Each owner of a summer cottage, garden or vegetable garden is familiar with such an ordinary procedure as watering the lawn and plants. This is a rather laborious task that takes a lot of time. Things get more complicated if the plot is really large. But what if you could make your life easier?
What is automatic lawn watering?
In a nutshell, this is the dream of every owner of a summer cottage. Such a system saves money and water, in addition, it provides much-needed free time, without which it is simply impossible to have a normal rest. But this is precisely why a person leaves the city.
For people who constantly live in summer cottages, turning temporary houses into cozy cottages, the automatic lawn watering system will help save a lot of time. Plus, it will give your lawn a he althy, beautiful look that you really want to look at.
The benefits of automatic watering
There are many benefits to lawn watering systems. But here it is worth describingbasic only:
- Irrigation will be carried out evenly and according to all necessary technologies. The person is not involved in the process.
- Installing equipment is very easy - you can invite specialists or do it yourself.
- Sectoral watering can also be adjusted. This way, water will not get on the buildings.
- Automatic lawn watering can be equipped with accessories.
- This saves your energy, reduces the consumption of electricity and water. The latter occurs through a clear cycle.
- Auto Watering can be set to water more frequently on dry days and less frequently during rainy days.
- The system can be equipped with a heating block, which can also be adjusted to maintain the desired water temperature.
DIY system
How to water the lawn with your own hands? A large-scale project should be carried out by a competent and trained specialist, but such work can be done by an ordinary person if he has clear instructions for the job.
It is in this order that further text will be written - in the form of step-by-step detailed instructions, by following which you will be able to assemble an automatic irrigation system. This instruction consists of three steps.
The first step is a blueprint
It's worth starting from the very basics, that is, from a plan. There are reasons for this - a lawn watering system is a very large project, and it requires careful planning. First followspurchase equipment for watering the lawn. Yes, you still need to think about what exactly you need to buy and in what quantity. Next, you will need to make a list of actions - this makes it possible to understand how much work awaits you, which means whether you need to involve one or more pairs of hands, etc.
It is also important to think about planning the irrigation scheme itself - graph paper (regular drawing paper) is perfect for this purpose. On it, apply a schematic plan of all structures and zones located on the site. This will include buildings, paths, as well as green spaces, flower beds and more. Naturally, it is best to start work with the acquisition of a site - this will allow you not to damage existing structures and plants. That is, it will also be necessary to plan how the plants and lawn will be planted. Thus, you can make a system for watering the lawn with your own hands, and exactly as you need.
The diagram shows the source of water, as well as the location of the pump - it is best that such a source be approximately in the middle of the site. This will allow you to evenly stretch the highways, which means that the automatic lawn irrigation system will work with the same pressure in all areas. From the pump on paper, lines are drawn, as well as their branches. Sprinklers, that is, sprinklers, are marked on these lines. They may differ in range, and therefore you must first select them, and then make a diagram. On it, you outline the area of \u200b\u200baction of all sprinklers. For each group of watering headsa separate solenoid valve is needed.
The second step is the purchase of the necessary
After the scheme is ready, and you understand how the lawn will be watered on your site, you can start buying the necessary materials. For the vast majority of systems, materials such as:
- water intake pump;
- pipes;
- connection details;
- sprinklers;
- pipe pressure regulators;
- filters;
- electrovalves;
- necessary tool for digging the ground;
- controllers.
All of the above details are absolutely necessary. A pumping station, for example, must be carefully selected depending on the size of the land - the larger it is, the more water will be needed. Filters are needed to purify water from homemade wells, otherwise sprinklers, and even the pipes themselves, will very quickly become unusable. A pressure regulator will be needed for a system where sprinklers will be used with different pressures, or watering will be carried out by drip. Controllers and solenoid valves are one of the most important parts of the system, simply because they are the ones that control irrigation patterns. Pipes should also be chosen carefully. They can be of several types - you can consult the store about this.
Preparation and installation
What is the job of installing a system like automatic lawn watering?
The equipment will be installed in several stages:
- pump station;
- ditching;
- pipe laying;
- connecting the system to the pump;
- installing sprinklers;
- installation of controllers, valves, sprinkler motion controllers, filters, etc.;
- setup, controller programming and system testing.
- launch.
After doing these works, if you approach everything with sufficient care, you will end up with a real watering system. The description is rather short, but it is enough to understand in what order the work should be done.
Subtleties and nuances
There are a few simple rules to follow in order for the system to work properly and serve you long enough:
- First, you need to keep an eye on the filters, checking their condition every two weeks.
- The rest of the system also needs to be checked, but half as often.
- From time to time you will need to fix subsidence.
- At the beginning of the season, batteries need to be changed, and it would be better to remove them for the winter.
- If the system is mothballed, then there should be no water there.
- It is better to dismantle electrovalves before cold weather.
- The same should be done with humidity and temperature sensors.
Subtleties and watering
Here are some tips:
- How often to water the lawn? Best every evening or every other day, and on dry days– and in the morning.
- The soil is considered sufficiently wet if the water has penetrated even to a depth of half a meter (you can go as deep as thirty centimeters).
- Don't overwater.
- It is not recommended to water the lawn with an open jet.
- During wet weather, watering can be done once a week or every three days.
