hahahah no way, i live in mount barker. literally like 5 min away from that shop. i've been in there a few times. can confirm that they are super helpful and know their stuff.
Nice install. I used to do a bit of trade with with irrigation. I always used the hard PVC pipe for mains and laterals and then used a a T fitting with flex pipe to attach the pop up heads.
We used to rent a portable air compressor at the course I worked at, to blow the water out of the lines. With a deep frost line, what can you do with a home system like this to drain the water out before winter freezes the lines? Edit: Been watching the videos for a while now, very informative. I've began assembling some materials to start fixing up my yard. A lot of crab grass, and clover to take care of. Thanks for the videos!
Haven't seen that type for flex pipe stuff used for a irrigation system very cool! (PVC pipe is mainly used in my area) as a side note for people who live in colder climates, i wouldn't recommend the way they hooked up the water off the exterior house faucet. it's very susceptible to freezing and breaking, unless you can shut off the water in the house (where it's warm) to that particular faucet and drain it so it's can't/won't freeze. that's a sweet trench shovel @ 8:50 gotta get one of them!!
Love my Hunter Hydrawise mate. Able to watch the weather and control all my runtimes will away for work here in WA. Especially good with the stolonised Santa Ana I planted 7 weeks back.
Hey mate did you think about getting the Hunter swing arms, because I've just completed my system and in theory it will prove very useful in future. Great job nonetheless
Are you pressure regulating those heads to 2.8bar via the valves for the rotators? I really want to do a similar job at my place, sick of moving the sprinkler around.
There are pumps that can do that. Might want to check your residency’s laws on how much pressure they’re legally meant to give you and how much you’re getting. 300+ kpa should be fine. You could get a rain water tank, fill it up, buy and connect a pump that has decent pressure then connect your irrigation system to that and you won’t have to worry about too little pressure coming from your mains water.
Very cool I like the fact you install it before planting grass also I saw you used the water hose faucet for the hookup instead if the meter but very cool I guess you can do it anyway you like 👍😉 also btw I liked that for the final day mentiond you used the sound effect from Zelda 😁 you are amazing 😉
I was wondering that myself. I have regular blowouts from plastic clips at work. They deteriorate even in the soil, seasonal soil movement and poly pipe shrinking snap them. I use stainless cobra clips to replace them as I go now.
Hey mate, down in Melbourne about to lay some seed, I’ve put down a nice 4 inch layer of sandy loam top soil and was wondering if there was a specific seed or tips you could offer me?
Just curious, I have a grassed yard that I am just not happy with. I would like to introduce a irrigation system into my yard. I assume I would first need to get my plans and send them to you (or an irrigation company) to get a plan of what I actually need. With something like this what type of money would you be looking at assuming I do all the hard work myself. I understand it would change depending on how many heads I need but cost of things like the Hunter irrigation system in the garage doesn’t look cheap
Hard to determine actually. The amount of sprinklers, piping/hose for the sprinklers and dimensions of your land of where you want it your irrigation all come into play. Better off emailing him or an irrigation company :p
@@LawnTips cheers mate. Found them. I started off in the playlist which only had 3 videos in it. I'm all caught up now. Would you go with KBG or Rye in South Island New Zealand where we go from -10 in winter to 35+ in summer?
Do you need to install an auto flush valve or air release valve with these sprinkler systems? What about a filter and pressure regulator? I have used them on my drip systems but have never installed sprinklers. I am about to do my new lawn. Awesome channel, I'm always learning when I watch your vids. cheers.
With the Hunter MP Rotators they have a "double pop" when the heads come up and recede so they flush themselves. A pressure regulator would be a wise investment especially when using polypipe like in this installation.
Awesome channel mate, I'm loving it. I just have a couple of questions if you get the chance to answer them. I love the look of the perennial ryegrass but I love over in Perth so it's a very hot climate. Would this grass survive or would you recommend and different type? Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks mate! Unfortunately it wouldn’t be suited for Perth. I’d be looking at something like couch, or if you want something closer to the look of rye, I’d go one of the finer bladed Zoysia grasses. It’s beautiful turf.
