How to Install a Sprinkler System | A DIY Guide
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- In this video I show you the steps and considerations you need to take into account when tackling your own DIY sprinkler system installation for your yard.
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Its all a conspiracy! Landscape companies are just out to get us all! DIY is the only way to go! Orbit and K-Rain have to be the best brands I have ever used and they are not going to break the budget! Who needs a fancy sprinkler when you can do everything yourself for way cheaper and all from Ace and Walmart. If anyone comes to you and says that you need a professional for your sprinkler work, tell them you can do it yourself, and just as good as them. I have been doing sprinkler work for many many years at my house, and I have even done my neighbors yards a couple of times, and my systems are rated for commercial level quality. This guy doing this video is spot on!!!
Two different lifestyles buddy...
But dude, don't you have a job making at least $100/hour? It does not makes much sense to spend the day doing this stuff when you can have a yard maintenance guy do it right ans affordable
Yeah I rather pay someone to do all this.
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When you're 85 you'll be calling the pros 😮
I love the no BS, give it to us straight instructions. Well done and thank you.
Ok seriously, I am now your greatest fan. If you rate projects on the F-bomb scale, you are speaking my language!!! Especially when it comes to working on household projects. Have a wonderful day & thanks for sharing this!
Thanks so much! So happy you found the channel!
Fast and informative. Anti-backflows at the valve area, a separate shutoff for the system. Great info and tips to install a safe system. Thanks.
I love the "f-bomb difficulty rating system." Would have loved if you could have spent a little more time showing the setup of the valves and timers, but all together a good demo vid. Thanks.
I like your approach. Not cocky and arrogant (at least not in this clip ... which is the only one I've seen so far) but definitely knowledgeable. New sub. Nice work!
Good to see you're still at it bro! Great instructional video.
As soon as I seen the difficulty rating I subscribed! Love it!
Simple and to the point. Perfect video.
perfect video.. no fulff, just the info i needed!
Short and sweet with a good basic overview. Nice one!
Thanks so much for this easy step installation video. The F'Bombs difficulty rating is sweet.
Awesome video!! Very helpful!! Hope I can install a system soon!!
Nice, short, accurate no fluff. Thank you so much 100% good and helpful video!!!!
Awesome thank you! You make it look real easy.....
Got a new subscriber as soon as you said you judge by how many fs you give 😂
Excellent DIY video, thanks!
Thanks for the video since I am working on my backyard yard
Million dollars worth of game 🙌🏾
great video, I have my own contractor business and I use your video as a reference to my new employees great video MrFixlt DIY
Thanks
Appreciate the “F-Bomb” rating system.😂😂😂
Good stuff. Sweet and to the point
Yeah I bet he couldn’t do it for a living though
Thank you!
very informative thanks
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful video
Awesome and to the point,Great video
Thanks for the great video and I appreciate it 🙏
Good stuff, thank you
He made it look so easy, I am going to do it. Thanks for the video.
Did you hire a professional?
@@xex9536 No, not yet home is still under construction.
Great video!
Very good video. A lot of details.
Your F bomb system is enough for me to subscribe to your channel… I love it!
Nice video short and to the point
You are very good at explaining
Thank you! 😃
Excellent video
Instant sub at the F-bomb system. LOL.
So it wasn’t just me that did that.
thanks!! good stuff!
This made me laugh so much. The F-Bomb rating ...Genius!! I would have liked to have you detail the further calculation for the quantity of sprinkler heads. Thanks for this
Damn good video I don't need to look at another one thank you very much you save me a shit load of money and stress
To me the hardest part about installing a sprinkler system is laying it out to get even coverage over the whole yard and what types of heads to use so you’re not wasting water by having heads that shoot further than you need. Plus it’s way easier in a situation like this where it’s a new lawn where you’re not having to tear up existing grass.
I can do exactly that in less than 30 mins most the time. Pace out your nozzle sizes and your good to go. You should be able to pace and flag and zone all at once. That's how all the pros do it. If you see anyone out there with a tape measure they dont know what they are doing.
