Hello Stuart, This is a great video. But the key to this isn't about water pressure its about volume of water. The bar pressure will effect the coverage, but the higher the pressure the more water each sprinkler will demand, also high pressure can cause the water to mist rather than form droplets. Unless you want to use a pump and tank solution you can measure the flow rate and calculate the amount of sprinklers that can go a single run of pipe. The use of a timer will effect both the flow and pressure, so once the flow has been measured, our rule of thumb is to use only 2/3 of the measured flow, this will take into account the drop in supply. So for example if your flow is 15 lpm then you should only use 10 lpm worth of sprinklers. We would also consider keeping the different angles separate, due to the rotation arc, if the sprinklers are delivering 5 lpm (which would mean that you could only run 2 sprinklers on a line) and you have the sprinklers on for 2 minutes then a sprinkler at 90deg will deliver twice as much water to its area than those set a 180deg. We would also suggest that making certain that the sprinkler heads are well clear of the lawn, due to lawn mower damage. How did you attach the duel out let timer to the pump? All the best, Simon
+1 to this - I learned this from experience too. Going to trouble of having sprinklers like this, it really isn’t much extra effort to get something like a Rachio smart controller and some valves. I have 8 watering circuits the controller switches between, so easy to have 3 or 4 lawn circuits and others for borders.
Exactly! We installed a system from Gardena almost two years ago. The sprinklers (t380) are designed in such a way that you can switch between 4 different nozzles that are integrated into the sprinkler head to account for the different rotation arcs. Also (and this is just my personal opinion) I would have gone with a better quality system e.g. from Rainbird or Gardena to ensure the availability of replacement parts and longevity. Mainly because most of the work and time goes into burying the system, which will be the same for most systems, so why not put in a system that will last long? I am especially concerned about the pipe fittings as they are only held on by friction and that tiny plastic piece. If one of them comes loose, it will be a nightmare to find the leak.
The best video for water sprinkler systems I’ve seen so far. Very complete guide regarding to what you should know before choosing to have an automatic watering system. It talks about sprinkler itself, how to dig the hole without damaging the lawn, most importantly the water pressure problem you’d have to face and the drainage of the water pipe for the winter time to not blow up the pipe when it freezes. Even talking about how many sprinklers should be installed in your lawn with a clear drawing to cover the entire garden. Really thorough and entertaining video to watch. Thanks
Hey Stuart, love your patience and allowing time to do things properly as opposed to rushing just to get the job done at the cost of a lower quality job. Keep your videos coming please. Thanks again for an excellent (as always ) video 👍
thank you, you made my day, I always wanted to do this work, but would never st art because of the digging, but you showed me an easy way, i never thought that it could be that easy. thanks a million.
So you're the reason why the weather on Saturday was gorgeous and then you upload this video and we have all the rain we've missed for the last 2 months 😂
I solved my lack of pressure problem by getting a Orbit setup with solenoid valves. I put 2 pop up springlers on each valve and there was plent of pressure to do the job. If you have low pressure and don't want to deal with a pump / rainbarrels to act as a reserviour. Increase the amount of zones you have and keep your sprinklers to a max of 2-3 per.
Good job that. After years of working in the gas industry I recommend you do an accurate “ as laid” drawing with measurements so you know where the pipes are in the future.
Hi Stuart, I knew a couple in California that wanted to practice camping in there garden before camping for a weekend , so they set up the tent the wife asked will we put on the water proof cover no he said it's California it never rains, 4 in the morning the sprinklers came on and they got a wet rude awakening, keep up the good work ,G.
I've done this in my lawn using a double shower pump from a 1000L IBC tank that collects rainwater. I went all in with technology and added an electronic ball valve and smart switches to work with Amazon Alexa so I can have it set on timers or just ask to water the lawn when required.
Which electronic ball valves did you use? I'm doing something similar but my irrigation works on two timers one to stop the zone and one to start the pump...I'd like to get rid of the timer
@@craigsdifferentvideoonly just seen your question, i used one of these... seems to be holding up fine. G3/4" DN20 2 Wires Air Control Brass Motorized Electrical Ball V...
Just found your channel and really enjoying the videos. I used to live in Perth, Australia and i had a business fitting pop up to new builds and some older properties. Part of the package when you buy a house there you get the front landscaped with pop ups. I was the guy that fitted them. Some houses had upto 12 stations and required a huge control box. I also used to install water bores for the larger properties. So satisfying when you run the test and you see all the stations pop up. I installed separate solenoids for each station ( area) this included drip feeds, bedding risers and the main pop ups. The ground was varied from soft sand that filled your trenches back up to hard limestone outcrops. I hade a small Subaru 4 x trencher that i pushed along that could cut to a depth of 300x150mm. So as i am back in the UK i am looking for a excuse to install, my own again. I used hard 15mm pvc pipe though.
