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correctly specified, to avoid poor coverage and low efficiency (both mechanical and financial). Following the article, I had the privilege of visiting numerous bowling clubs and sports pitches, all reporting similar issues, with the majority of initial conversations always seeming to contain the line “I don’t think our sprinklers are working correctly”. In a few cases we inspected the
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ack in issue 27 we discussed the importance of certain system components being
pressure, and is carrying out the task for which it was designed. It is very easy to forget that the majority of sprinkler manufacturers spend vast sums of money researching and developing each and every sprinkler model that they produce. Sprinklers are tested, then
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systems and found that indeed the sprinkler units were suffering from worn nozzles, poor rotation speed or internal damage. Problems that were solved with minor replacement or repair works, constituting no more than routine maintenance. However, the majority of inspections proved that my initial thoughts were correct, in that a huge number of systems are being installed to sub-standard designs, with very little knowledge of flows and pressures or friction losses and coefficient of uniformity. On the whole, it is massively unusual for a sprinkler to be inefficient, this assuming that it is being operated with the correct volume of water at a suitable
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tested some more at the factory, and then put out for field-testing in some of the harshest environments possible - environments that make our climate and irrigation requirements seem very average. All of this design and testing is
then brought to the market, usually assisted by a 3-5 year warranty. A warranty is only possible because the makers know they will not be replacing faulty units en masse and face financial ruin. In short, by the time the sprinkler gets to all of us it will be reliable. It’s a bad installer that makes it seem unreliable, with poor design skills and an urge to cut corners for financial gain. Whilst I have the utmost respect
for the majority of sprinkler manufacturers, this article was not written to “big them up”. Ultimately, my stock answer to the question “which is the best
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