Lately I have been receiving a lot of questions concerning how to add a sprinkler head to an existing sprinkler zone. The easiest way to accomplish this is to find where an existing sprinkler line is located and cut in a new head. This means you cut the sprinkler pipe leaving a gap that the… Continue reading Typical Sprinkler Head Assembly
Category: Sprinklers
Christy’s Red Hot Blue Glue
iScaper Rating See my YouTube video on how to use PVC glue at my channel iScaper1. Description: Excellent for wet or damp conditions. Very fast setting. Can be used as is through 6″ diameter piping, unless local code requries a primer. Blue in color to show quantity applied. Has excellent gap-filling capability. Suitable for potable… Continue reading Christy’s Red Hot Blue Glue
Matched Precipitation Rates (MPR)
Most of the large sprinkler manufacturer’s produce sprinkler heads with Matched Precipitation Rates (MPR). This simply means that all the heads will water at the same rate on a given sprinkler zone. To be more precise, it is the actual nozzle in the sprinkler head that will water at the same rate. So you could… Continue reading Matched Precipitation Rates (MPR)
Gallons Per Minute
In sprinkler systems, gallons per minute (gpm) or liters per second (L/s) is simply the volume of flow (how much) water is moving through your sprinkler system. If you are installing a new sprinkler system, maintaining your current system, or retro-fitting an existing system you need to know how many gallons per minute are available… Continue reading Gallons Per Minute
Galvanized Sprinkler Pipe
iScaper Rating Galvanized pipe is actually steel pipe that has been coated with a layer of zinc to help prohibit corrosion. Almost all galvanized pipe is connected with the use of threaded fittings. Corrosion and chemical deposits accumulate inside galvanized and reduce the flow capacity. This worsens with age and can jeopardize the integrity of… Continue reading Galvanized Sprinkler Pipe
Orbit Plastic Pop Up Sprinkler Head
iScaper Rating I have a lot of problems with this sprinkler head. On the Orbit website it says that it is ideal for small yards with shallow sprinkler systems. This would be the only scenario where I would use this sprinkler head, only I would add in “with lots of tree roots.” I encounter this… Continue reading Orbit Plastic Pop Up Sprinkler Head