Landscape Irrigation - Sprinkler System
About Sprinkler System
Introduction
Residential gardens containing flowers, trees and plants are a beautiful part of your outdoor landscaping. Lawns and turf areas are also beautiful areas which all need much care and maintenance. Watering is a vital part of healthy plant and turf growth. Watering ensures the gardens and lawns live a happy, green and healthy life. Homeowners can help make the watering process simply by installing a sprinkler system which does the watering for you. Sprinkler systems are a great irrigation option for your property. Benefits
Sprinkler systems are highly beneficial to both your gardens and lawns as well as to the environment. They help save water resources by only using the right amount of water in which the plants and trees in your gardens need. Another benefit of sprinkler systems is that they are easily operated, the system can be set to a schedule which is chosen by you for example; your gardens or lawn may only need a small amount of watering therefore you can set your sprinkler system to only operate once a day for 15 minutes. What a perfect way to keep your gardens and lawns fresh and healthy. Design
A sprinkler system is a convenient and value tool when irrigating your property. When used correctly homeowners will achieve many substantial advantages. Designing a sprinkler system is simple and easy you must always consider all aspects of the landscaping and which areas need to most watering. The basic elements of a sprinkler system include; heads, valves, piping, timers and water. Each element is highly vital for the greatest operating mode of a sprinkler system. Before you design your system ensure that you check all areas of your landscaping and realize which plants and flowers need more watering and which lawn areas need more watering. These considerations should get you started on designing your very own sprinkler system.
Types of Sprinkler Systems
Sprinkler systems are available with many different spraying heads. Each type of spraying head offers a different purpose and may not be suited to your landscaping therefore you may need to find the right one. Here is a list of some of the types of sprinkler system heads:
- Pop up , are mounted into the ground through an under ground sprinkler system. When in use they pop up and water the surround area and when not in use they go down into the ground and are unseen.
- Pipe mounted , are on small piping tubes which are firmly in place in the ground. They rise above the ground surface and water direct areas.
- Single Stream , are also mounted in the ground but they only flow water into a straight line and into directly in front areas.
- Impact , heads spin around in a circular motion, they are also mounted into the ground and they are the ideal sprinkler system for large properties because their water coverage is immense.
- Multi stream , also spin in circular motion but the throw water in several different directions which help water more than one spot at a time.
All types of sprinkler systems can be installed solely by you or an irrigation specialist. Sprinkler systems are ideal and they help conserve our world’s most precious source of life.
