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Duncan McGilvray says that upgrading your automatic irrigation system should be a step-by- step approach
hen considering improvements to your present irrigation system the task can be daunting and, indeed, you may find it easier to just decide to start again and renew everything you have. This, of course, adds up to a considerable amount of money and, invariably, when presented to your employers, will be given little attention because of the sums involved - £100K upwards, dependent on what you want. You are much more likely to get the resources to improve the system you have, if work is carried out in stages over a period of time, and at finance levels which suit your club’s budget in any given year - so, how do you do that?
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time free of charge with no obligation - it is in their best interests in the long term.
Moving Forward The plan
Firstly, you have to look at what you have and write down all your faults, including the time and labour spent trying to keep what you have going, and, of course, any instances where there has been interference to members and visitors playing the course. It is very beneficial to cost this in real terms because this, on its own, will justify any future spending. In extreme cases, the future costs can be less than the costs to keep an old, inefficient system going over a given time. Reputable companies will work with you on this and give their
Once you know what you want you can look at financing the project, and this is where you have many options on timing and designing it to suit your club’s budget. The system is built up in sections as follows:
• Water supply • Electricity supply
• Housing for the pumping facility and automatic controls
• Pumping facility • Automatic control system
• Main pipework to the golf course
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