SUb .. NICE I’ve been wanting to get one of these for my front yard .. two summer ago we had that crazy heat wave with no rain and it cooked my lawn to a crisp lol would of been nice to have a these .. I plan to run this off my well sense I no longer use it , I am on town water now .. Seen a few of your videos and Noticed the state your in and just laughed lol I my self live in the area lol small UA-cam world .. I’m South Cost
You did a great job! Looks nice! Can these beards to a full circle? How many zones do you have? And I seen somewhere your suppose to have a hole with stone at the end end run for some reason. Did you do that ?
Thanks for the useful video. I’m searching everywhere online and in-store but unable to find as everywhere it’s out-of-stock 😔😔😔 if anybody find it online please let me know the details. Thanks 🙏🏽
Should have had two zones. That was half of the heads you actually needed for an efficient design. Also, looks like the heads have all the same nozzle? If that's the case your efficiency is further in the tank. The full circles need to be putting out 4X the amount of the quarter circle.
You are correct and it is certainly not an ideal pattern. I maximized for one zone and based on daily sun exposure. Ideally one more soon would give me better coverage at the street and on the edges of the property where those large rotating heads have to cover much more area. There's a lot that goes into executing a good layout due to head design, how much each one rotates, shade vs sun, and overlap. Even with the less than ideal cover I've had decent results except near the street. (Which people just seem to park on anyway)
If you wanted to do that you would need a hose manifold splitter and multiple timer valves. I'm not sure what the b-hyve system is limited to but that's what I plan to do is add two more zones this spring!
Did you just push back the sod into place? it doesn't seem like you dug a trench but kind of split the grass/ soil and pushed the tubing down into place. Can you elaborate how you dug it and replaced the sod back into place. Thank you for your video!
So finally I have my calculations - tell me what you think? 60psi and 13.55 gpm. 4 rotors per zone, planning to do 4 zones... Do you think this will be enough?
@@adrianR3d84 this system isn't like a professional system that is plumbed into your water feed like a professional installation. This just taps off of hose spigots. It works well if you just wanna keep a few small areas looking nice.
Thanks for the video...when you selected the system was it possible to subtract some of the heads. Basically my front yard will need 3-4 heads for one zone and the back yard 4 heads for another zone. Can you substract amounts of heads and not worry about the pressure?
Is it pretty safe to dig 5 inches without hitting anything? I'm not sure what the minimum requirement is for water lines etc. but I'm sure they are at least a foot under.
Typically most irrigation systems are installed at 6-8 inches around here but can depend on where you live as well. I would consult digsafe to ensure that you will not hit any gas, water, or electrical lines before you dig.
I've yet to hit it aerating yet. I tried to push it down to about 5-6inches. I went over my edged spots a couple times to push it as deep as possible. Deffinetely better to rent a trencher if you can.
What size are the sprinkler inlets on the bottom of each head and what size T fitting is used? I ordered parts individually and the Orbit II has 3/4" inlet but the tubing is 1/2" and so are the fittings. Do I need a 1/2" to 3/4" T fitting to screw into the bottom of the head?
Which head are you referring too? Saturn? The Saturn 3 I used in this video is 1/2" so no adapter is necessary. If your is 3/4 and your fittings are 1/2", yes you will need the adapter. I'm not sure if that will provide adverse affects to flow though. I suppose it depends on your flow rate and pressure. Best of luck!
Bro this is awesome... I don't have sod yet. So I'm thinking of diy witht his instead of paying the pros. How did you hook it up to the main water line or whatever?
For your front yard you set up 5 heads on one zone? How much psi are you pushing, cause they say only 3 max but based your video is it safe to say I can run 5 myself?
Yes you will need to blow out the system. I live in New England. I can follow up with a video on blowing out the sprinklers. I'm going to try a small compressor I have and see how it goes.
The radius info came from inside the manual provided. I believe if you look up this kit online on their website you can download the instructions. Search the model number directly.
That looked like a battle alright. Way to not give up lol 👍👍
SUb .. NICE I’ve been wanting to get one of these for my front yard .. two summer ago we had that crazy heat wave with no rain and it cooked my lawn to a crisp lol would of been nice to have a these .. I plan to run this off my well sense I no longer use it , I am on town water now ..
Seen a few of your videos and Noticed the state your in and just laughed lol I my self live in the area lol small UA-cam world .. I’m South Cost
Your lawn already looks great!
I had just slice seeded it the fall before and wanted the sprinklers to help it survive the summer.
Very cool setup I like it 😎
Good job buddy !
Awesome video thank you
You did a great job! Looks nice! Can these beards to a full circle? How many zones do you have? And I seen somewhere your suppose to have a hole with stone at the end end run for some reason. Did you do that ?
is there a link to the instructions so I can make sure this will work in my application
what kind of flat shovel did you used for underground pipe installation?
How deep did you buried the line? And how did it turned out after winter?
He says 8 inches
What’s the square footage your covering on your yard? Im trying to figure out if this will work for 4000 square feet
Thanks for the useful video. I’m searching everywhere online and in-store but unable to find as everywhere it’s out-of-stock 😔😔😔 if anybody find it online please let me know the details. Thanks 🙏🏽
Did you call 811 before you dig?