Shaun kw I’m in Jane Brook (up Toodyay Rd a little bit behind Swan View) so I have sandy soil that doesn’t hold water and 3 seperate grasses areas (6 zone retic including a garden bed per lawn). Side lawn is buffalo, great in winter, poo in summer. It’s slowly been taken over by couch/kikuyu from lack of washing the mower between areas (lesson learnt!). Front and back are typical Nullarbor couch but the backyard getting invaded by Kikuyu from neighbours grass getting in. That’s why I want to go with TifTuf, high resistance to weeds/other grass but also because it’ll use way less water and be easier to keep up to spec. If I had more of a budget I’d definitely go for Sir Grange but it’s about 2x the $/m2. But I’d rather spend that on better quality replacement soil (dig out and replace 150-200mm) as the difference after that would be minimal in my opinion. I will use exclusively Hunter MP rotators for the lawns as well, near impossible to beat in a home situation.
Poly cheaper for one, easier to install, easier and cheaper to fix, plus plastic is up there now and nearly as great. I couldn’t even imagine trying to put down pvc in Josh’s yard. Would have taken a week
A jewel check valve? Becuase that's not a double check valve. That looks like a single check valve. and at that height it would have probably been better to put a PVB. But I think you guys are in a whole differant country so what do I know.
To anyone considering this For fuck sakes use blue line poly pipe. This black retic shit is so pathetic and will cause you nothing but pain. Coming from a plumber. More money in the build but so worth it.
I bloody love irrigation videos!
What an awesome video! We can see why professional's charge so much money for a full supply and install! Can't wait to see the seeding video!
hahahah no way, i live in mount barker. literally like 5 min away from that shop. i've been in there a few times. can confirm that they are super helpful and know their stuff.
Haha same!!
A Family that Works Together, Well Done Boys 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks Janelle!
Easy on that thread tape. I wish I had this vid 3 months ago when I installed mine. Nicely done.
Haha, he’s a plumber, pretty sure he knows what he’s doing. Glad it was informative!
Spot on. This is the correct way doing both, pressure test & flow rate 👍👍
Nice install. I used to do a bit of trade with with irrigation. I always used the hard PVC pipe for mains and laterals and then used a a T fitting with flex pipe to attach the pop up heads.
That's the best method
Very, very nicely done. Can't believe how hard that dirt is. Looking forward to seeing those seeds grow!!
Where do I source the shorts? Do you have a link for that?
Only a rebel could handle those shorts
I can send some of you want bro. Might have to send an Aussie care package 😉
Lawn Tips do t forget to include the carcass of one pink flamingo that didn’t make it in Australia
FXD shorts my dude.
We used to rent a portable air compressor at the course I worked at, to blow the water out of the lines. With a deep frost line, what can you do with a home system like this to drain the water out before winter freezes the lines?
Edit: Been watching the videos for a while now, very informative. I've began assembling some materials to start fixing up my yard. A lot of crab grass, and clover to take care of. Thanks for the videos!
Haven't seen that type for flex pipe stuff used for a irrigation system very cool! (PVC pipe is mainly used in my area) as a side note for people who live in colder climates, i wouldn't recommend the way they hooked up the water off the exterior house faucet. it's very susceptible to freezing and breaking, unless you can shut off the water in the house (where it's warm) to that particular faucet and drain it so it's can't/won't freeze. that's a sweet trench shovel @ 8:50 gotta get one of them!!
I love in the Midwest.
If you have a faucet valve with an air gap, you should be okay.
Around here we have to have our pipes blown out yearly..
Liked the nod to majoras mask too
Loved it guys... What model hunters pop sprayer you use? And how can I messure pressure without a gauge device
That system is pretty cool. I'd love to have an in ground irrigation system. Cool vid, Ben.
Love this video. I think my favourite part was the dog in the time lapse 😂
Could you do a set up video for a venturi fertilize kit and how to dose with some common products you normally use
I’ve actually got a similar system I’m using soon called ez-flow. Bit better than the old Venturi
The Ez flow looks good just 250 vs 25 dollars for venturi. Be interested to see a vs video
What mm poly is that to the sprinklers ? And is it same mm at the tap to valves? I read it might be best to run 20mm at the tap to valves
Love the Erik Anders Lang hat 🤙🏼
Love my Hunter Hydrawise mate. Able to watch the weather and control all my runtimes will away for work here in WA. Especially good with the stolonised Santa Ana I planted 7 weeks back.
Still liking your hydrawise? I've seen reviews of when you lose wifi connection it just waters everything everyday until you reset the router
Hey mate did you think about getting the Hunter swing arms, because I've just completed my system and in theory it will prove very useful in future. Great job nonetheless
How do you handle water restrictions there?
Awesome video man
Thanks man!
Irrigation is my actual job, there are some better heads to choose from and some better connections but you did not bad
I do irrigation too, I’m in Massachusetts, I do residential and commercial, but commercial I do with 2 wires....
