Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Irrigation questions answered 41May 06, 2015 8:39 pm Regarding subsurface drip irrigation design, after reading the design guides I'm still not clear on how much dripline you can install on one station. For example, Rainbird specify the maximum length of each piece of dripline between headers, but not the total length of dripline that can be attached to the station. I feel as though I'm missing something obvious. Any advice? Re: Irrigation questions answered 42Dec 19, 2015 9:12 pm Used this forum at length over past hour to help research a few things, particularly drip feed, so thought I'd add some useful resources which hadn't been mentioned: Good overview of drip irrigation with nice pics and explanation of key requirements http://www.irrigationtutorials.com/drip ... -and-more/ Decided to go with netafim as per Fu - fairly straightforward instructions available on document below including pictures of connectors and descriptions of different setups: http://www.netafim.com.au/Data/Uploads/ ... 202010.pdf Bought from these guys: http://sunshoweronline.com.au/irrigatio ... irrigation - as per Fu's advice, the irrigation stores are nearly 50% cheaper than hardware stores, particularly on tubing. aka ~ $50 vrs $90 / 50 meters Thanks. Re: Irrigation questions answered 43Dec 20, 2015 9:00 am Hi Fu or anyone else that has some ideas i have 2.5 acres of extremely sandy soil i am adding manure to the soil as fast as i can but obviously is a slow process on an area this large i plan on having horses on 1,5 acres and remaining vegiies/fruit trees i am looking at sprinkler type irrigation any advice on what size pump or pumps what size pipe or hose and what size/type sprinklers how many zones and types of solenoids i know it's a big ask but stepping from domestic backyard to acreage a normal irrigation system wont cut it Hi all I am looking to run a water line under my concrete footpath which is directly next to my home, was seeing if this is possible without cutting the entire section… 0 20188 Hi Brainstrust, I had a go at creating my own irrigation plan, keen to get some feedback. It will be run from one 750-800W pump, off 2* 5000L rain tanks. Each zone… 0 22771 Personally, considering your layout (study/work desks in bedrooms), I don't think you have any other option but to leave NW windows and make them as big as possible e.g.… 7 10480 |