Full Product Manual
Table Of Contents
- Low-Volume Landscape Irrigation Design Manual
- FOREWORD
- CONTENTS
- 1 WHAT IS XERIGATION®?
- 2 THE DESIGN PROCESS
- 3 GATHER SITE DATA
- LOW-VOLUME DESIGN WORKSHEET: DENSE HYDROZONE
- Calculating Water Requirements
- BASE PLANTS IN DENSE HYDROZONES
- TABLE 3-1: MINIMUM FILTRATION REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE 3-2: DETERMINING THE SOIL TYPE
- TABLE 3-3: SOIL INFILTRATION AND WETTING PATTERN
- TABLE 3-4: PET RATES BASED ON CLIMATE
- Hydrozones
- Chapter 3 Review
- Figure 3-3: Sample Plot Plan—Doyle Residence
- Figure 3-4: Sample Site Data Worksheet—Doyle Residence
- Answer Key
- 4 DETERMINE PLANT WATER REQUIREMENTS
- Figure 4-1: Dense Hydrozone Design Worksheet
- Calculating Water Requirements
- TABLE 4-1: BASE PLANTS IN DENSE HYDROZONES
- Calculate K c
- TABLE 4-2: ESTIMATED SPECIES FACTORS
- TABLE 4-3: ESTIMATED DENSITY FACTORS
- TABLE 4-4: ESTIMATED MICROCLIMATE FACTORS
- Calculate Water Require-ment for Dense Plantings
- Calculate Water Requirement for Individual Plants in a Sparse Hydrozone
- Area of Plant Canopy
- Application Efficiency
- Water Requirement (GPD)
- Chapter 4 Review
- Answer Key
- 5 IRRIGATE BASE PLANTS
- Identifying the Base Plant
- Emission Devices
- Labor Cost Considerations
- TABLE 5-1: XERIGATION EMISSION DEVICE APPLICATION MATRIX
- Dense Plantings
- TABLE 5-2: LANDSCAPE DRIPLINE CHOICES
- TABLE 5-3: LANDSCAPE DRIPLINE SPACINGS AND FLOW RATES
- LATERAL LINE SPACING WORKSHEET
- Figure 5-3: Equal Lateral Line Spacing
- Landscape Dripline: A More Technical Approach
- TABLE 5-4: MINIMUM RECOMMENDED WATERING DEPTHS
- Emitter Spacing Versus Watering Depth
- TABLE 5-5: MAXIMUM EMISSION DEVICE SPACING (INCHES)
- TABLE 5-6: RECOMMENDED EMITTER SPACING
- Xeri-Sprays™
- Sparse Plantings
- Selecting Emitters
- TABLE 5-7: EMISSION DEVICE SELECTION
- Recommended Emitter Placement
- Calculating the Wetted Area
- TABLE 5-8: AREA WETTED BY EACH EMITTER (SQ. FT.)
- Chapter Review
- Answer Key
- 6 CALCULATE SYSTEM RUN TIME
- Calculate System Run Time
- Dense Plantings
- TABLE 6-1: EMITTER DISCHARGE RATES (EDR) FOR LANDSCAPE DRIPLINE IN INCHES PER HOUR*
- Sparse Planting
- 2.Determine Maximum Run Time
- TABLE 6-2: MAXIMUM SYSTEM RUN TIMES FOR COARSE SOIL
- TABLE 6-3: MAXIMUM SYSTEM RUN TIME FOR MEDIUM SOIL
- TABLE 6-4: MAXIMUM SYSTEM RUN TIME FOR FINE SOIL
- 3.Determine Irrigation Interval
- Chapter Review
- Answer Key
- 7 IRRIGATE NON-BASE PLANTS
- 8 SYSTEM LAYOUT
- Figure 8-1: Correct placement of emitters
- Figure 8-2: Emitter layout options
- Figure 8-3: Layout using poly drip tubing (Xeri-Tube 700)
- Figure 8-4: Layout using rigid PVC
- Using Inline Tubing
- Placing Supplemental Emitters
- Figure 8-5: Placement of supplemental emitters for shrubs or trees: top view
