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Some alsoВ suggest usingВ a special gauge that measures the flow.

Some do-it-yourself sprinkler system guidesВ have you measure water flow by turning on an existing faucet andВ timing how long it takes to fillВ a bucket. The вЂњGPMвЂќ value for your new sprinkler system should be based on the size of the existing water supply pipe running to your house. Beware of measuring flow with a bucket or gauge.Please watch out for these major design errors that may lead toВ very expensiveВ repairs: HoweverВ there are a number ofВ design guidesВ around, both online and in stores,В that useВ outdated designВ methods. Warning: There are lots of online tutorials and this one may not be your choice and thatвЂ™s fine. More on the author at the bottom of this page.

#Sprinkler system designer professional

This tutorial was written by a professional irrigation designer and licensed landscape architectВ who has over 35 years experience designing irrigation for everything from small tract yards to golf courses.

The advantage of being online is that theВ tutorial does get constantly updated to incorporate new products, ideas, and methods. Tons of feedback have resulted in rewrites of the parts that were not clear. You may find an error or two in itВ (especially in the grammar, it was written by an irrigation expert, not an English major) but most of the technical errors have been found and corrected long ago. This tutorial has beenВ online a while, the first version was writtenВ backВ in 1995.

Thousands of people have usedВ this tutorial toВ create their irrigation systems drawings.

#Sprinkler system designer how to

If you have a well and/or pump this is one of the only sprinkler system design guides available anywhere (including those $$$В books for sale at stores)В that will showВ you how to correctly design your system so that itВ willВ not destroy your pump by making it cycle or run dry.

No flashing ads, no pop-ups (except the вЂњwe use cookiesвЂќВ pop-up notice that is required by law.) Yes there are some ads, along with a fewВ вЂњtipsвЂќ theyВ pay the cost of keeping it online.

#Sprinkler system designer free

If you were ever a brokeВ college student you can probably appreciate the idea of a free online textbook! Speaking of freeвЂ¦ However, itВ is writtenВ using 6th grade level English, so donвЂ™t panic. It is used by colleges to teach irrigation design courses, and we encourage that use.

Unless you are a future irrigation professional and interested inВ learning all about irrigation, which leads us to the next pointвЂ¦ So while some tutorial pages are long, you may not need to actually read a lot of it. Finally some subjects then move on to cover special situations or layoutВ that are not вЂњtypicalвЂќ for those who need that additional insight. ManyВ of the topics start with a outline of the topic,В then expand on that outlineВ in detail for those who need more explanation.

This tutorial assumes you know nothing about irrigation and breaks it all down for you (but the beginner stuff is easily skimmed over for those more experienced.).

Bonus: This tutorial will teach you how to spot the really bad irrigation products.

Sometimes they are good products,В sometimes not. Most tutorials will force you into using specific products on your plan.

This tutorialВ works with ALL sprinkler products and does not base your design on the use ofВ a single manufacturer or storeвЂ™sВ products.

There are lots of Sprinkler Design Guides, Why This one? Whether youвЂ™re a professional landscaper or want to irrigate your own yard, this free Landscape Sprinkler System Design Tutorial is designed to take you step-by-step through the process ofВ creating a professional-quality sprinkler irrigation plan, layout,В or drawing.