Save Water, Save Money – Part 2
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Sprinkler Heads and Nozzles
The sprinkler head is the outlet of an irrigation system. The nozzle is the topmost part of the sprinkler head. The nozzle is the device that creates the spray pattern and establishes its direction. Nozzles come in many different configurations, each of which has a specific application.
A fixed spray head emits a fan of water in a fixed pattern over a section of a circle. Many of the fixed spray heads use interchangeable nozzles that determine the pattern – quarter circle, half circle, full circle – and the radius of the water throw.
Bubbler irrigation is a low-pressure, localized system that produces a flow of water that floods into a basin around a tree to soak the soil and reach the tree roots.
Drip irrigation is, as the name implies, the slow application of water to the root system of multiple plants such as is found in flowerbeds. The water is delivered either onto the soil surface above the roots or directly to the root zone, referred to respectively as surface drip irrigation and subsurface drip irrigation. Drip irrigation can also be used in grassy areas that are too small to spray, such as the strip between the municipal sidewalk and the road. The drip irrigation method helps reduce water evaporation and runoff.
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