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Sustainable Irrigation begins with knowledge. Heads Up Sprinkler Co. encourages you to keep up with current technologies that can help improve your landscape, minimize water waste and reduce your water bill. The following information pertains to drip in general and North Texas in particular.
What is Drip? Drip irrigation is another method of applying water in an automatic sprinkler system. Drip requires a dedicated station (or zone). Drip is specialized manufactured tubing with emitters (outlets) every 6", 12", 18" or 24" along the tube. The spacing is chosen by the irrigation designer and set for the coverage area.
Why does Drip need its own station or zone? Drip delivers water at a very slow rate (a drip at a time). Unlike spray heads which deliver a lot of water in a short amount of time, drip delivers a little water and needs a longer period of time to run. That means drip and spray stations require different run times (drip needs 15-25 minute run times versus spray stations which need 8-12 minutes). Combining the two different sprinkler emitters on a single station will either create an over or under watering condition.
What makes Drip more efficient? Drip tubing is ½” in size and has built-in emitters every 12”, 18” & 24” for regulated distribution. This emitter spacing is what makes the layout of the tubing uniform when installed properly. Maintaining the same width between the tubing as the distance between the manufacturer placed emitters completes the perfection in the layout and insures 90% uniform distribution of water in the covered area.
Can Drip be installed for house foundation watering? Absolutely, but Drip is not a product for success if you plan to use it in an area where you will be constantly digging or transplanting. Installing drip for even coverage around the foundation and practicing appropriate water scheduling helps manage our North Texas clay type of soil.
Does Drip have to be buried? Drip can be installed either on the surface or subsurface. Drip can be buried approximately 4" to 8" depending upon the soil type and plant material. Heads Up recommends laying drip on top of the soil in flower beds then covered with 3" - 6" of shredded mulch. The mulch protects the drip tubing from small mammals seeking a water source and improves the lateral movement of the water through the beds. Mulch also can be raked back to reveal the drip tubing to minimize "oops" moments when planting flowers or performing landscape maintenance.
Will Drip freeze? Drip tubing only has water in the lines when the station (zone) is running, covering it with mulch insulates the tubing to help resist freezes, but without water in the lines, it shouldn't freeze. Best management practice is to include a rain & freeze sensor in your automatic system to prevent watering during freeze or rain events.
Have more questions? Drip is a great product when installed properly. Check our other Drip pages for more information. Of course we can't put everything on the web site, so contact us if you need more information.
Contact us if you need assistance --- 214.837.1553 or use the Contact Us from website
What is Drip? Drip irrigation is another method of applying water in an automatic sprinkler system. Drip requires a dedicated station (or zone). Drip is specialized manufactured tubing with emitters (outlets) every 6", 12", 18" or 24" along the tube. The spacing is chosen by the irrigation designer and set for the coverage area.
Why does Drip need its own station or zone? Drip delivers water at a very slow rate (a drip at a time). Unlike spray heads which deliver a lot of water in a short amount of time, drip delivers a little water and needs a longer period of time to run. That means drip and spray stations require different run times (drip needs 15-25 minute run times versus spray stations which need 8-12 minutes). Combining the two different sprinkler emitters on a single station will either create an over or under watering condition.
What makes Drip more efficient? Drip tubing is ½” in size and has built-in emitters every 12”, 18” & 24” for regulated distribution. This emitter spacing is what makes the layout of the tubing uniform when installed properly. Maintaining the same width between the tubing as the distance between the manufacturer placed emitters completes the perfection in the layout and insures 90% uniform distribution of water in the covered area.
Can Drip be installed for house foundation watering? Absolutely, but Drip is not a product for success if you plan to use it in an area where you will be constantly digging or transplanting. Installing drip for even coverage around the foundation and practicing appropriate water scheduling helps manage our North Texas clay type of soil.
Does Drip have to be buried? Drip can be installed either on the surface or subsurface. Drip can be buried approximately 4" to 8" depending upon the soil type and plant material. Heads Up recommends laying drip on top of the soil in flower beds then covered with 3" - 6" of shredded mulch. The mulch protects the drip tubing from small mammals seeking a water source and improves the lateral movement of the water through the beds. Mulch also can be raked back to reveal the drip tubing to minimize "oops" moments when planting flowers or performing landscape maintenance.
Will Drip freeze? Drip tubing only has water in the lines when the station (zone) is running, covering it with mulch insulates the tubing to help resist freezes, but without water in the lines, it shouldn't freeze. Best management practice is to include a rain & freeze sensor in your automatic system to prevent watering during freeze or rain events.
Have more questions? Drip is a great product when installed properly. Check our other Drip pages for more information. Of course we can't put everything on the web site, so contact us if you need more information.
Contact us if you need assistance --- 214.837.1553 or use the Contact Us from website