I got to where you were at 8:24 last year and stopped. Bought a cheap shower pump but it made no difference. All the gear is on the shelf in the garage still. This video is prompting me to give it another go.
I remember doing this job myself and I remember getting absolutely soaks as well. Exactly how I did mine, although I didn't use a pump as our mains pressure is high enough. I used the Claber system.
impressive. Unfortunately I dont have the time, patience or funds needed to undertake this project so for now I will continue to use my fan sprinkler and sip on my coffee in between moving the sprinker a couple of times to reach all areas of my lawn. Love all of your uploads, thanks
I was literally just about to ask about what you would do over winter with water in the pipe. I thought it would be smart to leave an end cap with a small hole to let out the water over time, but it's nice to know that has already been though of.
hmmm...weather karma...the same thing happens to me...only when i decide to do an irrigation system after weeks of no rain...it rains. love your video, and you are cute with the sped up video and chaplin walk ha ha ha
Regarding the wind problem,maybe turn them on during the night when there is usually less wind,also the ground will stay moist for longer. Watch those pop ups when you mow.
Well, each to his own, but after a lifetime of keeping stripy lawns I now cut only the edge strips and the paths. I leave the rest long for the bugs and the bees. Good to hear you are planning IBCs for rainwater retention. As always your videos are brilliant how to guides: best in class. All the best.
Good but you will spread all the 'wrong' weeds to your neighbours, you will propagate a whole new sort of pest in the neighbourhood and of course you cannot sit in/on your own lawn.....
Gosh, that pump made a huge difference….good job Stuart. Wish we could get that system here. Although with all the rain we’ve been having lately, it wouldnt be necessary to have. Take care as always
I have just bought a kit like your one, what I noticed is that it says a radius on the information given it seems that they have radius confused with circumference. Basically they kick out water at a radius of 1.7m, circumference of 3.4m so I think your sprinklers would be better positioned as two central columns, at 360 spray. Saying that, I haven’t installed mine, haha, great vid.
I'm across the pond so this may not be an issue for you, BUT, over here you need to install a back flow preventer on a system like that to prevent water from those underground lines from entering the water supply to the home. That's another issue entirely. I figured it out but it wasn't so easy.
well i'm sure you are glad you got them now.....europe is suffering from immense heat. Wish i installed my system... kept postponing it and now i'm F&é"ked
Excellent work Sir,,,, I’m thinking about installing a system around my back yard,,,,, you made that job look way to easy,,, the heat has been brutal here in Texas this summer,,, thank you for the knowledge you share!
Goodness, if you follow what this gentleman did you will literally save thousands of dollars. At least that's the savings where I'm located in north east USA
Good idea to include a drain, and also to feed water to the center of the hose line to prevent large pressure differences. One note, some will want to aerate their lawn with spikes. It would be bad to accidentally puncture some of the hoses. Would it be practical to make the trench a little deeper?
There's really no need for a lawn sprinkler system in the UK - we have plenty of rain all year round - but as always you did a great job installing it and explaining everything.
As someone who lives on a household pump system (ie not on any mains supply) you will also need an automatic pressure switch for the pump if you are using the regulator that came with the irrigation kit. Your other option, if you do not require zone watering is to control the pump with and electrical relay.timer.
Wahey this is the video i was waiting for! Thanks for keeping your promise and doing this one😊👍 Really great video and job - it's come out brilliantly! I'm looking to do mine next weekend, albeit without the pressure pump - fingers crossed it will work out! Would be great to see a follow up video once you've had it running for a few weeks (and the wind dies down!)
Sounds like you are going to cover it in another video but in case not how are you planning on dealing with the supply issue? That waterbutt is going to empty very quickly so a much bigger tank will be needed I assume?
Future episodes include... 'the wife decided she wanted to dig a flower bed while I was out and cut straight through my sprinkler pipe'? 😁🤣 I'm surprised you didn't take advantage of running the rear 4 all in the edge of the flower bed
That looks very professional. I had a similar task, although in my case it was to irrigate a long hedge which was struggling to grow (my grass is left to look after itself) and I’m on a budget. I assume you checked to make sure the supply tap in the road was fully open. I also found that some makes of plastic hose connection can reduce flow more than others. Fore my application I used a drip pipe. It was supposed to handle the pressure drop. I was sceptical at first but in fact it does work reasonably well over about 200m length with a 5m rise.
