
and determined your system is sound and programmed correctly, increase your system efficiency by upgrading components like MPR model rotors and spray heads (MPR stands for Max Precipitation Rate). MPR components ensure your water is applied with the least amount of water runoff and drift. Finally, consider a controller upgrade to an ET Based Smart Controller (ET stands for Evapo Transpiration and is the measurement of water vapor leaving a plant leaf or grass blade). These models are equipped with cellular download capabilities, where weather ET data is downloaded into the controller “brain” in real-time and the amount of time a zone provides water varies depending on the actual needs of the plant (i.e. how much ET took place the day before). As a result, the correct amount of water is applied whenever the system operates.
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