Thinking about doing the irrigation in my back yard by myself this summer. I don’t have a brother to help though lol
Boys after all that work wouldn’t you test them for leaks before covering in the trench?
Great vid man, you Sims boys are workers! 👍😎🇺🇸
Are you pressure regulating those heads to 2.8bar via the valves for the rotators? I really want to do a similar job at my place, sick of moving the sprinkler around.
God that's very useful, I nearly use the blue PP in all the joints, but it should only be used in the main.
Hi Bro! Great video, love the project at your bros house!. But please tell me what the song was at 11:05 please! Thanks.
What would one expect to pay for the parts to do this?
Tim Fischer my question too
Atleast $1000
My front yard is over half an acre and I spent $600 for everything. A landscape company wanted to charge $3900. Just goes to shows you the up charge
Say you have low pressure, is there any way you can boost it?
There are pumps that can do that. Might want to check your residency’s laws on how much pressure they’re legally meant to give you and how much you’re getting. 300+ kpa should be fine. You could get a rain water tank, fill it up, buy and connect a pump that has decent pressure then connect your irrigation system to that and you won’t have to worry about too little pressure coming from your mains water.
Did you rip off those deflectors because of water pressure or did you not know that those weren’t supposed to come off
how did u set the sprinkler head height mate? Awesome Vids!
Love the longer videos!
Encyclopaedia of knowledge there Ben , Great update .😁👍👍
Very cool I like the fact you install it before planting grass also I saw you used the water hose faucet for the hookup instead if the meter but very cool I guess you can do it anyway you like 👍😉 also btw I liked that for the final day mentiond you used the sound effect from Zelda 😁 you are amazing 😉
You should install a backflow!!
Hey mate wat areas do do
Pressure/flow tested with a kinked hose??
Did you remove the bricks when filling in the trenches
Sure did 👍🏽
Hey Ben. Have you ever had any of those poly clips let go?
I was wondering that myself. I have regular blowouts from plastic clips at work. They deteriorate even in the soil, seasonal soil movement and poly pipe shrinking snap them. I use stainless cobra clips to replace them as I go now.
No hose outlet in case the owner needs it?
What pipe are you using?
Any revisited on josh's lawn 1yr later?
Great video Ben. I so need a system for my lawn...dragging the hose is getting a bit old.
Are you using 19mm poly?
Hey mate, down in Melbourne about to lay some seed, I’ve put down a nice 4 inch layer of sandy loam top soil and was wondering if there was a specific seed or tips you could offer me?
200-300 mils was my nickname in high school
Niiiiice
Just curious, I have a grassed yard that I am just not happy with. I would like to introduce a irrigation system into my yard. I assume I would first need to get my plans and send them to you (or an irrigation company) to get a plan of what I actually need. With something like this what type of money would you be looking at assuming I do all the hard work myself. I understand it would change depending on how many heads I need but cost of things like the Hunter irrigation system in the garage doesn’t look cheap
Hard to determine actually. The amount of sprinklers, piping/hose for the sprinklers and dimensions of your land of where you want it your irrigation all come into play. Better off emailing him or an irrigation company :p
What was the main pipe size ?
Great quality vid.
Just curious on using poly vs using pvc in that situation ? Cheers
Poly pipe is easier to flex around and move where you want it to go exactly. Same with running pool lines
Hey mate, did you learn to do all of this from your greenkeeping experience? didn't undergo any other training ?
Wow, that was an asston of work mate! Great job! Now the fun part of seeding! What are you going with? Bermuda? Kikuyu? Buffalo? PRG like yours?
Yellow plates, parking on left, using centigrade, I would have to say that you are in NSW
Happy Fox he’s in orange yeh
Did you do a video of the seeding yet?
I’ve done a few man 👍🏽
@@LawnTips cheers mate. Found them. I started off in the playlist which only had 3 videos in it. I'm all caught up now.
Would you go with KBG or Rye in South Island New Zealand where we go from -10 in winter to 35+ in summer?
Bet Josh is glad to see the end of that job. A hell of a lot of work.
He sure is man! Was a full on month.
That is awesome
Do you need to install an auto flush valve or air release valve with these sprinkler systems? What about a filter and pressure regulator? I have used them on my drip systems but have never installed sprinklers. I am about to do my new lawn.
Awesome channel, I'm always learning when I watch your vids. cheers.
With the Hunter MP Rotators they have a "double pop" when the heads come up and recede so they flush themselves. A pressure regulator would be a wise investment especially when using polypipe like in this installation.
Was there a tap at the front? Generally way better pressure :) great video
Yo mate. Can we have an update on how the fingers healing?
