In this simple to understand video turning Pro professionals will show you how to install a drip emitter system and a bubbler irrigation system for trees, shrubs, groundcovers, flower beds and vegetable gardens.
A drip irrigation and bubbler system will provide efficient watering delivered directly to the plant root zone. This type of system will promote optimum growth through deep and slow watering while minimizing weeds in planting areas. You will see how to install all equipment for the drip and bubbler system.
You will learn how to:
- Install a drip irrigation system
- Install a bubbler irrigation system
- Connect to your water line,
- Install a backflow preventer
- Install an irrigation controller,
- Determine where to use a drip emitter system and when to use a bubbler system
- Create drip emitter and bubbler zones
- Install control valves
- Dig trenches and install piping
We will also take you through simple steps to calculate gallons of water required for drip valve zones. A drip system will make yard care easier and will encourage a healthy growth habit for your plant material.
We will also demystify irrigation equipment and products and show you how to select the right type and size of equipment for your system.
All the steps you will see are tried and true installation techniques perfected by highly experienced landscape professionals over the course of many years.
Each step is fully described and illustrated. From the planning stage to buying materials to testing the system, you will gain the confidence and skill necessary to install your own drip and bubbler irrigation system.
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Drawing your Plan - Illustrates how to measure and draw up a plan showing your residence and related elements.
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Planning and Design - Takes you through the steps to calculate the amount of water required to water your plants and the zone it creates.
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Backflow Preventers - Learn why a backflow preventer device is necessary, the different types, and how to install it.
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PVC Pipe and Fittings - See how pipe and fittings are used to deliver water to trees, shrubs and raised gardens.
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Control Valves - Understand how a valve operates and the various types used.
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Valve Boxes - See the various types and how a valve assembly fits into the valve box.
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Valve Manifold Assembly - Learn to cut the various lengths of pipe and assemble the valve and its components.
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Valve Installation - See the valve manifold assembly installed in the ground and attached to the piping system.
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Wiring the Valves - The valve wires are connected to the multi-strand cable wires that runs to the irrigation controller.
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Flood Bubblers - Learn the different types and uses. See the bubblers being installed at tree locations and in raised garden beds.
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Drip Emitters and Parts - See the many types and sizes and the various components utilized in a drip emitter system.
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Drip Emitter Types - Learn why certain drip emitter types are selected and how they will be used.
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Poly Pipe Drip Emitter Installation - This chapter will show you how to layout and install a soft poly pipe and how to connect the drip emitters.
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PVC Pipe Drip Emitter Installation - This chapter shows how to trench and layout PVC pipe (hard pipe) and connect the drip emitters with special fittings.
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Landscape Dripline - This is a specialized pipe system. See the parts and components that make it a highly efficient system. Calculate water required and create the zone. See the installation of this specialized "in-line" emitter pipe system in a raised garden.
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Irrigation Controller - Discover the "brains" of an irrigation system its many features, types and operating functions. See how to connect the multi-strand cable wires from the control valves to the controller terminal strip.