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
Xerigation Product Line Page 101
1800 Xeri-Bubbler Adapter—Allows Xeri-Bubblers to be installed on a Rain
Bird 1800 Series Sprinkler. (XBA-1800).
12" Polyflex Riser—Used in conjunction with Polyflex Riser Adapter (FRA-
050) or Flex Riser Stake (RS-025T). Accepts all Xeri-Bubbler and Xeri-Spray
emission devices. (PFR-12).
Threaded Adapter—1/2” FPT inlet screws onto any 1/2” NPT riser. Accepts
all Xeri-Bubbler and Xeri-Spray Emission Devices. (10-32A).
Flex Riser Stake-Threaded—Threaded outlet for polyflex riser (PFR-12),
barbed side for 1/4” distribution tubing (RS-025T).
Polyflex Riser/Adapter and Stake Assemblies—Preassembled riser and
adapter. PFR/FRA for PVC, PFR/RS for poly.
Galvanized Tie-Down Stake—Bend and use as stake for Xeri-TubeTM 700
and Landscape Dripline. (TDS-050).
Xeri Micro Valves—Adjust or turn off flow. Use XMV-025 with distribution
tubing (DT-025) and XMV-1032 with flex risers (PFR-12).
1/4" Tubing Stake—Holds distribution tubing (DT-025) in place (TS-025).
6 Outlet Manifold—Gray color indicates unrestricted flow, 1/2” FPT inlet fits
any 1/2” NPT riser. Enables user to vary outlet flow by placing an emission
device at the end of 1/4” distribution tubing. (EMT-6X).
Tubing Riser Stake and Accessories—Xeri-StakeTM (700-XS-050) accepts
all 1/2” FPT Xerigation products, Galvanized Tie-Down Stake (TDS-050) holds
tubing firmly in place, 1/4” Tubing Stake (TS-025) holds 1/4” distribution
tubing firmly firmly at plant root zone and Flex-Riser Stake-Threaded (RS-025T)
is used for polyflex riser and Xeri-Bubbler/Xeri-Spray applications.
Xeri-Tube TM 700—Heavy wall, for above- and below-ground installations.
Available in 100-foot coil (XT-700-100) or 500-foot coil (XT-700-500).
Compression Fittings—700 Series fit Xeri-TubeTM 700 and any tubing with
.700” O.D. Models: 1/2” Compression Adapter (700-CF-1), 1/2” Comp x Comp
x Comp Tee (700-CF-2), 1/2” Comp x Comp EII (700-CF-3), 1/2” Comp x Comp
x Comp Coupling (700-CF-4). 600-Series fits Landscape Dripline and other
.620”-.630” O.D. inline emitter tubing. Models: 1/2” Comp Adapter (600-CF-1),
Comp x Comp x Comp Tee (600-CF-2), Comp x Comp EII (600-CF-3), Comp x
Comp Coupling (600-CF-4). For others, see catalog.
XERIGATION DISTRIBUTION COMPONENTS
Tubing End Closures—Compression Flush Caps (700-CF-21) and Figure-8
End Closures (700-CF-22) are used at the end of drip tubing laterals.
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