Looking for garden watering tips

  • Erstellt am 2019-05-23 07:46:33

bibi80

2019-05-24 10:01:16
  • #1
Clear water would definitely be turned on, as the cistern is supposed to have a pump that starts automatically when water is drawn.

If the cistern is empty, I connect the whole system to the house water.

So I could also put the irrigation controller in the underground tank, which is planned in the area shown as technology in the detailed plan.

It would be a box like this:
 

bibi80

2019-05-24 10:03:41
  • #2
Oh no - error in thinking.

The control line carries water, I always think of an electrical line.

Then the computer would have to go into the valve box as well.

The electricity is already in the lawn area, so I don't want to put the computer in the house.

Either in an underground tank or next to the water tap.
 

Otus11

2019-05-24 10:03:45
  • #3


Keep in mind the supply lines when doing this, as each sprinkler in the line roughly halves the pressure. Therefore, the number per line is limited.
 

rick2018

2019-05-24 10:21:07
  • #4
The control line carries the signal (current), not water. The rule of thumb from Otus11 is not correct because sprinklers are not in series but with a branch. I will put this together for you in the next few days. Then you can also see how many circuits there will be.
 

bibi80

2019-05-24 10:22:28
  • #5
Okay then into the power box.

Sorry for the confusion

Thanks for your help
 

rick2018

2019-05-24 14:52:45
  • #6
Hello Birgit,

I have put it together for you. It will be even simpler and cheaper
You get:
5 x Hunter PRS40 housings (these have a pressure reducer)
3 x Hunter Rotator MP2000 heads 90° to 210° (flow rate each 0.18 m3/h)
1 x Hunter Rotator MP right strip nozzle head (flow rate 0.05 m3/h)
1 x Hunter Rotator MP right strip nozzle head (flow rate 0.05 m3/h)
Total flow rate 0.64 m3/h. You can easily manage that through your water pipe or a reasonably good cistern pump. So one circuit is enough for you
1 x Rotator adjustment key
50 meters PE pipe DN25 (depending on installation)
X fittings for branches and sprinkler connections
2 x water boxes
1 x switch or irrigation computer with two outputs
1 x compressed air connection (coupling to e.g. Gardena)

At the end of the line, you can connect a coupling to e.g. Gardena and attach a piece of hose. That way, as desired, simple switching between the water tap and the cistern.
Now you can either start the irrigation via the water tap (or turn on the cistern pump) or get an irrigation computer with water connection (two outputs) such as from Gardena. That way, you don’t need a box with valves, control lines, a “real” computer, etc.
Overall, a pragmatic, robust, and cost-effective solution. Since the flow is so low and pressure-reducing housings are used, the piping can be done accordingly. The sprinklers can be adjusted for throw distance and width.


yellow dots are the water boxes (you can position them anywhere, just pull the line there)
yellow line is the supply line for the water boxes
black dots are the PRS40 housings (and the corresponding heads)
black line is the supply line for sprinklers
pink semicircle are the MP2000 90-210° heads
blue rectangle on the right is the MP right strip nozzle head
blue rectangle on the left is the MP left strip nozzle head

I was not sure where your water connection is. I simply routed it towards the technical room.
 

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