When your old irrigation system stops working, what next? If you’ve purchased a property with an inoperable system, what now? In both cases, starting from scratch sounds like the obvious and most practical way forward. However, there are a few questions worth asking first. What value still lies in the ground under your feet? What’s […]
In this article, I share the top 10 reasons why pop-up sprinklers fail. 1. PRESSURE TOO HIGH When walking down a street and looking at a pop-up system running, you can all too often see the water misting up and swirling down the street, particularly with a gentle breeze blowing. This is a classic sign […]
I’m pretty sure you’ve seen it by now. The brown irrigation pipes used on gardens these days. It’s called drip line irrigation. I wonder how many people understand how it works. How it’s supposed to work, that is. How the designer intended it to be used, and what components are necessary inclusions in the system […]