What’s was your flow rate through your faucet? Mine was 3.5 gpm
Should have had two zones. That was half of the heads you actually needed for an efficient design. Also, looks like the heads have all the same nozzle? If that's the case your efficiency is further in the tank. The full circles need to be putting out 4X the amount of the quarter circle.
You are correct and it is certainly not an ideal pattern. I maximized for one zone and based on daily sun exposure. Ideally one more soon would give me better coverage at the street and on the edges of the property where those large rotating heads have to cover much more area. There's a lot that goes into executing a good layout due to head design, how much each one rotates, shade vs sun, and overlap. Even with the less than ideal cover I've had decent results except near the street. (Which people just seem to park on anyway)
Do the sprinkler headed move up and down when water is running through and when it’s shut off
Yep. When you turn the water on the heads will popup like most I ground sprinklers.
I want to add put in multiple zones, probably 4 or 5, how would I go about doing that?
If you wanted to do that you would need a hose manifold splitter and multiple timer valves. I'm not sure what the b-hyve system is limited to but that's what I plan to do is add two more zones this spring!
Did you just push back the sod into place? it doesn't seem like you dug a trench but kind of split the grass/ soil and pushed the tubing down into place. Can you elaborate how you dug it and replaced the sod back into place. Thank you for your video!
I used an edger to cut into the sod and lifted it up enough to push the tubing in place. Then I pushed the sod back into place.
@@diytito8165 Thank you. that probably saved a lot of time and work. Did you go about 5 inches deep?
@@JoeCGee as deep as I could manage didn't want to hit the lines with an aerator in the fall!
What the exact one you purchased?
So finally I have my calculations - tell me what you think? 60psi and 13.55 gpm. 4 rotors per zone, planning to do 4 zones... Do you think this will be enough?
I'm not an expert but so long as you do 4 zones I think that will be plenty.
Did I miss something is there part 2?
Nope that's it, what were you looking for?
@@diytito8165 was anything else connected? I'd like to get this i just got a quote for $2600, but if I can save some cash why not?
@@adrianR3d84 this system isn't like a professional system that is plumbed into your water feed like a professional installation. This just taps off of hose spigots. It works well if you just wanna keep a few small areas looking nice.
@@diytito8165 ah ok I see, thanks.
You mentioned using “Visio” (spelling?) to map out your layout. Is that correct?
Correct. There are probably some free drawing programs that could accomplish the same. You just need to do a 2d drawing anyway
Thanks for the video...when you selected the system was it possible to subtract some of the heads. Basically my front yard will need 3-4 heads for one zone and the back yard 4 heads for another zone. Can you substract amounts of heads and not worry about the pressure?
it shouldn't be an issue. they may spray further but you can adjust for that.
@@diytito8165 thank you
Is it pretty safe to dig 5 inches without hitting anything? I'm not sure what the minimum requirement is for water lines etc. but I'm sure they are at least a foot under.
Typically most irrigation systems are installed at 6-8 inches around here but can depend on where you live as well. I would consult digsafe to ensure that you will not hit any gas, water, or electrical lines before you dig.
Nice setup. I was lookin at the rainbird system also. How far do the orbit sprinkles throw
I get about 15-20 but that question is also veryd dependent on water pressure and volume
Do you get head to head coverage also or just some overlap
how far did u bury the line? it doesn't look deep at all, you can hit it when you aerate machine, right?
I've yet to hit it aerating yet. I tried to push it down to about 5-6inches. I went over my edged spots a couple times to push it as deep as possible. Deffinetely better to rent a trencher if you can.
What size are the sprinkler inlets on the bottom of each head and what size T fitting is used? I ordered parts individually and the Orbit II has 3/4" inlet but the tubing is 1/2" and so are the fittings. Do I need a 1/2" to 3/4" T fitting to screw into the bottom of the head?
Which head are you referring too? Saturn? The Saturn 3 I used in this video is 1/2" so no adapter is necessary. If your is 3/4 and your fittings are 1/2", yes you will need the adapter. I'm not sure if that will provide adverse affects to flow though. I suppose it depends on your flow rate and pressure. Best of luck!
DIYTito i thought the WiFi kit came with the Voyager 2 heads? Those are 3/4”.
Did you get any issue so far with this
none yet! haven't used it a ton. so much rain this year
Bro this is awesome... I don't have sod yet. So I'm thinking of diy witht his instead of paying the pros. How did you hook it up to the main water line or whatever?
I attached it to an outdoor spigot with a vacuum breaker attached to the spigot. I T'd off the spigot in order to still be able to use my hose.
For your front yard you set up 5 heads on one zone? How much psi are you pushing, cause they say only 3 max but based your video is it safe to say I can run 5 myself?
Do you have the same kit sort number? I can't imagine they'd supply 5 heads and tell you to only use three. I can measure my pressure if you'd like.
Do you live in a cold weather state? I'm wondering if you need to blow out the system to prevent the pipe from freezing.
Yes you will need to blow out the system. I live in New England. I can follow up with a video on blowing out the sprinklers. I'm going to try a small compressor I have and see how it goes.
@@diytito8165 Awesome! Thank you for the video.
These are out of stock everywhere, where did you buy yours?
I had purchased mine on Amazon but I know home depot was also out when I went to order.
Dude literally says it in first 3 seconds
Where did you get all the radius info on the sprinklers ?
The radius info came from inside the manual provided. I believe if you look up this kit online on their website you can download the instructions. Search the model number directly.