OK I am starting to get scared. So many times have you put out a video just after I have decided to do something. But this is crazy now. I spent tail end of last week researching pop up sprinklers and then you go and do it again 😀
This should be a lesson to everyone that you don't waste your time making a video when you have no clue what your doing....... Water volume through a 1/2 inch pipe is generally not suffice to get Pop Ups to push out and spray as you will need 3/4 inch pipe to get them to work.......
Great idea when you have low pressure, because I have low pressure also. May I ask what store can I buy that pump? I live in Indiana. I have never seen a pump like that. That was a great video
An interesting video. Will be keen to see your grey water setup, particularly since climate change is reducing our rainfall and we can expect regular hosepipe bans in the coming years.
What make is your half moon turf cutter? it looks far more robust than any I have owned and ruined over the years. btw, if you set the system so that the watering happens at night, you will get much more into the ground and loose less to evaporation - we've set up our green house system to water at night for the same reason. thanks
Perfect timing! I've been looking at installing my own and have a similar situation where the top of the lawn is around 55 metres from the house, don't really want to spend £200 on a pump but I'm bored of watering by hand with poor pressure!
Good honest video with practical thinking and decision making. Regarding your Clarke pump: - 1) does it remember the last used settings, typically so I could use it with a smart socket? 2) how many sprinklers was it able to run in total i.e. All 8 across your two zones, or only 4 at a time?
I managed to get hold of one, good pump, and I'm doing the same 4 heads per zone. Have you, or anyone else with this pump been able to enable and set the cut off valve setting?
Thanks for the great video. And you have a lovely garden, BTW. I have a question about the main connection spots on the system. If we take a look at your sketch, the far line (shown as 2) has the primary connection in the middle as S - S - C - S - S (S for sprinkler, C for connection), but the closer line (Shown as 1) has it not in the middle, as S - C - S - S - S. Is there a spectacular reason? Is the pressure balance enough like this?
Great video as always, would you be able to do a follow up video to see how you are getting on with them as I would like to install some in my lawn myself. I am sure others would be interested to.
We live in England not Arizona 🤣 - is it not much easier to get the hose out with a sprinkler attachment for the two days a year when our lawns need watering? 😳🙃🤣
Crazy that your water pressure is so weak. I take for granted that my water pressure is like 80 psi at the tap and even through 100 ft of garden hose, it gives me great pressure. I learned something here though, I didn't know that's how those trenching tools worked, very cool!
Hey Stuart, only recently came across your channel but really enjoying the content. You have a really good way of explaining things and the production of your videos is top notch. Keep up the good work mate, all the best.
Where do you plan on keeping the pump, permanent install? So that you won’t have to pull that out and plug it in, every time you want to water your grass?
Hi Stuart, I enjoy your videos I agree about the wind problem here, tho, spraying up and out you’re losing a lot of water to the wind. Plus are you getting the bushes? Just nit picking :) Can’t wait for your next project.
i've just stumbled upon your channel and ive been watched video after video really enjoying myself! ...you have a new sub sir! ....I feel you have missed a trick though with the sprinklers as they can go 360, you could have watered your flower beds aswell! ... keep up the good work!
Good and helpful video. Thank you. Can you suggest where can I buy just the hose fittings in the UK? (I already have the heads and the hose, which is regular garden hose. My heads have 3/4" female threads in the bottoms, same as Rain-Bird heads, etc).
Nicely Done Sr., What is the specs on the pump. I am looking to do the same. I already have my layout of my sprinklers but looking for a pump to use on a Rain collecting system that i am looking to build here in the next month or so to help out with any long periods of no rain from the heavens. I am looking to have it on 3 separate zones since my lawn is large but if I can cut it down to 2 that would be great so that I can run them on a self timer early in the AM. Thanks again
i was thinking about doing this but with my yard i decided it's just easier to move around the oscillating sprinkler as needed. The only reason i was going to do this was to water the lawn at the best time because it would be best to do it early in the morning but i don't always get up and do it before work. How do you hook this to a spigot i must have missed it in the video, i only have a spigot inside my garage, not outside
@Alan Smith - My thought as well. They will be mowed over anyway (and are meant to be), so not sure of the benefit of putting them at the edges. I assume the throw can be adjusted to limit the distance, so that they don't overspray on the fence or patio.
