New Instruction on Garden Watering system in Maida Vale

TCR are delighted to have been instructed by one of London’s leading landscape companies to install a new garden watering system in Maida Vale. The client is completely redesigning the garden, which is South East facing. The substantial system will be using a mains water supply feeding an underground tank. On this occasion the system will be run using a Rain Bird wall mounted controller. The lawn areas will be watered using Rain Bird 1804 pop up sprinklers chosen for durability, reliability and performance For the flower beds we will be using Rain Bird low volume micro sprays, these deliver water slowly in smaller does at or near a plants root zone, where it does the most good. The hedges and trees will be watered using Rain Bird Dripline an inline emitter tubing, this is ideal for intricate areas and is practically invisible on the ground.

A call out with a difference. TCR Watering were called out to a watering system where the pump had failed. On investigation by one of our engineers it was assessed that a new pump was needed. Not only was the watering system irrigating landscape, it was also supplying water to a number of pigs that the client owns. This was classed as somewhat critical as the clients were having to carry heavy buckets from a water point, quite some way from the point where the animals were, to ensure that the pigs were kept with something to drink. This was quite a task for them due to the number of pigs that they had. What made it more of an “emergency was that the client was due to leaving the country for a while within 3 days of reporting the fault. Within 48 hours TCR’s engineers returned to the clients property with the a pump and installed it to the clients satisfaction. Leaving happy clients and even happier pigs!

TCR are currently installing a second aerator at a large residential site in South Cheshire. We were delighted to be commissioned once again, by an existing client to carry out the works after the success of the installation of the first aerator to a large lake on the site. Aeration of water is achieved by exposure of water to air, which contains oxygen. In nature, wind activity provides this in large bodies of water by creating waves, which both moves the water by creating currents and also oxygenates it by exposure to the air. Subsurface aeration has the unique ability to create what is known as an airlift current from the bottom to the top of the pond, while at the same time introducing oxygen to the water through millions of tiny air bubbles. The air bubbles rising from the bottom to the surface of the pond originate from a configuration of self-cleaning flexible membrane diffusers. This aerates the pond through the most economical and efficient method: de-stratification. The assembly used was developed through extensive testing of underwater current flow analyses, and can lift the maximum amount of water from the bottom to the surface using the minimum of horsepower energy.

TCR were called in by an existing client to replace a pump at a location in South Cheshire. TCR had not installed the original pump and on investigation it was found that the client’s current pump was 80% larger than it needed to be. The new pump requirement was assessed and a pump installed that was more suitable and cost effective for the client. Once again TCR offer the best and most cost effective solution for the job. We are always happy when we can assist existing and new clients to get the best out of their irrigation system.

TCR called in to a pumping system located in Virginia Waters, Surrey, that the client uses for irrigation, lake fill and taps around the garden. It has an iron filtration system which wasn’t working and a faulty irrigation pump. The site has an underground tank with pump mounted on the surface. Upon arriving on site it was ascertained that the mechanical seal had burnt out due to running dry because of a faulty fitting on the suction side of the pump, so we replaced the mechanical seal and installed a low pressure cut out to minimise the risk that this doesn’t happen again. On inspection due to the very high iron content the filtration system had to be cleaned using chemicals. The job was completed to the client’s satisfaction and once again TCR are happy to help. In addition the client is moving home and TCR have been asked to quote for a new irrigation system at the clients new property.

TCR are currently installing a sub surface mixer for an existing client, to the lake of a large residential property in Cheshire.

TCR are delighted to have been chosen for the annual service contracts for communal gardens in central London. The larger of the two systems located in one of our leading colleges is supplied mains water to a discrete underground tank. From there a submersible pump controlled by a water cooled variable speed drive and Hunter Irrigation Controller operates Hunter sprinklers on numerous stations. The second and smaller system operates from a communal pump supply and waters a small garden. Within an Annual Service Contract at this time of year, we drain down the automatic watering systems for the winter, ensuring the mains pipe work is drained of water and that the tanks and pumps are prepared for the winter chill. We will return in the spring to start up the watering systems, when we will reconnect electrics to pumps, fill irrigation mains and other works to ensure that the watering systems are fully operational after the winter period. We like to keep our clients informed and for all visits by TCR Watering the client is provided with a written report for any works carried out to their automatic watering system and any faults found.

TCR have been given the order to install new stations to improve water distribution and modify several areas.

We were pleased to be awarded the contract to design and install a watering system to an ornate garden in Kent. The Irrigation system is fed water from a borehole and controlled by a weather station which irrigates lawns and flower beds with Rain Bird 1804’s and Hunter MP rotators. The weather station is programmed with the plant, soil type and if it is in the sun. Then monitors the rainfall, temperature, humidity and wind and alters the amount of water applied to each station.

TCR are pleased to help a new client in Weybridge, Surrey to get their system running. With one of the driest summer for years TCR received a call from a concerned gardener that their system wasn’t working. An engineer was on site the next day getting the system working and modified several parts of the system. In addition, he showed the client functions on the controller that save water.