Mr Fixit God bless your dear heart and enthusiasm! While this is an excellent video and you give good instructions & visuals....one would really have to know what one is doing to take this project on. Thanks for the great video though 👍
Good video thanks
Really do appreciate
You hope I learned something.
I learned everything 😌💯
I'm glad!
Great vid
Fukin awesome! im gonna do it now
Your videos are awesome and very helpful . Thanks to share
In ny or nassau county u need a permit for sprinklers. My neighbor says he gets around it by using buried garden hoses🤷♂️
Thanks for these!!!! So hard to find to the point DIY videos. What do you backfill the trench with?
Thanks!
Why do you prefer the side loaded sprinkles? I'm getting ready to install some. Just wondering the reason
F-Bomb rating system is why i subbed. I will now rate all my home projects this way. Cheers
Subscribed!
Blarg, I was able to follow along until the valves and timers part, then I got lost, but thanks for doing this video!
Lol me toooo lol
Me 3
Me 4
Me 5! I was thinking, "This doesn't look too bad," and then when he started showing how to hook it up to the house, I got nervous. That part looks really complicated.
Lmao me too
Great.
Cool.
Would testing at the house hose bib not be a accurate result? Because of the pressure reducer in the house.
Ty =)
Great video, just simple enough for exactly what I need to do. However, I notice you filled in the trenches with rock..most systems I’ve seen are filled in with dirt. What is (if any) the advantage to using rock?
he doesnt know what hes doing, he has an idea, but not really
My guess could be for a few reasons, drainage, border to prevent damage when mowing a yard, easier to uncover to replace a sprinkler head.
I usually drop 1 1/2 F bombs when I have to replace 1 sprinkler head. That looks like a ton of work! I swear the original installer used the thinnest piping and cheapest connection pieces on my yard.
I'm deciding whether to pay a contractor or DIM (DoItMyself). I'm leaning towards DIM because of your comment and because my neighbors had a contractor and I'm not impressed. I don't want that flex pipe stuff.
Thomas Musser The thinnest pipe last just as long boss
That's what I'm dealing with! Following and digging up all the old, super thin schedule 1 (I think) crap. It so thin it's hard to cut - it just collapses! Freaking nightmare can of worms I opened.
Where I was raised in Fl. , that’s what that thin pipe was used for !
great video. Thanks. How do you drain the sprinkler system for winter? Also if my water bib comes out of the house instead of the ground how can I install the sprinkler system?
You normally use air pressure to clear the sprinkler lines. A large air compressor.
You should install a backflow preventer where the water comes out of the house
This guy is bad ass
putting one of these in Mombasa Kenya when I go in April on a quarter Acre. Our gardener now is spending 4hours a day to water with a hose. Thinking crimp pex will be the quickest. any other ideas let me know.
Sch 40 although stronger isn’t necessary. If your worried about $$ stay with class 200 pvc and you’ll be fine. UNLESS there’s a lot of foot traffic over the piper or your going through some sort of a sleeve. In that case sch 40 helps in a long run. But feel free to switch from one size to the other.
Thankyou
❤ the f Bomb rating
What’s the best diameter pipe to use? And is there a resource to find how many heads I can put in one line based on water pressure?
He is using 3/4" but 1/2" is probably fine. I saw some new push on style hose at Home Depot for even faster installs.
Great information full of details. I liked it. Question, do the PVC lines need to be placed at certain degree level? I live at High Desert in California, 105F during summer and 40F during winter?
Thanks Geo
No, the water pressure will move the water against gravity if needed. Depending on the slope of the hill, the length of the pipe and the diameter of the pipe are going to determine how much pressure loss you'll experience.
PVC really isn't recommended for irrigation systems anymore. It'll work for small systems but doing a large lawn with PVC would be a nightmare. It's cheaper and easier to use 1" HD Polyethylene pipe for most installations.
Can you just put a timer on the hose bib and connect your line directly to it?
Hi, would it be possible to do a lenghtly video on whole process. especially the ant-backflow system with Zone system. I have a Rachio smart irrigation controller. I am not sure how it works and I had to rely on handwatering
Great installation video! My marijuana crop has never looked better!