Because they spray in a circumference.. so you’d waste a lot of water if you put them in the middle as you’d either not spray enough and get into the corners of the garden or you’d overspray loads onto the patio wasting water. There not that expensive to buy the pop up units individually if your already planning on doing it anyway. Plus you want to disturb the lawn as much as possible, the edgings are usually the quickest to recover in my experience due to a patio or somewhat giving more water at the edge etc etc. if you had a huge lawn then maybe yes if the edge sprinklers don’t cover the middle then you would want some in the middle doing 360
Hi, do you have any update after 2 years? Wasn't there a problem with shallowly buried hoses? I really like this method of burying in the ground, I'm just afraid that they won't be shallow.
Great vid as usual Stuart. The laurels are taking well now! I also share the wind challenges of east anglia - it’s so darn flat in these parts that even a mildly breezy day can really channel up a fair bit of buffeting! The diagram took me back to gcse maths days with protractors and Venn diagrams (shudders…..)!
16:09 ignorant question, but rather than 8 sprinklers and 2 zones, couldn't you have covered the entire garden with only 3 sprinklers set to 360 degrees? Looking at the radius and the size of the garden it looks possible.
Excellent vid. We'll presented. Last year I installed the exact same set up. I didn't use a specific kit. I just put together my own combination of parts. I used a Melnor 4 port timer so, at most, two rotor heads were on one zone. Also I only have 2200 sf of lawn so pressure wasn't a problem. How do you coordinate the pump with your timer?? Do you have a separate timer for the pump??
Did you run all 8 sprinklers at once?? how much water was going out per 10 minutes or how many liters was the barrel and how long did it take to empty it. Looking to do the same with a much larger container, i do have about 2 times the size of your lawn so i want to see what pressure and water would i need to water my lawn for when the heavens decide to not provide me with water for over a week. Thank you sr.
My Hydrosure kit just arrived, I've ordered the same pump and now working out how to mount everything neatly Inc the pump outside. Did you ever fit the electronic timer?
Seeing the trial and errors are a great feature. All too often we get 'how to's' but no real understanding on how they got there.
Brilliant, pal 💪
Thank you
Hello Stuart, This is a great video. But the key to this isn't about water pressure its about volume of water. The bar pressure will effect the coverage, but the higher the pressure the more water each sprinkler will demand, also high pressure can cause the water to mist rather than form droplets. Unless you want to use a pump and tank solution you can measure the flow rate and calculate the amount of sprinklers that can go a single run of pipe. The use of a timer will effect both the flow and pressure, so once the flow has been measured, our rule of thumb is to use only 2/3 of the measured flow, this will take into account the drop in supply. So for example if your flow is 15 lpm then you should only use 10 lpm worth of sprinklers. We would also consider keeping the different angles separate, due to the rotation arc, if the sprinklers are delivering 5 lpm (which would mean that you could only run 2 sprinklers on a line) and you have the sprinklers on for 2 minutes then a sprinkler at 90deg will deliver twice as much water to its area than those set a 180deg. We would also suggest that making certain that the sprinkler heads are well clear of the lawn, due to lawn mower damage. How did you attach the duel out let timer to the pump? All the best, Simon
This reply deserves more thumbs up!
+1 to this - I learned this from experience too. Going to trouble of having sprinklers like this, it really isn’t much extra effort to get something like a Rachio smart controller and some valves. I have 8 watering circuits the controller switches between, so easy to have 3 or 4 lawn circuits and others for borders.
Exactly! We installed a system from Gardena almost two years ago. The sprinklers (t380) are designed in such a way that you can switch between 4 different nozzles that are integrated into the sprinkler head to account for the different rotation arcs. Also (and this is just my personal opinion) I would have gone with a better quality system e.g. from Rainbird or Gardena to ensure the availability of replacement parts and longevity. Mainly because most of the work and time goes into burying the system, which will be the same for most systems, so why not put in a system that will last long? I am especially concerned about the pipe fittings as they are only held on by friction and that tiny plastic piece. If one of them comes loose, it will be a nightmare to find the leak.
That turf cutter, holy hell what an amazing idea. So stealing that.
The best video for water sprinkler systems I’ve seen so far. Very complete guide regarding to what you should know before choosing to have an automatic watering system. It talks about sprinkler itself, how to dig the hole without damaging the lawn, most importantly the water pressure problem you’d have to face and the drainage of the water pipe for the winter time to not blow up the pipe when it freezes. Even talking about how many sprinklers should be installed in your lawn with a clear drawing to cover the entire garden. Really thorough and entertaining video to watch. Thanks
Hey Stuart, love your patience and allowing time to do things properly as opposed to rushing just to get the job done at the cost of a lower quality job. Keep your videos coming please. Thanks again for an excellent (as always ) video 👍
Thanks 👍
thank you, you made my day, I always wanted to do this work, but would never st art because of the digging, but you showed me an easy way, i never thought that it could be that easy. thanks a million.
