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A Step-By-Step

Introduction to

Design and Installation

Residential

Sprinkler System

Design Handbook

Summary of Contents for Residental Sprinkler System

Page 1: ...A Step By Step Introduction to Design and Installation Residential Sprinkler System Design Handbook...

Page 2: ...rs Per Minute l min Working Pressure and Pipe Sizing charts we considered reasonable friction loss and acceptable water velocity for a residential irrigation system If you have any questions on the de...

Page 3: ...d as large as possible Consider the information in Step 2 above while dividing up the plot plan front yard back yard and side yard lawn or shrub areas and shady areas Label your areas A B C D etc See...

Page 4: ...Design Capacity how much water is available for irrigation If the system will be installed using the city water supply follow steps 1 3 below If the water will be drawn from a lake tank bore hole or w...

Page 5: ...mounted shrub heads which are installed above ground level This 8 meters by 8 meters measurement is not a hard rule rather it is a guideline The only consideration restricting the size of the area in...

Page 6: ...ay each other head to head spacing place heads along the perimeters Draw these sprinklers watering patterns Step 3 Now look to see if the perimeter heads will be spraying across the area to the heads...

Page 7: ...total l min system design capacity available 4 If the total number of zones is not a whole number round the number up to establish how many zones there will be 1 2 zones becomes 2 zones This is the to...

Page 8: ...and polyethylene Poly Check with your local Hunter dealer to find out which type of pipe is used in your area 1 Draw a line connecting all of the sprinkler heads in each separate zone Follow the examp...

Page 9: ...Freezing Climates If the installation is in a freezing climate and the P O C is in the basement install a drain valve immediately after the isolation valve to drain the irrigation line before first f...

Page 10: ...RINKLER CONTROLLER WIRE LOW VOLTAGE WATERPROOF WIRE CONNECTORS ACCU S PRESS AUTOMATIC CO PGV SERIES POINT OF CONNECTION P O C CAP FOR FUTURE USE GEAR DRIVEN RO I 20 U 3 4 SWING JOIN SJ SERIE PVC EL OR...

Page 11: ...ING JOINT SJ SERIES ELL SLIP THREAD INSERT X THREAD PVC REDUCING TEE SLIP X SLIP X THREAD OR POLY REDUCING TEE INSERT X INSERT X THREAD PVC TEE SLIP X SLIP X SLIP OR POLY TEE INSERT X INSERT X INSERT...

Page 12: ...inkler main line depth in your area trench 25 cm to 30 cm deep 5 Installing Pipe Under a Walkway or Driveway Hammering Method Cap off both ends of a galvanized pipe and hammer through See illustration...

Page 13: ...lete head to head coverage If it appears that you will need to revise the plan add a head recheck the l min numbers to make sure you are within the system s design capacity See page 5 Recheck the Pipe...

Page 14: ...dirt which may have entered the system Flush the system even if you are sure nothing got in during installation When you are certain that the water is clean turn the zone valve off and install the rem...

Page 15: ...l Valve WATER METER Brass Gate Valve or Brass Ball Valve Point of Connection P O C MALE adapter Water Meter Brass Compression Tee compression x compression x thread 1 Point of Connection List all the...

Page 16: ...p the wall to hook up the controller Valve Box Waterproof Wire Connectors Automatic Control Valve pgv Series Male Adapters Materials List 3 Valves Sprinkler Controller Wire Low Voltage Automatic Sprin...

Page 17: ...x 30 cm SJ 7506 x x 15 cm SJ 7512 x x 30 cm SJ 712 x 30 cm 7 SWING JOINT ASSEMBLIES Transfer the number of sprinklers required from Step 5 to the area provided below then determine the quantity of pa...

Page 18: ...rs into the timer s memory that determines when the system will water A program for an automatic sprinkler timer contains three pieces of information what days to water what time to start watering all...

Page 19: ...at the precipitation rate at which water is applied is even over each zone of coverage Matched precipitation is accomplished by selecting the appropriate nozzles or zoning together sprinklers with the...

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