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
See the Rain Bird Landscape Irrigation Products Catalogfor more information.
Xerigation Product Line Page 99
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Xeri-Bug™ Emitter—Available in 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 GPH flow rates, pressure
compensating. (XB-05, XB-10, XB-20).
Shrub Xeri-Bug™ Emitter—Available in 1.0 and 2.0 GPH flow rates, pressure
compensating. Adapts to a standard 1/2” riser (XBT-10, XBT-20).
Pressure-Compensating Modules—Available flow rates: 5 GPH to 24 GPH
(PC-05, PC-07, PC-10, PC-12, PC-18, PC-24).
Landscape Dripline In-line Emitter Tubing—Factory-installed pressure-
compensating emitters at 12”, 18” and 24” spacing. Available in 0.6 and 0.9
GPH and 100-, 250- and 500-foot coils.
Xeri-Bird™ 8 Multi-Outlet Emission Device—Accepts any Xeri-Bug Emitter
or Pressure Compensating Module to customize layout options and flows
(XBD-80, XBD-81). XBD-KIT for factory-installed XB-10 emitters.
Multi-Outlet Xeri-Bug™—Six barbed outlets flow at 1.0 GPH each, pressure
compensating. Inlet barb can be installed directly onto Xerigation tubing with
the use of a Rain Bird hole punch (XB-10-6).
Multi-Outlet Shrub Xeri-Bug™—Six barbed outlets flow at 1.0 and 2.0 GPH
each, pressure compensating. 1/2” threaded inlet can be installed on a
standard 1/2” riser (XBT-10-6 and XBT-20-6).
XP Series Xeri-Pops™—Features a 1/4” barb inlet. Accepts 5, 8 and 10 Series
MPR nozzles with flow rates of 30 GPH (0.5 GPM) or less. Available in 2”, 4” or
6” pop-up models, they pop up to water and then pop down flush when not in
operation so they are practically invisible and less vulnerable to damage.
Multi-Port spray nozzle (available Spring 2000) provides five patterns in one
low-flow micro-spray nozzle. The Multi-Port nozzle is compatible with all 1800
Series, UNI-Spray Series and Xeri-Pop micro-spray pop-ups.
Xeri-Bubbler™ Micro-Bubbler Emission Device—Available in 180°, 360°
Stream and Umbrella patterns. Models available in 10-32 self-tapping thread
(SXB-180, SXB-360, UXB-360), 1/2” FPT (SXB-180-050, SXB-360-050, UXB-360-
050), 1/4” barb (SXB-180-025, SXB-360-025, UXB-360-0250 and 5” spike
(SXB-180-SPYK, SXB-360-SPYK, UXB-360-SPYK). Adjustable flow 0 to 35 GPH.
Xeri-Spray™ Micro-Spray Emission Device—Patterns: 90°, 180° and 360°.
Four types: 10-32 self-tapping threads (XS-90, XS-180, XS-360), 1/4” barb
(XS-360TS-025), 1/2” FPT (XS-90, XS-180, XS-360), 1/4” barb (XS-360TS-025),
1/2” FPT (XS-360TS-050) and 5” stake (XS-360TS-SPYK, XS-360TS-SPYK).
Adjustable radius and flow from 0 to 31 GPH.
XERIGATION EMISSION DEVICES
Multi Port Nozzle — 5 possible watering patterns in 1 nozzle. 10.5 GPH from
each open port. Available in (1) pre-opened port (MP5S-SQ) or (2) pre-opened
ports (MP5S-SST).
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