Excellent. I would recommend to replace the sprinkler heads with MP rotators which are much less affected by wind and use less water.
I know Im grown bc Im not only watching this but actually enjoying it. 😆
So you're the reason why the weather on Saturday was gorgeous and then you upload this video and we have all the rain we've missed for the last 2 months 😂
Water early in the mornings. Never during a sunny day. Nice work, I like your system.
The process of putting the pile into the lawn was amazing. I spent a few hours digging a trench!!
I solved my lack of pressure problem by getting a Orbit setup with solenoid valves. I put 2 pop up springlers on each valve and there was plent of pressure to do the job. If you have low pressure and don't want to deal with a pump / rainbarrels to act as a reserviour. Increase the amount of zones you have and keep your sprinklers to a max of 2-3 per.
Good job that. After years of working in the gas industry I recommend you do an accurate “ as laid” drawing with measurements so you know where the pipes are in the future.
Good point
Hi Stuart, I knew a couple in California that wanted to practice camping in there garden before camping for a weekend , so they set up the tent the wife asked will we put on the water proof cover no he said it's California it never rains, 4 in the morning the sprinklers came on and they got a wet rude awakening,
keep up the good work ,G.
This channel is not just informative, it's also super entertaining!
Happy to hear that!
I've done this in my lawn using a double shower pump from a 1000L IBC tank that collects rainwater. I went all in with technology and added an electronic ball valve and smart switches to work with Amazon Alexa so I can have it set on timers or just ask to water the lawn when required.
Which electronic ball valves did you use? I'm doing something similar but my irrigation works on two timers one to stop the zone and one to start the pump...I'd like to get rid of the timer
@@craigsdifferentvideoonly just seen your question, i used one of these... seems to be holding up fine.
G3/4" DN20 2 Wires Air Control Brass Motorized Electrical Ball V...
@@bidders77 how many sprinklers do you have in line? What diameter pipe/hose are you running in the inlet and outlet?
Just found your channel and really enjoying the videos. I used to live in Perth, Australia and i had a business fitting pop up to new builds and some older properties. Part of the package when you buy a house there you get the front landscaped with pop ups. I was the guy that fitted them. Some houses had upto 12 stations and required a huge control box. I also used to install water bores for the larger properties. So satisfying when you run the test and you see all the stations pop up. I installed separate solenoids for each station ( area) this included drip feeds, bedding risers and the main pop ups. The ground was varied from soft sand that filled your trenches back up to hard limestone outcrops. I hade a small Subaru 4 x trencher that i pushed along that could cut to a depth of 300x150mm.
So as i am back in the UK i am looking for a excuse to install, my own again. I used hard 15mm pvc pipe though.
I live in Perth too!
Excellent video. All my concerns have been answered and my confidence is boosted. Thank you!
I got to where you were at 8:24 last year and stopped. Bought a cheap shower pump but it made no difference. All the gear is on the shelf in the garage still. This video is prompting me to give it another go.
Thats going to be a cracking lawn.
Very interesting to watch.
I remember doing this job myself and I remember getting absolutely soaks as well. Exactly how I did mine, although I didn't use a pump as our mains pressure is high enough. I used the Claber system.
Great tips on how to install the line easily !! What a great technique and an elegant solution !!
Great idea Stuart love the humour as well one of the best channels on UA-cam 👍
Thank you Phil
welcome to england, where spring has mainly been crap but the ground is dry as a bone. crazy. this is a cool looking system tho. very clever
Good tips for the “dry” run.
impressive. Unfortunately I dont have the time, patience or funds needed to undertake this project so for now I will continue to use my fan sprinkler and sip on my coffee in between moving the sprinker a couple of times to reach all areas of my lawn. Love all of your uploads, thanks
I have no intention of doing this project. But still watched until the end. No idea why. Great video! :)
I was literally just about to ask about what you would do over winter with water in the pipe. I thought it would be smart to leave an end cap with a small hole to let out the water over time, but it's nice to know that has already been though of.
hmmm...weather karma...the same thing happens to me...only when i decide to do an irrigation system after weeks of no rain...it rains. love your video, and you are cute with the sped up video and chaplin walk ha ha ha
You need to live stream the next time you mow the lawn - that's the only way to prove the lawn mower hasn't cut the tops off.