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Nicely efficient and helpful video. This is clearly somewhere without freezing issues. Isolation valve should always start at source of water. Helpful if pneumatic blow-out design & process could be quickly explained.
subscribed when he said measured this project difficulty by F-bombs.
Same! Helpful video and much more enjoyable than this old house xD
Hey this was awesome! One question! Is there anything wrong with using 1 inch pipe when I have a 3/4 inch water supply?
Aside from cost, going bigger is better. You’ll have less pressure loss due to friction in the pipes.
However, if you have any kind of slope, put in tiny check valves at the bottom of your sprinkler heads. They cost $0.50 each and will prevent water from higher slope leaking out through the lower slope.
Having gallons of water leaking out of the lower slope after each watering will cause a puddling mess.
Its even more important when you use a larger pipe because a bigger pipe will hold a lot more water.
Empty pipes also take slightly longer to fill back up each time you water your lawn, in addition to being a waste of water.
Check valve is a cheap and quick solution to the simple problem.
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Many water purveyors will not allow irrigation on the domestic line and meter. Good design practice to keep them separate anyhow. And really the backflow protection should be provided by a double check or RPZ to ensure protection of the public water supply. Many purveyors will require documented backflow testing for all irrigation systems.
I am fixing a 10 year old system which has some sprinkler heads that have sunk underground. I also have a manifold which I need help with. Do you have another video which would help with these issues?
so for a beginner like me...Could you list the items used? Thanks
3:42 what is the overall system connected to on each side, please?
Don’t forget Atmospheric Vacuum Breakers or AVB is required to be installed 6” above sprinkler highest point which would be the spray nozzle. If AVB is lower it can cause back pressure condition through the valve. In addition, black swing joints should be use on the sprinkler tee. Just in case the head is stepped on it won’t break the tee
How do u keep the weeds off of the river rock… do u spray?
How was the water pressure used in your calculations?
can you use plex piping for irrigation
Great video, this one doesn't need electricity right? what is the name or brand of the solar control and where can I buy those? Thanks in advance.
Yes it’s a solar valve so no additional electricity required. This is a DIG brand which you can find at Home Depot
You can find info here. bit.ly/InstallingSprinklers
I have an issue. My water supply is up against my house and between the area I plan to install sod and the house is concrete any solutions? Wish I could show you a picture
Why do you need to know PSI and flow rate when the psi doesn’t go into the flow rate formula? What is PSI helping you determine along with the flow rate?
i literally have to replace one sprinkler head...this video makes it seem so easy that i now want to just gut the whole system and replace them all...
What kind of pressure loss do you have going up hills if the area needing watering is uphill from the water supply? I have maybe a 15'- 20' change in elevation & about an 80' or so run to the highest point I need to water.
Static pressure loss will be .433 psi per foot of elevation gain, and depending on the size, type and length of pipe you will have some pressure loss there too. There are charts that help you choose the correct size pipe for your needs including pressure loss.
Yeaaaa let me go on & hire someone 😂😂😂😂
Great video,my installer did not go 6 inches deep, when I had a 75 foot tree cut down the fallen tree ruptured an underground connection union and I had to replace. Make sure you have 6 inch trench!
6 to 8 inches actually
💣 💣 💣 💣 This to me would be at least a 4 bomb job out of 5. Lots of work for Johnny Homeowner. 👍 Good video. Remember to call 811 before you dig too. Getting Locates is a good idea and the law. God bless.
I loved you're video. I don't know if somebody can help me. I have a yard, it is a rectangle 43'x24'. My psi is 45, and I have a flow of 12 galons per minute. How many sprinkler heads can I put?
It depends on the individual flow rate of the sprinkler heads you plan on installing. You'll have to plan out the types of heads you want to put in to water your yard and then determine how many zones you need to fit all of your heads. A typical sprinkler head will take up between 1 and 4 gallons per minute, depending on the type. For example: let's say you decide to put in 6 rotary heads at 4 GPM each, all of those heads take up a total of 24 GPM, so you would need a minimum of 2 zones (3 heads each zone).
luis moncada No le creo nada a esta a este mejor contrata a una compañía por qué son muchos detalles los qué hay que tener mente tengo 20 años de esperencia instalando sistemas
Thank you guys for the input.