Yo bro!
Yeah good, still got a wire in it. Not much to report on apart from the pain has gone, unless I smack it against a bench like I have recently.
Doing that makes you feel alive 😂
That house does not look super old, but I'm surprised to see Gal pipe going to the tap...!
Yes!
How’s this looking now?
Mate, I would love put irrigation in here. Higher priorities on the list, though. The yard is coming along great!
YNWA
Awesome channel mate, I'm loving it. I just have a couple of questions if you get the chance to answer them. I love the look of the perennial ryegrass but I love over in Perth so it's a very hot climate. Would this grass survive or would you recommend and different type?
Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks mate!
Unfortunately it wouldn’t be suited for Perth.
I’d be looking at something like couch, or if you want something closer to the look of rye, I’d go one of the finer bladed Zoysia grasses. It’s beautiful turf.
@@LawnTips thanks for getting back to me mate, appreciate it 🍻
Shaun kw look into TifTuf (Bermuda) looks suited to Perth climate and has a fine blade too. I’m pretty sold on it based on $/m2 against other types
@@phizzle24 awesome thanks mate, I'll take a look at it 👍
Shaun kw I’m in Jane Brook (up Toodyay Rd a little bit behind Swan View) so I have sandy soil that doesn’t hold water and 3 seperate grasses areas (6 zone retic including a garden bed per lawn). Side lawn is buffalo, great in winter, poo in summer. It’s slowly been taken over by couch/kikuyu from lack of washing the mower between areas (lesson learnt!). Front and back are typical Nullarbor couch but the backyard getting invaded by Kikuyu from neighbours grass getting in. That’s why I want to go with TifTuf, high resistance to weeds/other grass but also because it’ll use way less water and be easier to keep up to spec. If I had more of a budget I’d definitely go for Sir Grange but it’s about 2x the $/m2. But I’d rather spend that on better quality replacement soil (dig out and replace 150-200mm) as the difference after that would be minimal in my opinion. I will use exclusively Hunter MP rotators for the lawns as well, near impossible to beat in a home situation.
Yes
Give us an update on this lawn?
Great system, I have the same one running 8 stations using the Hunter Pro sprays instead 👍
I put a little cheap irrigation system up the driveway
no swing arms ? dont drive on the sprinklers or put too much pressure on them, but great vid dude
Wow! It’s not even finished and its starting to look great!
Why didn’t you use pvc?
Poly cheaper for one, easier to install, easier and cheaper to fix, plus plastic is up there now and nearly as great.
I couldn’t even imagine trying to put down pvc in Josh’s yard. Would have taken a week
And I did it today
inaccurate bucket fill kink in the hose
Haha did he put the one way check valve on backwards
I wish my systems were installed that neat. Manifolds going all directions is not a good time.
A jewel check valve? Becuase that's not a double check valve. That looks like a single check valve. and at that height it would have probably been better to put a PVB. But I think you guys are in a whole differant country so what do I know.
Nice work, under pressure! (See what I did there?)
He should get rid of that water heater ASAP they cost an arm and a leg to run
Jack Meoff been trying to convince him haha
Would you ever sub irrigate a lawn?
Lol. What a crazy ass pressure gauge.
While watching this vid, I wanted to know what happened to your finger Beno?!
Poly < PVC, especially with pressure over 400
Put all the common together lol you guys are not irragation pros at all I've been installing for 10 years you guys are funny
Do you know how to spell?
Grey fit off tape? How much money you fellas got?
What’s grey fit off tape?
You talking about the thread tape?
If I never hear "Yeah Boi" again, it'd be too soon.
Don’t watch more of my videos then 😉
@@LawnTips Now that's the smartest thing ive heard you say...………...Boi !
Hahah this first post is so hard to get these days
Haha, it’s crazy
16:07 Stranger Things 3 spoiler???
Huuuuge job ! First time ive seen irrigation laid, my backs sore just watchin it.
First!
Close!
Was that 'Final Day' a MM joke?
Dirty dirty dirty
You make me sick
To anyone considering this
For fuck sakes use blue line poly pipe.
This black retic shit is so pathetic and will cause you nothing but pain.
Coming from a plumber.
More money in the build but so worth it.
Wow, that soil is bad.
Nice vid but too much metric...
Poly pipe under the lawn is no good. Then again you’re only a greens keeper 😉
9th Lol 😂😂😂😂
Why is all the irrigation videos on TH-cam somebody who has a British accent
*Australian 😉
NZ actually. Haha
First :)
Winner winner, chicken dinner
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