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IRRIGATION OR IRRITATION?
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In part 1 of his series on irrigation systems for bowls clubs, John Jinks of Osprey Water Management looks at storage tanks and pumping units
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irrigation system would make life so much easier, by reducing the enormous man hours used up watering in the summer months? And how many of you presume that one system is pretty much like the next, with cost being the contributory factor when choosing a system? Well, you’d be correct in the first instance, with an automatic pop up system taking about sixty minutes a night to apply all the water you will need to keep the green in tip top condition. The water can be applied in your absence in the early hours of the morning, reducing water wastage through evaporation and ensuring that the whole green is covered evenly and effectively. You’d also be right in the second instance in that cost of the system has to be a contributory factor in any decision made as to what type of system or which contractor you employ to install it. However, cost can only be compared if all of your options are based around an efficient, reliable and well specified set of proposals. Time after time, I have been
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involved in conversations with members from various bowling clubs who have done what they presumed to be the right thing, and opted for a system that appears to be the least expensive, only to find that the pop ups don’t cover, or the control panel doesn’t operate to their requirements. Or, worst of all, the system has just given up after only a short period, usually just after the warranty has expired!
conversations usually concludes with the club having to shell out
The end result of these
ow many of you responsible for maintaining a bowling green have thought that an
large sums of money (on top of their initial investment) just to get some form of acceptable operation.
avoided if the club follows some simple rules based around good design and installation practice. Over the course of this article I hope to cover the key items that any club looking to invest in a system should be aware of and, therefore, seriously reduce the risk of disappointment further down the line.
Storage tanks
Certain components of an irrigation system are obviously visible and can lead to much discussion at the time of enquiry, with the storage tank probably being the most obvious. Storage tanks come in many shapes and sizes and can be constructed of numerous types of compounds. Generally, tank specification should follow a very basic criteria, that being that the tank should (where possible) be capable of holding at least one night’s water requirement. This way any future problems with water supply can be managed in the knowledge that you have a sufficient water to see you through the short term problem. Tanks should be made of a
These types of issues are easily
material that is going to last the lifetime of the system and not be susceptible to weather damage. Most important of all, when specifying a tank type, you must be certain that the tank can satisfy any regulations laid down by your local water supplier, such as regulation air gaps, suitable overflows and acceptable composite.
If installed correctly the storage tank is the only part of the system
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