1. Water Wisely
Spring Tune-Up

2. Water Wisely First things first
What’s the most important question to ask?

3. Water Well
3 parts to watering well
Design
Maintenance
Management

4. Walk Through Inspection
Evaluating good design & maintenance starts with a thorough inspection

5. Know Your System
Make a zone map 4 5 7 2 6 8 1

6. Design Even coverage Head spacing High/Low Pressure
Equipment Uniformity

7. Maintenance – Observations
Water Hammer
Dry/Wet Spots
Sink Holes
Mud
Water Stains
Irrigation Related?

8. Maintenance - Sprinklers
Broken risers
Leaking seals
Misdirected spray
Plugged/Broken nozzles
Low head drainage
Blocked spray
Tilted heads
Too deep/high

9. Maintenance - Drip Systems
Hands and knees!
Leaks
Missing emitters
Plugged emitters
Separated fittings
Flush filters

10. Maintenance - Valves Slow valve action Won’t turn on/off Weeping Heads
Leaks
Wiring/Splices

11. Maintenance - Controllers
Battery
Display
Bugs
Interior/Exterior
Connections
Location

12. Walk Through Inspections
The most important point…
Turn it on to
inspect it!!!

13. Management How you operate the system Scheduling
Be organized – Use the worksheet

14. Scheduling Identify zones Assign zones to programs Run times
Start times
Days on
Make the controller work for you.
Program the schedule for the landscape not the controller.
Stay organized.
Work through the steps.

15. Cool Stuff
Sprinklers
Drip
Pipe & Fittings
Controllers

16. Sprinklers
Rotary Sprinkler Nozzles

17. Sprinklers Check Valve Bodies Matched Precipitation Rate
Rectangular Spray Patterns

18. Drip
Retrofit Kit

19. Drip
Adaptor Manifolds

20. Drip
In-Line Emitters

21. Pipe & Fittings
Flexible Tubing

22. Pipe & Fittings
Slip-Fit Coupling
Multi-Dimensional

23. Weather Based “Smart” Controllers
Weather Station
Satellite Service
Web Based

24. The End