The lines in the lawn are coming along well Stuart :)
They look Ok don't they
Regarding the wind problem,maybe turn them on during the night when there is usually less wind,also the ground will stay moist for longer. Watch those pop ups when you mow.
Would be good to see a follow up video on this. Where did you install the pump?
Well, each to his own, but after a lifetime of keeping stripy lawns I now cut only the edge strips and the paths. I leave the rest long for the bugs and the bees. Good to hear you are planning IBCs for rainwater retention. As always your videos are brilliant how to guides: best in class. All the best.
Good but you will spread all the 'wrong' weeds to your neighbours, you will propagate a whole new sort of pest in the neighbourhood and of course you cannot sit in/on your own lawn.....
Just come across this Utuber. Find of the week, brilliant! looking forward to binge-watching vlogs 😀
Gosh, that pump made a huge difference….good job Stuart. Wish we could get that system here. Although with all the rain we’ve been having lately, it wouldnt be necessary to have. Take care as always
Thanks 👍
I have just bought a kit like your one, what I noticed is that it says a radius on the information given it seems that they have radius confused with circumference. Basically they kick out water at a radius of 1.7m, circumference of 3.4m so I think your sprinklers would be better positioned as two central columns, at 360 spray. Saying that, I haven’t installed mine, haha, great vid.
This video is so educative, really learnt a lot here
I'm across the pond so this may not be an issue for you, BUT, over here you need to install a back flow preventer on a system like that to prevent water from those underground lines from entering the water supply to the home. That's another issue entirely. I figured it out but it wasn't so easy.
Really enjoyed this. Thank you. What kind of hedges did you plant. Any updated videos on your garden you can link to. Thanks.
well i'm sure you are glad you got them now.....europe is suffering from immense heat. Wish i installed my system... kept postponing it and now i'm F&é"ked
Local landscaper wanted ten of thousands to install a sprinkler system. DIY kits like this will disrupt their industry.
Excellent work Sir,,,, I’m thinking about installing a system around my back yard,,,,, you made that job look way to easy,,, the heat has been brutal here in Texas this summer,,, thank you for the knowledge you share!
Goodness, if you follow what this gentleman did you will literally save thousands of dollars. At least that's the savings where I'm located in north east USA
Thank you sir. The whole process was totally awesome!
one of those rare occasions where I was pleasantly surprised at the cost of the kit! I had guessed £400+ but to see it is under £150 was a surprise.
There you go - and I do like the pop ups - working well!
Hope you do the video about installation of the timer soon, great videos. 👍
Good idea to include a drain, and also to feed water to the center of the hose line to prevent large pressure differences. One note, some will want to aerate their lawn with spikes. It would be bad to accidentally puncture some of the hoses. Would it be practical to make the trench a little deeper?
There's really no need for a lawn sprinkler system in the UK - we have plenty of rain all year round - but as always you did a great job installing it and explaining everything.
Thanks for taking your time.
As someone who lives on a household pump system (ie not on any mains supply) you will also need an automatic pressure switch for the pump if you are using the regulator that came with the irrigation kit. Your other option, if you do not require zone watering is to control the pump with and electrical relay.timer.
Wahey this is the video i was waiting for! Thanks for keeping your promise and doing this one😊👍 Really great video and job - it's come out brilliantly! I'm looking to do mine next weekend, albeit without the pressure pump - fingers crossed it will work out! Would be great to see a follow up video once you've had it running for a few weeks (and the wind dies down!)
Sounds like you are going to cover it in another video but in case not how are you planning on dealing with the supply issue? That waterbutt is going to empty very quickly so a much bigger tank will be needed I assume?
Correct. Luckily, I obtained an ICB tank with my land purchase so going to use that
@@ProperDIY look forward to the video on that. 👍
Future episodes include... 'the wife decided she wanted to dig a flower bed while I was out and cut straight through my sprinkler pipe'? 😁🤣
I'm surprised you didn't take advantage of running the rear 4 all in the edge of the flower bed
That looks very professional. I had a similar task, although in my case it was to irrigate a long hedge which was struggling to grow (my grass is left to look after itself) and I’m on a budget. I assume you checked to make sure the supply tap in the road was fully open. I also found that some makes of plastic hose connection can reduce flow more than others. Fore my application I used a drip pipe. It was supposed to handle the pressure drop. I was sceptical at first but in fact it does work reasonably well over about 200m length with a 5m rise.