14yr professional irrigation guy here.
With lower pressure I would suggest a mini rotor made by rainbird. 2 zones.
Each rotor with a nozzle #2 or #3.
Do your own homework douche bag. Your not asking for help your asking for the answer, here's my answer get out of my trade if your too lazy to do your own calculations you'll be worthless with a spade shovel in your hand.
How much area one sprinkler can cover??
Do you need a backflow device if you are using the antisiphon valves?
The anti siphon valve is a backflow in this set up but if you’re setting up a proper system that runs of your meter then yes you need to install a backflow
Hi, is it normal to lose water pressure with each additional sprinkler? I used 3/4 PVC and saw in your video all the sprinklers had pretty strong spray when they popped up, but my spray is much weaker across 4 sprinklers than just 1. I thought that connecting them in one series would allow them to have the same pressure since it’s the same pipe? Would appreciate any thoughts!
It could be that the overall pressure of that line is low to begin with. How far apart are the nozzles? This is a fairly isolated area where the heads are in close proximity to each other
MrFixIt DIY thanks! I’m awaiting the faucet pressure gauge, but it’s new construction so imagine the PSI should be decent. The sprinklers are about 25-30 ft apart to enable coverage for a large yard. They are Rainbird 425SAs which advertise 18-27 for coverage. Anywho, thanks a lot for posting this. This was the one video that was straightforward enough to convince me to do it myself. Was just curious if it’s normal to lose pressure more and more sprinklers (makes sense)
@@tofuman14 the difference is he used heads your using rotors, there is a differant required head pressure for both. Also, to answer your question. Yes, you lose psi at each head daisy chained on the line. Here I'll make it easy for you.. use cl200 1" pipe bury ut about 6-8 inches. You will be able to put no more than 4 on each line.
@@noeeon9910 That's not true. 1" HD polyethylene pipe can handle about 15gpm with acceptable pressure loss on the line. This means you can put up to 15 Hunter PGP ADJ with 1.0 GPM nozzles in them on the same line, or 10 Hunter PGP ADJ/Ultra on the line with a 1.5 GPM nozzle. Etc. The minimum pressure required to run a Hunter Prospray or Rainbird 1800 series can operate at as low as 15 PSI but 30 PSI is recommended for Spray heads and 40 PSI is recommended for MP Rotators.
You can't just put "4 on each line", that's a horrible idea. If the person is on a well that could be too low of utilization for the well and that would cause it to cycle too frequently causing premature wear and tear on the pump. They could have very low flow out of their well, so they might be over-taxing the well even at 4 heads.
Do you know some one do this type of work in Pasadena,CA area? we needed one, Thank you.
I do sprinkler systems. I’m based out of West Covina. All my work is guaranteed.
Ruben Bretado do u work out in Rancho
@@Hardworkwork777 What is your contact info?
You calculations ... Once you understand your PSI and flow rate, how do you determine how many heads and how big each zone can be? What's that formula?
Google it
How do you use the pressure to select sprinklers? Thanks.
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Raul Contreras, Sprinkler mfg. have charts indicating distance per nozzle type (ex: 1/2 spray pattern at 60 psi) min and max distance it will perform. Hope that helped. Just Google sprinkler co. (Ex: Rainbird) PDFs for their sprinklers coverages.
Others told me I can’t go directly into the pvc and have to use another attachment flexible joint tuning to connect the sprinklers to the PVC header. Their reasoning was that if you rolled something heavy over the sprinkler lines it would cause the joint to crack. I think there bs because years before these new fangled joint/tubing design everything has always been pvc and sprinkler heads. Thoughts? Is there any validity to the school of thought that you should never go directly into the PVC because it’s too risky or is the extra material just another way for these companies to get our money?
They are called swing joints or swing riser pipe. I put every head I install on a swing joint. It's faster to install and easier to repair. Also, you get the added benefit that it protects the lateral lines from Damage because it absorbs impact. An absolute necessity around driveways
There is a trench cutter you can rent at Home Depot if you want to buy a lot of lines. But make sure you call diggers hotline so you don’t go through anything important.