I didn't know they had flow control valves. I do know I've seen impacts and pivot sprinklers that use regulators to make sure that each sprinkler applies evenly. I guess you want to make sure your bubblers or etc aren't giving out too much water, so you dont kill your plants. On pivots, there are pressure regulators on each sprinkler also to compensate for elevation changes, that can also put a damper on the application of the water droplets. In irrigation you want to make sure every sprinkler is applying the same otherwise you get brown spots or kill whatever it is your watering. I've been learning little tidbits of info in every type of irrigation. Home/Commerical and Ag. It seems every time i go to the dealer i run across some kind of gun or impact or accessory that is used in ag irrigation, usually things i have never seen before. I like going there and just looking at all the impacts in the buckets and the gun trailer, Also i walk around the "junkyard" to look at all the broken/decomissioned equipment there. They have 2 hose reels with Komet 202 Ultra big guns on traveler carts. They even had a paddle wheel traveler t hat moved by a stream of water turning a wheel with cups. You could even set the speed of the cart, whether fast or slow. Definitley cool.
Thank you for the great comments! They have had flow control regulators for some time. There were the pros and cons to this type of system as like anything else. The adjustable type bubblers you could adjust the flow rate for amount that would need for the specific amount of watering for that particular area. Where I use to be employed at we would typically have one control valve that would water several tree wells/planters in a group. So often in this type of watering where one tree well would get too much water and another would not get enough. So it made it easier to adjust the water volume as per each bubbler head. If the tree wells were very consistent, than these type flow controls valves were an excellent choice!! The current modern day sprinklers are seeing more pressure regulating devices built in the spray heads to give a more uniform coverage and prevent misting to save water. It must be fun to visit your local dealer to see what shows up next in their inventory. Thanks for watching!
The flow control valve looks like a dependable way to reduce the flow, and the simple elbow configuration would not attract tampering like a bubbler head might.
Very cool installation idea. You guys must have seen/repaired everything.
It seems like we were always seeing something different and unusual. It did make it interesting at times. Thanks for the comments and for watching…
I didn't know they had flow control valves. I do know I've seen impacts and pivot sprinklers that use regulators to make sure that each sprinkler applies evenly. I guess you want to make sure your bubblers or etc aren't giving out too much water, so you dont kill your plants. On pivots, there are pressure regulators on each sprinkler also to compensate for elevation changes, that can also put a damper on the application of the water droplets. In irrigation you want to make sure every sprinkler is applying the same otherwise you get brown spots or kill whatever it is your watering. I've been learning little tidbits of info in every type of irrigation. Home/Commerical and Ag. It seems every time i go to the dealer i run across some kind of gun or impact or accessory that is used in ag irrigation, usually things i have never seen before. I like going there and just looking at all the impacts in the buckets and the gun trailer, Also i walk around the "junkyard" to look at all the broken/decomissioned equipment there. They have 2 hose reels with Komet 202 Ultra big guns on traveler carts. They even had a paddle wheel traveler t hat moved by a stream of water turning a wheel with cups. You could even set the speed of the cart, whether fast or slow. Definitley cool.
Thank you for the great comments!
They have had flow control regulators for some time. There were the pros and cons to this type of system as like anything else. The adjustable type bubblers you could adjust the flow rate for amount that would need for the specific amount of watering for that particular area. Where I use to be employed at we would typically have one control valve that would water several tree wells/planters in a group. So often in this type of watering where one tree well would get too much water and another would not get enough. So it made it easier to adjust the water volume as per each bubbler head. If the tree wells were very consistent, than these type flow controls valves were an excellent choice!!
The current modern day sprinklers are seeing more pressure regulating devices built in the spray heads to give a more uniform coverage and prevent misting to save water.
It must be fun to visit your local dealer to see what shows up next in their inventory.
Thanks for watching!
The flow control valve looks like a dependable way to reduce the flow, and the simple elbow configuration would not attract tampering like a bubbler head might.
You are correct! There is very little to go wrong. Thanks for watching…