OK I am starting to get scared. So many times have you put out a video just after I have decided to do something. But this is crazy now. I spent tail end of last week researching pop up sprinklers and then you go and do it again 😀
As soon as your Charlie Chaplin sequence began, I was quick to like and subscribe! 👍
A very nice set up. Oh, and you were right, it was comical! 😂🤣👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Very good informative video . . I've got lot of tips from watching what you do . . Thank you . . Cheers from Melbourne . . :)
I love how you upload it when there are two yellow warning thunderstorms - lol.
This should be a lesson to everyone that you don't waste your time making a video when you have no clue what your doing....... Water volume through a 1/2 inch pipe is generally not suffice to get Pop Ups to push out and spray as you will need 3/4 inch pipe to get them to work.......
Great idea when you have low pressure, because I have low pressure also. May I ask what store can I buy that pump? I live in Indiana. I have never seen a pump like that. That was a great video
One more thing what was the name of the pump? Thank you for your time
Quality!!! You solved another problem for me!
An interesting video. Will be keen to see your grey water setup, particularly since climate change is reducing our rainfall and we can expect regular hosepipe bans in the coming years.
If climate change is reducing rainfall, and it’s been raining buckets all this winter, then I guess according to you, there’s no climate change ?
What make is your half moon turf cutter? it looks far more robust than any I have owned and ruined over the years.
btw, if you set the system so that the watering happens at night, you will get much more into the ground and loose less to evaporation - we've set up our green house system to water at night for the same reason.
thanks
Great idea
Well done. Just in time for this summer's hosepipe bans.
Perfect timing! I've been looking at installing my own and have a similar situation where the top of the lawn is around 55 metres from the house, don't really want to spend £200 on a pump but I'm bored of watering by hand with poor pressure!
Good honest video with practical thinking and decision making.
Regarding your Clarke pump: -
1) does it remember the last used settings, typically so I could use it with a smart socket?
2) how many sprinklers was it able to run in total i.e. All 8 across your two zones, or only 4 at a time?
Thank you. Yes, it remembers what it was doing before you pulled the plug. I only run 4 at a time which gives really good pressure and flow.
@@ProperDIY looks like that pump is no longer available, any alternative that can be recommended?
I managed to get hold of one, good pump, and I'm doing the same 4 heads per zone. Have you, or anyone else with this pump been able to enable and set the cut off valve setting?
Very nice! This is something I’m very intrigued to do myself.
The speed up Charlie Chaplin sequence had me pushing the subscribe button right away 😆
Great system. Hozelock do a really good inline booster pump. I use it to get hose pressure from water butts. Machine mart looks good too.
Thanks for the great video. And you have a lovely garden, BTW. I have a question about the main connection spots on the system. If we take a look at your sketch, the far line (shown as 2) has the primary connection in the middle as S - S - C - S - S (S for sprinkler, C for connection), but the closer line (Shown as 1) has it not in the middle, as S - C - S - S - S. Is there a spectacular reason? Is the pressure balance enough like this?
Great video as always, would you be able to do a follow up video to see how you are getting on with them as I would like to install some in my lawn myself. I am sure others would be interested to.
We live in England not Arizona 🤣 - is it not much easier to get the hose out with a sprinkler attachment for the two days a year when our lawns need watering? 😳🙃🤣
Depends on whether you want proper watering - there are many days from April to October when you might need watering.
Crazy that your water pressure is so weak. I take for granted that my water pressure is like 80 psi at the tap and even through 100 ft of garden hose, it gives me great pressure. I learned something here though, I didn't know that's how those trenching tools worked, very cool!
Hey Stuart, only recently came across your channel but really enjoying the content. You have a really good way of explaining things and the production of your videos is top notch. Keep up the good work mate, all the best.
It is simpler to install solenoid valves, Divide pop up sprinkles into 2 for each solenoid valves, The pressure in this way will not drop
Great job sir, please what is the distance between each sprinkler?
Well done mate!
Where do you plan on keeping the pump, permanent install?
So that you won’t have to pull that out and plug it in, every time you want to water your grass?
Hi Stuart, I enjoy your videos I agree about the wind problem here, tho, spraying up and out you’re losing a lot of water to the wind. Plus are you getting the bushes? Just nit picking :) Can’t wait for your next project.
i've just stumbled upon your channel and ive been watched video after video really enjoying myself! ...you have a new sub sir! ....I feel you have missed a trick though with the sprinklers as they can go 360, you could have watered your flower beds aswell! ... keep up the good work!
