Automatic Watering. Part 1

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Automatic irrigation - such irrigation systems seem to be the most convenient for modern summer residents. Of course, there are companies that are installing such systems. However, you can also arrange an automatic watering system with your own hands.

Of course, installing an automatic irrigation system will become a very laborious process. Initially, it will take a lot of calculations, and then an impressive amount of time to carry out the installation of the system itself. By the way, the knowledge gained during the independent installation of such an irrigation system will allow in the future to carry out repairs with your own hands, which will also become a profitable way of saving.

So, to create a do-it-yourself irrigation system, you will need to purchase some elements: first of all, a pumping station, fine filters, so-called pressure regulators, solenoid valves, HDPE pipe, sprinklers and, finally, controllers.

As for the pumping station, its main role is to create the necessary pressure for irrigation. After all, the water supply system is not always capable of providing the required indicator of water pressure. Actually, you should choose such a station after you have completely drawn up a project for a future automatic irrigation system. This is how the required performance is calculated, which the pumping station must have in order to ensure irrigation of the required area.

Fine filters will help get rid of the following problem: sprinklers can be clogged with various fine grains of sand, which will lead to their failure quickly. Such grains of sand appear as a result of the fact that many summer residents have a home-made well as a source of water supply.

Pressure regulators will only be needed if the irrigation system will consist of irrigation heads, known as sprinklers, of a variety of types. In this case, each sprinkler will have its own working pressure value, and these values are set using the pressure regulator.

Solenoid valves and controllers will be required to irrigate specific areas of the site. If your site is very large, then you will need to water in several steps, changing the irrigation section. The controllers also set the opening and closing times of the solenoid valve that will supply water to the sprinkler.

HDPE pipes (HDPE stands for low-pressure polyethylene) are a water transport line that leads from the water supply source towards the sprinklers. For an automatic irrigation system, you will need to select pipes of various cross-sections: from the water supply source to the sprinkler, the cross-section must be reduced.

Sprinklers are the so-called executive organ of the entire automatic irrigation system. Such elements will be in the soil, during watering they will move about 15-20 centimeters upward, and after watering they again hide in the soil. Sprinklers can be static and rotary. The static ones are responsible for watering a single sector, while the rotary ones will rotate and water a certain radius of the area.

Next, we'll talk about how to create such an automatic watering system with your own hands. First of all, you should prepare a diagram of your site, where the area that you plan to water with this system should be marked. On such a diagram, you should also indicate those areas that do not require watering.

Actually drawing up such a scheme should not bring much difficulty. However, it is necessary to think it over carefully and take into account all possible nuances. Only in this case, the irrigation system will serve you for a long time, delighting you with its quality indicators.

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