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Posted by J.A. Michel on March 25, 2007, 10:39 pm
> Hi all:
>
> First time poster.
>
> I am hoping to add a small stage to an existing system. The closest place
> to pull water from -Stage 3- already has nine Rainbird 1800's so I don't
> think tapping into that is an option?
Nine? Wow, that seems like alot for one zone. (or stage as you call them)
No. Tapping Zone 3 should not be done. You need at add a zone.
>
> The area I am trying to irrigate is about 80' x 30' and terraced. It is
> located between Stage 3 and a drip irrigation stage (6).
You'd need at least 6 RainBird Maxi-Paw impact sprinklers to do an area of
that size.
>
> Do I need to find the valve box and run pipe from there directly to the
> new
> area?
Yep. You'll need to add a valve, plus wiring back to your sprinkler
controller. Then you'll need to run all the lines for the new zone and
install all the heads. It's back breaking work, BTW.
>
> How deep would you put the lines in the Denver Foothills area?
Most of my lines are about 1' deep, with the exception of the hard PVC
supply lines going to the valve boxes. Those are only 6-8" deep. As
another poster already pointed out, they don't need to be really deep ,
because they're not below the frostline. They get blown out with compressed
air before winter.
>
> Any advice or appropriate links would be appreciated.
Good Luck!!
>
> TIA
>
>
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