Installing an underground sprinkler is a great way to conserve water and save money on irrigation.
Lawn irrigation sprinkler system layout examples.
The orbit sprinkler system designer this tool allows you to create an online sketch of your property.
This week we ll go further into the process by actually designing our plan.
All the information you need to create a sprinkler system design for your lawn shrubs or garden is in this landscape sprinkler design manual.
The first step in designing a residential system is to measure the property and indicate the location of the house.
In other words your system flow rate is 3 gallons per minute.
See page 4 for more information on toro s sprinkler design service.
Often your irrigation equipment supplier can take the map you ve drawn and give you a sample design to work with.
Follow the instructions in this guide and use the layout paper on page 6 to design and draw your irrigation system.
Illustrations charts and spreadsheets will help explain and simplify the sprinkler irrigation design process.
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.
Divide this time into 60 to determine your gpm.
Before we start we want to mention our amazing online sprinkler design tool.
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There are two options for getting a design for your automatic irrigation system.
Knowing the most efficient layout for a sprinkler.
Typical lawn sprinkler layout.
On a separate piece of paper sketch out your property and place your measurements on the sketch.
Incorrectly designed sprinkler systems can leave brown spots in your lawn and lead to unnecessary water usage.
Let toro do the irrigation system design for you.
Residential sprinkler system design guide 3 sprinkler system planning plot plan and design 1.
On the system components and lengthens service life.
Last week we discussed the initial prep work of putting in a sprinkler system.