Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Aug 04, 2011 6:00 pm Apologies if this has already been discussed but I couldn't see any topics on the past few pages. I'm interested in setting up a sub surface irrigation system at my newly built home before the turf goes down (empire zoysia along with Fu Manchus turf laying recommendations - thanks Fu!). Something like this: http://www.kisss.com.au/Solutions/Residential.aspx Does anyone have any experience with this type of system and are able to share their experiences or recommend any products/suppliers? Alternatively is this a bad idea and why? Re: Sub surface irrigation 2Aug 07, 2011 11:02 pm What ever you do, don't attempt subsurface on lawns without first searching this forum. It is of absolute importance that some extremely expensive measures are used to protect the integrity of your water supply and that of your neighbours. This is why other than in very high end landscapes would I use MP rotators to irrigate lawns and subsurface to irrigate gardens. I no longer use the product above since they dropped the netafim product as the one used inside the geotextile. Re: Sub surface irrigation 3Aug 07, 2011 11:04 pm Oh, back flow valves are by no means adequate to ensure the integrity of your domestic water supply when using these set ups. Either netafim or Kisss. Re: Sub surface irrigation 5Aug 07, 2011 11:15 pm In particular this from page 26. Water Corp and Irrigation Australia The essentials are: • Means to protect the system from root-intrusion as detailed above. • An approved, correctly designed, specified and installed RPZ (reduced pressure zone) backflow prevention device must be installed on these systems. This device must be installed by a specialist qualified to install these valves and must be tested annually by a qualified service contractor in compliance with the current Plumbing Code. 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 20165 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 21909 It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 8245 |