Sustainable Irrigation begins with knowledge. Heads Up Sprinkler Co. invites you to learn about Distribution Uniformity for Sprinkler System Water Conservation -- Audits. We’re EPA Water Sense Partners certified in Landscape Irrigation Auditing, able to offer you a scientific and standardized evaluation of your sprinkler system’s performance.
Over time, your sprinkler system has probably had some heads replaced; plants removed, added or replaced; garden areas enlarged or reduced; plants have grown; and fence lines have changed -- all sorts of landscaping changes. This has affected how efficiently and effectively your system delivers waters. Heads Up can help improve your sprinklers.
Heads Up Sprinkler Co. sprinkler audits will reveal how evenly your sprinklers apply water. Let a Heads Up Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor evaluate your system and help you to maximize your water conservation efforts, improve your sprinkler system performance and minimize water waste in your yard.
Heads Up Sprinkler Co. can perform an irrigation audit or water use analysis on your property and it will usually result in significant savings of water and money. This is especially true with the older systems that have never been in compliance with current conservation standards and practices.
We’ll determine the system precipitation rate (PR) and distribution uniformity (DU) for a single station or all stations. We’ll evaluate the system run time against correctly calculated run times based on actual ET calculations for each station. The run times will factor in location, soil type, existing slopes, plant type and density, sun exposure, sprinkler type and root-depth requirements. We’ll provide new recommendations for run times based on these calculations and that comply with the current standards.
We can usually help you save many gallons of water and that means buckets of money.
You may have noticed dry spots in yards. This typically results from areas where spray coverage from one head doesn't meet the coverage provided by the next adjacent head and overlapping that adjacent heads's spray coverage. Our Irrigation Audits go beyond the visual site inspection. They deliver precise statistics on how (un)evenly your sprinklers apply water, plus we can provide or implement recommended corrections.
Auditing is the inspection of a system to examine the operation of each component, the uniformity of the coverage provided and to determine the appropriate water-efficient irrigation schedule using calibrated catch devices (cups). These cups are placed at specific locations within a station or zone. That station or zone is then run for a measured amount of time. Afterwards, the amount of water in each cup is recorded and run through a formula that yields how evenly distributed the water is spread through the zone.
The results of an audit indicate precisely how much water is applied to your yard per hour, the Precipitation Rate. This key value helps determine how long your sprinklers need to run to deliver the 1” of water a week needed in the North Texas region during high summer. Additionally, audit results reveal what steps your yard can take to benefit from corrected and improved distribution uniformity. Immediate benefits can be: using less water; lowering water bills; and healthier landscapes. Long term benefits can be saving water and lowering your yard maintenance issues.
Irrigation audits should be undertaken after insuring your system is in optimum working condition. All repairs should be made before an audit is performed. Post audit results will provide information for corrective actions if needed.
Contact us if you need assistance --- 214.837.1553
Over time, your sprinkler system has probably had some heads replaced; plants removed, added or replaced; garden areas enlarged or reduced; plants have grown; and fence lines have changed -- all sorts of landscaping changes. This has affected how efficiently and effectively your system delivers waters. Heads Up can help improve your sprinklers.
Heads Up Sprinkler Co. sprinkler audits will reveal how evenly your sprinklers apply water. Let a Heads Up Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor evaluate your system and help you to maximize your water conservation efforts, improve your sprinkler system performance and minimize water waste in your yard.
Heads Up Sprinkler Co. can perform an irrigation audit or water use analysis on your property and it will usually result in significant savings of water and money. This is especially true with the older systems that have never been in compliance with current conservation standards and practices.
We’ll determine the system precipitation rate (PR) and distribution uniformity (DU) for a single station or all stations. We’ll evaluate the system run time against correctly calculated run times based on actual ET calculations for each station. The run times will factor in location, soil type, existing slopes, plant type and density, sun exposure, sprinkler type and root-depth requirements. We’ll provide new recommendations for run times based on these calculations and that comply with the current standards.
We can usually help you save many gallons of water and that means buckets of money.
You may have noticed dry spots in yards. This typically results from areas where spray coverage from one head doesn't meet the coverage provided by the next adjacent head and overlapping that adjacent heads's spray coverage. Our Irrigation Audits go beyond the visual site inspection. They deliver precise statistics on how (un)evenly your sprinklers apply water, plus we can provide or implement recommended corrections.
Auditing is the inspection of a system to examine the operation of each component, the uniformity of the coverage provided and to determine the appropriate water-efficient irrigation schedule using calibrated catch devices (cups). These cups are placed at specific locations within a station or zone. That station or zone is then run for a measured amount of time. Afterwards, the amount of water in each cup is recorded and run through a formula that yields how evenly distributed the water is spread through the zone.
The results of an audit indicate precisely how much water is applied to your yard per hour, the Precipitation Rate. This key value helps determine how long your sprinklers need to run to deliver the 1” of water a week needed in the North Texas region during high summer. Additionally, audit results reveal what steps your yard can take to benefit from corrected and improved distribution uniformity. Immediate benefits can be: using less water; lowering water bills; and healthier landscapes. Long term benefits can be saving water and lowering your yard maintenance issues.
Irrigation audits should be undertaken after insuring your system is in optimum working condition. All repairs should be made before an audit is performed. Post audit results will provide information for corrective actions if needed.
Contact us if you need assistance --- 214.837.1553