- Figure 8-6: Placement of supplemental emitters for shrubs or trees: section view
- System Configuration
- TABLE 8-1: SPACING OF STAKES AND STAPLES
- Figure 8-7: Landscape Dripline system configuration
- Irrigating Slopes
- Figure 8-8: Correct emitter placement on slope
- Figure 8-9: Correct placement of lateral pipe on slope
- Figure 8-10: Placement of Landscape Dripline on a slope
- Container Plants
- Figure 8-11: Micro-bubbler in a container plant
- Figure 8-12: Multiple emitters in a container plant
- Figure 8-13: Xeri-Bug emitter in a hanging basket
- 9 SYSTEM HYDRAULICS
- Water Pressure
- Figure 9-1: Determining static pressure based on elevation
- Calculating Pressure Loss
- Figure 9-2: Total flow worksheet
- Figure 9-3: Completed total flow worksheet
- Figure 9-4: Flow rate worksheet
- TABLE 9-1: MAXIMUM FLOW RATES
- Determine Maximum Lateral Lengths
- TABLE 9-2: MAXIMUM LATERAL LENGTHS
- TABLE 9-3: MAXIMUM LATERAL LENGTH XT-700
- Pressure Loss Calculation
- TABLE 9-4: MINIMUM/MAXIMUM FLOWS FOR PROPER VALVE PERFORMANCE
- TABLE 9-5: MINIMUM FLOW REQUIREMENT FOR PROPER VALVE PERFORMANCE*
- TABLE 9-6: FRICTION LOSS CHARACTERISTICS OF XERI-TUBE 700
- High Pressure
- Maximum Inlet Pressure
- TABLE 9-7: RAIN BIRD PRESSURE REGULATORS
- Hydraulics Worksheet
- 10 INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
- A FORMULAS FOR XERIGATION DESIGN
- B PET DATA
- C FRICTION LOSS AND PERFORMANCE DATA
- D XERIGATION PLANNING FORMS
- E GLOSSARY
- F XERIGATION PRODUCT LINE
- INSTALLATION DETAILS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Contact Information
In-Line WYE Filter
Pressure Loss (psi)
Flow Rate 100 150 200
GPM mesh mesh mesh
RBY-075
5 0 0 0.5
10 0.5 0.5 1.5
15 2.4 2.6 2.9
20 5.2 5.4 5.4
30 12.0 12.5 13.0
RBY-100
5000
10 0.5 0.5 0.5
15 2.1 2.2 2.5
20 4.7 4.9 4.9
30 8.6 8.8 8.8
METRIC
Pressure Loss (Bars)
Flow 150 100 75
m
3
⁄h l/s
micron micron micron
RBY-075
1,14 0,32 0,00 0,00 0,03
2,27 0,63 0,03 0,03 0,10
3,41 0,95 0,17 0,18 0,20
4,54 1,26 0,36 0,37 0,37
6,81 1,89 0,83 0,86 0,90
RBY-100
1,14 0,32 0,00 0,00 0,00
2,27 0,63 0,03 0,03 0,03
3,41 0,95 0,14 0,15 0,17
4,54 1,26 0,32 0,34 0,34
6,81 1,89 0,59 0,61 0,61
Replacement Filter Elements
Model Size Filtration Color
RBY-100MX 100-mesh filter Red
RBY-150MX 150-mesh filter Blue
RBY-200MX 200-mesh filter White
METRIC
Model Size Filtration Color
RBY-100MX 150-micron filter Red
RBY-150MX 100-micron filter Blue
RBY-200MX 75-micron filter White
Model Inlet/Color Nominal Filtration
Flow Required
GPH mesh
XB-05 Barb/Blue 0.5 200
XB-10 Barb/Black 1.0 150
XB-20 Barb/Red 2.0 150
XBT-10 Thread/Black 1.0 150
XBT-20 Thread/Black 2.0 150
METRIC
Model Inlet/Color Nominal Filtration
Flow Required
l/h microns
XB-05 Barb/Blue 1,90 75
XB-10 Barb/Black 3,79 100
XB-20 Barb/Red 7,58 100
XBT-10 Thread/Black 3,79 100
