Addition of sprinklers onto an existing system
An existing customer has requested the current watering to their flower beds to be updated and In addition a new Hunter Hydrawise WiFi Controller, this will easily accommodate the garden upgrades and the new lawn sprinklers to client’s requirements.
The lawn is reasonably square and quite established. The turf will be lifted using a turf stripping machine. Then a 400mm deep trench will be created to accommodate the lateral pipes for the water feed to the sprinklers. When everything is installed the trenches are re-instated and the turf re-laid.
The existing flower beds will need to be updated with new control cable to the new irrigation controller. After the install, some of the existing micro sprays in the borders will need to be replaced. This was picked up on the site visit and will be replaced by one of our qualified engineers.
After a recent site visit, the Client would like to install an irrigation system in two phases.
It has well-established residential gardens to the front and rear of the property.
TCR created two designs, one for the rear gardens and one for the front.
The design includes an Irrigation Tank and pump system which is large enough to be used for both front & rear gardens. This made the water supply future proof for all areas. Understanding the client’s needs, the tank irrigation pipeline can be pre-prepared for the future extension plans.
The Lawns will use Rain Bird 1804 4” pop ups Rain Bird 1804 using various nozzles Hunter MP Rotator nozzles to ensure a balanced water distribution. The main flower/shrub beds are to have micro sprays, as this gives more flexibility during installation around established planting.
There is a large herb garden which will be irrigated using galvanised risers, hidden in existing hedge rows. The sprinklers will ‘pop up’ out the top of the risers and water the whole herb garden. This will avoid disturbing the hard landscaping.
TCR have been commissioned to design and install a comprehensive watering system for a picturesque Wedding Venue in South Cheshire. Our engineers are currently onsite installing the designed system, working in conjunction with the groundsman.
This is a 40mm tank fed system, designed to feed over 100 sprinklers. The sprinklers are Rain Bird 1800 Series 4” pop ups with Hunter MP Rotator MP3000 adjustable nozzles. These have been selected for their versatility in the range of throw and angle of distribution.
The installation is taking place in phases, to fit in with other ground works. TCR’s design has had to adapt to the groundsman’s new pathways and access points, without compromising the design.
November 2018
TCR have returned once again to a large residential site in Ollerton, South Cheshire. Further to the extensive installation works carried out by TCR already on this site, the client has commissioned us to extend the system, installing microsprays to the flower beds and sprinklers to a further lawn areas
Over the winter TCR has installed a new system to a garden on pure soil, in the heart of Cheshire. The system has a 7000 litre irrigation tank with a submersible pump located in the tank so that it is unobtrusive. The system will be controlled by a Hunter Pro C controller that will operate the 18 stations, seven of which are for watering the turf using Hunter PGP’s on the two main lawns and valved separately, eighteen pop up sprinklers with MP rotators for the smaller banked areas which have a hard time with the sun. An additional three stations watering hydrangeas, using dripline and watering herbaceous borders using microsprays. In addition two further stations water the vegetable plot using galvanised risers. A small isolated bed is being watered separately off a Claber tap timer using dripline irrigation
Another design released this morning for a Central London House Project. This is for a returning architect on another one of their schemes. The Project is for a 32mm system for a front & rear garden which needs a watering to the Borders, Lawns, Trees, Hedges and Pots.
The design includes an Irrigation tank and a lateral supply to various valve pits around the site. The flush fitted valve pits will need to be placed into the beds for easy access and to be partly hidden by new shrubs/flowers.
From each Valve Pit a network of pipe will supply the water to each zone/station using a Rain bird DV valve. These flow rates have been calculated in house, to ensure that the correct volume and pressure of water will be evenly distributed throughout the gardens.
Dripline will be used for the beds and hedge rows. The Pots are scattered around the site and will use surface mounted LDPE pipe to feed the areas required. This will have the flexibility of being ducted if the client so wishes. The sprinkler system will use a measured lateral feed system utilising a Rain Bird 1800 Series pop up sprinkler system. Each tree will have its own dedicated tree necklace supply.
TCR Watering are currently installing a new watering system with a Rain Bird IQ remote monitoring controller. This allows TCR to access the IQ from any web enabled device, notifying us of any stations not coming on. The IQ also brings weather-based adjustment to maximize water savings based on changes in the weather
TCR are in the middle of Phase 2 works to a large residential property in Cheshire. A double row of dripline irrigation has been installed to 2m yew hedging around a children’s play area and a water feed with isolation valve to a water feature. The irrigation is also being extended to irrigate fruit trees located in a flower bed and next to a wall, using bubblers on a stake. The “umbrella spray” of these bubblers makes this an ideal way for watering, shrubs, trees and containers.
TCR drained down a PC controlled watering system in St Georges Hill at the end of 2016. This system has a smart controller that is WI-FI ENABLED. This controls and monitors the sprinkler system from anywhere in the world using your web browser or via the relevant app for iPhone and Android. It is easily set up and installed. Touchscreen interface makes programming without Wi-Fi connectivity straighforward. Irrigation programs have long confused many people. The new software available makes understanding a watering schedule easy, even for a novice. It also allows for advanced scheduling to meet the needs of almost any landscape requirement.
Iron in surface or borehole water can cause problems to irrigation systems and leave a deposit on plants and walls/hard landscapes. TCR are currently installing a new filtration system to remove the iron from the borehole water using a Filox Filter. The filtration is located in an outbuilding and backflushed using treated water.