2 Reasons To Make Your Gainesville Sprinkler System Water-Efficient

As our local water continues to increase in price and become more scarce, water from your irrigation system landing on the side walk instead of the lawn and landscape cannot be tolerated. Water from Gainesville sprinklers is often lost long before the water hits the ground. There are a variety of ways water is wasted with spray head irrigation – wind, evaporation, run off, misting and overspray all play a role. Pop-up sprinkler heads have never been a very efficient way to water.

During the last 25 years there have been literally millions of spray heads installed across the nation. Replacing all the spray heads for a different type of irrigation is an expensive and daunting task. Fortunately with technological advances in nozzles, the efficiency of a pop-up sprinkler can be improved. High efficiency nozzles such as Hunter MPRs help combat wasted water with spray heads several ways and typically improve the efficiency of your system by 10% – 20%.

LARGER DROPLETS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

High efficiency irrigation nozzles deliver heavier streams and bigger droplets. The extra weight helps prevent those droplets from being carried away by wind. According to most manufacturers, the high efficiency nozzles allow a much more significant amount (some as much as 35% in certain conditions) of water to land on the targeted landscape area.

LESS RUN-OFF SAVES MONEY

High efficiency nozzles apply water to your landscape at a much slower pace than traditional spray nozzles, too. This allows the water more time to soak into the soil without wasting water with runoff. Because the water is being applied at a slower rate and they are designed to operate at lower presser, they can be an excellent solution if you experience low water pressure.

SLOWER SPRINKLER RATES SAVE WATER

It can seem counter-intuitive to use these nozzles, though. Because the amount of water applied is at a slower rate in most cases you will have to increase the amount of time you water. You will have to recalculate your run times so the run times reflect the amount of water being applied. Our Gainesville Irrigation Service Technicians are always glad to help with any part of the upgrade process should you choose. Installing high efficiency nozzles requires some time. To make the switch in an existing Irrigation system you will have to turn your system on and mark all the sprinkler heads. Then, turn your system off, unthread the old nozzles and thread the new nozzle. (Remember a new filter) Turn the system on again and make the necessary alignment adjustments. Turn the system off and move to the next irrigation zone. The adjustment portion is very important and the most time consuming portion of the nozzle replacement. Overall I have been very impressed with the performance of high efficiency nozzles. I have also had success with better water coverage working with an existing low pressure system. You will find the cost of the nozzles and installation will be worth the expense because to the water savings will cover the cost over the next few years.

In addition to the cost savings, you can sleep better at night night knowing your Gainesville lawn is receiving the water it needs in a responsible and eco-friendly way. Call the Gainesville Sprinkler Service professionals at (352) 378-5296 to schedule an Irrigation Service call, or click the link to fill out an online form. We would love to help in any way possible.