XBT-20 Thread/Black 7,58 100
Xeri-Bug Emitter Specifications and Models
METRIC
Xeri-Bug Emitter Performance
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Pressure (psi)
Flow Rate (GPH)
XB-20
XBT-20
XB-10
XBT-10
XB-05
9,46
7,57
5,68
3,79
1,89
0
0 0,7 1,4 2,1 2,8 3,5
Pressure (Bars)
XB-20
XBT-20
XB-10
XBT-10
XB-05
Flow Rate (l/h)
METRIC
Multi-Outlet Xeri-Bug Emitter Performance
1.5
1.2
0.9
0.6
0.3
0
0 20 40 60
Pressure (psi)
Flow Rate (GPH)
XB-10-6
XBT-10-6
Flush Mode
5,68
4,54
3,41
2,27
1,14
0
0 1,5 2,0 2,5 3,5 4,0
Pressure (Bars)
XB-10-6
XBT-10-6
Flush Mode
Flow Rate (l/h)
METRIC
O.D. 6 mm I.D. 4 mm
Flow Velocity Bars
m
3
⁄h
l/h
0,00 3,79 0,08 0,01
0,01 7,58 0,16 0,04
0,01 11,37 0,24 0,09
0,02 15,16 0,32 0,15
0,02 18,95 0,41 0,22
0,02 22,74 0,48 0,31
0,03 26,53 0,57 0,41
0,03 30,32 0,65 0,53
0,03 34,11 0,73 0,66
0,04 37,90 0,81 0,80
0,04 41,69 0,89 0,95
0,05 45,48 0,97 1,12
0,05 49,27 1,05 1,29
0,05 53,06 1,13 1,48
0,06 56,85 1,21 1,69
0,06 60,64 1,30 1,90
0,06 64,43 1,38 2,13
0,07 68,22 1,46 2,36
0,07 72,01 1,54 2,61
0,08 75,80 1,62 2,87
0,09 94,75 2,03 4,34
0,11 113,70 2,43 6,08
1/4" Distribution Tubing Friction Loss Characteristics
O.D. .220" I.D. .160"
Flow Velocity psi
GPH fps Loss
1 0.27 0.16
2 0.53 0.59
3 0.80 1.24
4 1.06 2.12
5 1.33 3.20
6 1.59 4.49
7 1.86 5.97
8 2.13 7.64
9 2.39 9.50
10 2.66 11.54
11 2.92 13.79
12 3.19 16.17
13 3.45 18.75
14 3.72 21.50
15 3.98 24.43
16 4.25 27.53
17 4.52 30.80
18 4.78 34.23
19 5.05 37.83
20 5.31 41.60
25 6.64 62.86
30 7.97 88.08
psi Loss Per 100 Feet of tubing; C=150
Bars Loss per 100 Meters of tubing
Note: Use of tubing at flows shown in dark shaded
area is not recommended, as velocities exceed
5 ft./sec. (1,5 m/s).
O.D. .700" I.D. .580"
Flow Velocity Loss
GPM fps psi
0.50 0.61 0.19
1.00 1.21 0.69
1.50 1.82 1.45
2.00 2.43 2.47
2.50 3.03 3.74
3.00 3.64 5.24
3.50 4.24 6.97
4.00 4.85 8.93
4.50 5.46 11.10
5.00 6.06 13.50
5.50 6.67 16.10
6.00 7.28 18.92
METRIC
O.D. 18mm I.D. 15mm
Flow Flow Velocity Loss
m
3
⁄h
l/h m/s Bars
0,11 0,03 0,19 0,01
0,23 0,06 0,37 0,05
0,34 0,09 0,56 0,10
0,45 0,13 0,74 0,17
0,57 0,16 0,92 0,26
0,68 0,19 1,11 0,36
0,79 0,22 1,29 0,48
0,91 0,25 1,48 0,62
1,02 0,28 1,67 0,77
1,14 0,32 1,85 0,93
1,25 0,35 2,03 1,11
1,36 0,38 2,22 1,31
Xeri-Tube™ 700 Friction Loss Characteristics
psi Loss per 100 Feet of Pipe (psi/100ft.) C=140
Bars Loss per 100 Meters of Pipe (Bars/100m)
Note: Use of tubing at flows shown in dark shaded area is not recommended,
as velocities exceed 5 ft./sec. (1,5 m/s).
Page 86 Appendix C
0
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
10
20
30 40
0
50
Pressure (psi)
Flow Rate (GPH)
0
9,46
7,57
5,68
3,79
1,89
0,7
1,4 2,1 2,8
0
3,5
Pressure (Bars)
Flow Rate (l/h)
XB-20
XB-20
XB-10
XB-10
XB-05
XB-05
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