The use of lawn sprinklers and well pumps for lawn irrigation systems is widespread in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas Park in Pinellas County, Florida because a large number of properties in the area boast of beautifully designed and well maintained expanses of lawns. Because of the proliferation of breathtaking lawns, the area has also developed very efficient lawn irrigation systems and best practices in choice of equipment. Property owners who would want to establish their own lawns will benefit from the lessons learned from these systems and practices.
Efficient lawn irrigation systems and lawn sprinkler systems are necessary in Florida because of the local weather conditions and the quality of the soil in the state. The amount of rainfall totals 52 to 60 inches a year. This is not evenly distributed throughout the year, though. More than half of the entire year’s rainfall comes in June to September while the other eight months of the year are quite dry. This becomes problematic because the soil in the state is mostly sandy and does not therefore hold water. Only a few days without rain already results in drought like conditions. The upper six to 12 inches of soil become driest. Plants with shallow roots, like lawn grass, are the first to suffer.
There are three types of pumps used in lawn irrigation systems. These are the surface centrifugal pump, the jet pump, and the submersible centrifugal pump. The choice of pump to use will depend on the source of water for the irrigation system, the rate of the water flow and the operating pressure required by the system. Common sources of water are deep water wells or surface water supply. Pipes connect the well pumps to the lawn sprinklers.
The three types of lawn sprinkler systems are the spray head sprinklers, rotary sprinklers and oscillating sprinklers. The choice depends on the specific application requirements, the extent of the area to be watered, the operating pressure of the system and the rate of precipitation needed.
There are three types of spray head sprinklers. These are the lawn spray head sprinklers, bed spray head sprinklers and shrub spray head sprinklers. They share a common operating pressure of 15 to 30 psi. The bed spray head sprinklers and shrub spray head sprinklers both have raised stationary heads. For lawn spray head sprinklers, there is a choice of either stationary or retractable heads.
Rotary sprinklers come in stationary or retractable types, all with a 25 to 80 psi operating pressure. The spraying pattern is either circular or half circular.
Oscillating sprinklers cover a rectangular area of up to 20 by 30 feet through a metal arm that moves back and forth.
If you are a property owner in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas Park in Pinellas County and you are seriously considering the establishment of an expansive lawn, you have to find yourself a reputable professional supplier of high quality water wells, well pumps and lawn sprinkler systems. Make sure that this supplier is also a reliable service provider of lawn sprinkler systems repair and maintenance.
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