Nice to have you on board. I did actually set them so they over sprayed onto the beds which worked quite well
Good and helpful video. Thank you. Can you suggest where can I buy just the hose fittings in the UK? (I already have the heads and the hose, which is regular garden hose. My heads have 3/4" female threads in the bottoms, same as Rain-Bird heads, etc).
Nicely Done Sr., What is the specs on the pump. I am looking to do the same. I already have my layout of my sprinklers but looking for a pump to use on a Rain collecting system that i am looking to build here in the next month or so to help out with any long periods of no rain from the heavens. I am looking to have it on 3 separate zones since my lawn is large but if I can cut it down to 2 that would be great so that I can run them on a self timer early in the AM. Thanks again
i was thinking about doing this but with my yard i decided it's just easier to move around the oscillating sprinkler as needed. The only reason i was going to do this was to water the lawn at the best time because it would be best to do it early in the morning but i don't always get up and do it before work. How do you hook this to a spigot i must have missed it in the video, i only have a spigot inside my garage, not outside
Confused. Why put them at the edge? Wouldn't placing them more centrally using the 360 degree option reduce the number required?
Probably doesn't want them slap bang in the middle of the lawn, prone to being stepped on or lawn-mowered.
@Alan Smith - My thought as well. They will be mowed over anyway (and are meant to be), so not sure of the benefit of putting them at the edges. I assume the throw can be adjusted to limit the distance, so that they don't overspray on the fence or patio.
Because they spray in a circumference.. so you’d waste a lot of water if you put them in the middle as you’d either not spray enough and get into the corners of the garden or you’d overspray loads onto the patio wasting water. There not that expensive to buy the pop up units individually if your already planning on doing it anyway. Plus you want to disturb the lawn as much as possible, the edgings are usually the quickest to recover in my experience due to a patio or somewhat giving more water at the edge etc etc. if you had a huge lawn then maybe yes if the edge sprinklers don’t cover the middle then you would want some in the middle doing 360
Sprinklers need head to head coverage for accurate watering
Hi, do you have any update after 2 years? Wasn't there a problem with shallowly buried hoses? I really like this method of burying in the ground, I'm just afraid that they won't be shallow.
Great vid as usual Stuart. The laurels are taking well now! I also share the wind challenges of east anglia - it’s so darn flat in these parts that even a mildly breezy day can really channel up a fair bit of buffeting! The diagram took me back to gcse maths days with protractors and Venn diagrams (shudders…..)!
Thanks. Yes, always windy here!
16:09 ignorant question, but rather than 8 sprinklers and 2 zones, couldn't you have covered the entire garden with only 3 sprinklers set to 360 degrees? Looking at the radius and the size of the garden it looks possible.
Good job a big help to me thank you
Excellent vid. We'll presented. Last year I installed the exact same set up. I didn't use a specific kit. I just put together my own combination of parts. I used a Melnor 4 port timer so, at most, two rotor heads were on one zone. Also I only have 2200 sf of lawn so pressure wasn't a problem. How do you coordinate the pump with your timer?? Do you have a separate timer for the pump??
Great video. Are you not afraid of winter freezing with these rather shallow tubes? On what I read a depth of 60cm. is usually recommended.
You are the best! Thank you
hi Stuart, 2 years in how is the sprinkler system, wound you recommend the system .thanks and great watch.
Now thats gonna be useful, thank you
No problem
Great video thanks for sharing and it will be interesting to see how durable those sprinklers are 👍😊
Did you run all 8 sprinklers at once??
how much water was going out per 10 minutes or how many liters was the barrel and how long did it take to empty it.
Looking to do the same with a much larger container, i do have about 2 times the size of your lawn so i want to see what pressure and water would i need to water my lawn for when the heavens decide to not provide me with water for over a week.
Thank you sr.
My Hydrosure kit just arrived, I've ordered the same pump and now working out how to mount everything neatly Inc the pump outside. Did you ever fit the electronic timer?
Great video.
How's the system holding up after ~2 years?
Any issues, anything you'd do differently if starting over?
Another great video Stuart, what's the soundtrack at 17:24 please
Is there really a need for sprinklers in the UK? We seem to get enough rain to water gardens as it is.
Still watched your video though. 😀
Definitely - at least below Birmingham !! You can still (occasionally) be short even in Sutherland according to my brother.
Indeed. Waste of water. Grass is very resilient and won't die in June just 'cos it's a bit dry...
Was waiting for something like this to come out lol