jeffinsgf
Veteran Member
I did this last summer. I put right at 3/4 of an acre under irrigation. Once you get past the head scratching, it's pretty easy.
If you're starting with an area of 1000 square feet, take a look at the MP Rotator spray nozzles: MP Rotator
They work a little differently than most. You'll find a lot of fans for them on the irrigation forum at lawnsite.com. I used them on one of the trickier parts of my yard, and if I had it to do over again, I would probably have used them even more.
By the way, you WILL NOT find many fans of Orbit equipment on Lawnsite. Think Rainbird and Hunter. My system is all Hunter (controller, valves, and heads) except for about a dozen of the MP Rotators (in Hunter risers).
The Residential Design Handbook from Hunter is free and much better than Rainbird's. The design concepts apply regardless of whose products you use.
The Hunter Pro-C Controller would be nice in your situation because it is expandable by adding 3 zone chips and it is pre-wired to start a pump.
Good luck. This can be a very rewarding project. I had a blast doing mine, even though I did it on a lawn that in places is almost solid limestone and I did it during near record heat last July. It is really cool the first time your controller shuts down one zone and fires up another just like you set it up. It is also cool when the arc from one head drops directly on its neigbor -- which means you did all your pressure, volume and nozzle calculations correctly.
If you're starting with an area of 1000 square feet, take a look at the MP Rotator spray nozzles: MP Rotator
They work a little differently than most. You'll find a lot of fans for them on the irrigation forum at lawnsite.com. I used them on one of the trickier parts of my yard, and if I had it to do over again, I would probably have used them even more.
By the way, you WILL NOT find many fans of Orbit equipment on Lawnsite. Think Rainbird and Hunter. My system is all Hunter (controller, valves, and heads) except for about a dozen of the MP Rotators (in Hunter risers).
The Residential Design Handbook from Hunter is free and much better than Rainbird's. The design concepts apply regardless of whose products you use.
The Hunter Pro-C Controller would be nice in your situation because it is expandable by adding 3 zone chips and it is pre-wired to start a pump.
Good luck. This can be a very rewarding project. I had a blast doing mine, even though I did it on a lawn that in places is almost solid limestone and I did it during near record heat last July. It is really cool the first time your controller shuts down one zone and fires up another just like you set it up. It is also cool when the arc from one head drops directly on its neigbor -- which means you did all your pressure, volume and nozzle calculations correctly.
