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Golf Course Irrigation Design Errors That Will Cost You

By Melissa Morgan


Be it a small garden or a large farm, if you have plants, you need irrigation. You can irrigate small gardens manually. However, when it comes to larger areas, you need more advanced mechanical irrigation systems. Golf course, you have different choices. Some of the most effective golf course irrigation systems are detailed below.

Installing the wrong spray nozzle patterns is quite dangerous. Irrigation and landscape experts who are truly knowledgeable will only use the correct distance spray nozzles and nozzle pattern they need for an area. You can easily waste more money in water within the year using the incorrect throwing distance or pattern for just one spray head than it would cost to replace the spray nozzle and body.

Most sprinkler systems are poorly designed right from the start. Many people, when they try to design and set up a system, lack the professionalism and knowledge to install the watering zones properly and go beyond a crude design. There have been advancements in sprinkler methods, technology, and products in just the last few years that make many of the older systems obsolete.

Head to head water coverage is a must when designing an irrigation system. In a proper system design, water coverage will overlap for turf areas. Besides, the water from heads should reach the heads to the sides as well as across from them. The heads, for example, should be spaced 15 feet apart, if they have fifteen-foot nozzles. Owners of property will be advised of this by a competent landscape contractor.

Excessive over spraying is yet another mistake. In a very short time, you can easily waste massive amounts of water by going with an irrigation system design that includes overspray outside of the landscaped areas, such as driveways, neighbor's property, or sidewalks. Both spray nozzles and rotor need to be positioned and designed for the efficient use of water.

Note that there is no 'one size fit all' irrigation system. Different fields have different system requirements, and the choice has to be customized. The main factors that need to be considered while choosing an irrigation system are the type of plants or crop, operational expenses, water availability, initial investment, a source of water, size of the field, labor availability and requirements and shape of the field.

Not Including a Rain Shut off Device is, of course, uneconomical. To prevent an irrigation system from running after adequate amounts of rainfall or during a rainstorm, you should have this affordable device properly installed, set, and retrofitted. In under a year, this device will pay for itself by saving you up to fifteen percent on your annual operating expenses. In fact, they are so helpful that law requires them in some areas.

It is important to keep in mind that irrigating equipment is not just one unit; instead, they are an entire system including all processes from the source of water to the final watering phase. So, in addition to choosing the right system, it is also important to ensure that they are installed efficiently.




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