Design Issues

Discussion area for design issues such as where and how to tap into the water supply, how many heads to put on each zone, where should you place the heads and/or valves, and what size pipe should you use. Proper design layout is critial!

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3/4 valve, what size poly pipe should I go with 1/2 or 1? by BigAl (Sep 30th 2015, 6:48pm)	8	410	by BigAl (Oct 1st 2015, 10:18am)
28 x 24 foot grass area (first system) by mark2457 (May 1st 2016, 7:03pm)	1	211	by Wet_Boots (May 2nd 2016, 5:54pm)
25psi or 40psi regulator for garden and flower beds drip valves by elliotcod (Jun 2nd 2014, 2:20pm)	0	463	No reply
200' Mainline After BFP or Tunnel Under Driveway. by IFH Construction LLC (Jun 8th 2011, 6:02pm)	6	1,306	by HooKooDooKu (Jun 14th 2011, 10:37am)
2 acre design question by goyo5523 (Mar 5th 2004, 4:34pm)	7	3,854	by Wet_Boots (Jun 22nd 2017, 11:32am)
17 zone design calls for 2 controllers/timers by bconley24 (Aug 12th 2011, 4:30pm)	21	3,342	by grey (Aug 22nd 2011, 10:58pm)
125-GB - RainBird 1.25 inch by kmoore88 (Oct 10th 2007, 5:20am)	1	748	by Wet_Boots (Oct 11th 2007, 4:43am)
12 acre orchard design by mrpeterc (Mar 7th 2009, 9:59am)	1	889	by hi.todd (Mar 7th 2009, 6:31pm)
12 acre orchard design by mrpeterc (Mar 7th 2009, 9:59am)	0	383	No reply
100 psi versus 160 psi poly pipe by seaverd (Jun 18th 2005, 10:02am)	6	8,488	by Jazzer K (Sep 2nd 2005, 6:45pm)
1/2" swing joint with PGP 3/4" inlet. Does this reduce performance? by pman (May 10th 2015, 1:31am)	1	377	by Wet_Boots (May 10th 2015, 6:38am)
1/2" pipe to/from meter by BethieBoo (Nov 2nd 2012, 11:31am)	1	1,608	by Wet_Boots (Nov 2nd 2012, 7:07pm)
1/2" brass supply line by jrstear (Jun 23rd 2018, 9:17pm)	1	141	by mrfixit (Jun 24th 2018, 1:11am)
1/2 inch female pipe thread to 1/2 inch poly? by pfurrie (Oct 5th 2015, 8:24pm)	3	456	by Wet_Boots (Oct 6th 2015, 6:02pm)
1/2 inch copper supply by tayloralex (Jun 23rd 2013, 8:27am)	1	702	by Wet_Boots (Jun 23rd 2013, 11:24am)
1/14 in mains??? by TimCA2 (Sep 14th 2008, 2:33pm)	3	741	by irrigation solutions (Feb 27th 2009, 12:18pm)
1.5" service line and meter by cheezedawg (Oct 13th 2012, 11:52pm)	5	2,657	by cheezedawg (Oct 15th 2012, 8:57pm)
1.5 HP pump, 1" zone line and 6 falcon heads by jab (Mar 28th 2011, 7:16pm)	1	788	by Wet_Boots (Mar 29th 2011, 8:18am)
1.25" sprinkler design but I want to drop to 1" by valovic (Jan 12th 2013, 6:29pm)	4	2,105	by Wet_Boots (Jan 18th 2013, 1:40pm)
1" seems quite big by wsommariva (Dec 17th 2011, 2:04pm)	10	2,926	by wsommariva (Dec 29th 2011, 10:09am)