Difference between commercial & residential irrigation systems
While the end result is pretty much the same, there are some differences between residential and commercial irrigation systems. Residential sprinkler systems are those designed and installed for individual single family homes. Commercial systems are designed and built for larger properties and landscapes such as large apartment complexes, townhomes, businesses, roadsides, and schools.
The main difference between these two types of systems are the size of the zones. When designing a commercial irrigation system you normally want to plan on having a larger water source. This is done by using a bigger well and pump. You want more volume and more pressure so that you can design bigger zones (individual sections of an irrigation system). A bigger water source and larger zones will allow you to cover more area per section and allow you to have less zones than if you were to have a smaller water source. This is important because the more zones that you have, the more maintenance time and cost you will have down the road. You obviously want less maintenance.
Another difference between the two types are the materials used, such as the main components like the sprinkler controller (timer) and the sprinkler heads. Commercial systems usually use bigger rotors that are able to cover more square feet than your typical residential rotor. A common residential sprinkler head that I use on residential systems are the Rain Bird 5000 series rotor. On a commercial system I like to use the 7000 series rotors because they cover more area as I just mentioned. Also home systems will normally use 1" valves compared to 1&1/2" or 2" valves on commercial irrigation systems.
Of course with a larger water source, bigger valves, and bigger sprinkler heads comes bigger pipe to properly carry the amount of water being demanded. Not all commercial systems need to be designed with larger or different components, it really all depends on the size and type of landscape that you are trying to cover. There are some commercial systems that I have designed and built that are pretty much identical to the way that I do residential systems. The reason for this is because the size and shape of the landscape did not call for the use of larger components.
Just remember that your sprinkler system design all starts with your water source. You can build big zones, with big pipe and big heads, but it will not work properly (or at all) if you do not have the volume and pressure of water needed to run the system. My ebook is perfect for the planning of just about all residential lawn irrigation systems, and small commercial systems. If you have the task of designing or bidding for a large commercial system, my ebook will still teach you the basics, but some of the details would vary slightly. If you need any help, have any questions, or would like a bid on an automatic commercial irrigation system, please feel free to contact me.
Scott
http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com
The main difference between these two types of systems are the size of the zones. When designing a commercial irrigation system you normally want to plan on having a larger water source. This is done by using a bigger well and pump. You want more volume and more pressure so that you can design bigger zones (individual sections of an irrigation system). A bigger water source and larger zones will allow you to cover more area per section and allow you to have less zones than if you were to have a smaller water source. This is important because the more zones that you have, the more maintenance time and cost you will have down the road. You obviously want less maintenance.
Another difference between the two types are the materials used, such as the main components like the sprinkler controller (timer) and the sprinkler heads. Commercial systems usually use bigger rotors that are able to cover more square feet than your typical residential rotor. A common residential sprinkler head that I use on residential systems are the Rain Bird 5000 series rotor. On a commercial system I like to use the 7000 series rotors because they cover more area as I just mentioned. Also home systems will normally use 1" valves compared to 1&1/2" or 2" valves on commercial irrigation systems.
Of course with a larger water source, bigger valves, and bigger sprinkler heads comes bigger pipe to properly carry the amount of water being demanded. Not all commercial systems need to be designed with larger or different components, it really all depends on the size and type of landscape that you are trying to cover. There are some commercial systems that I have designed and built that are pretty much identical to the way that I do residential systems. The reason for this is because the size and shape of the landscape did not call for the use of larger components.
Just remember that your sprinkler system design all starts with your water source. You can build big zones, with big pipe and big heads, but it will not work properly (or at all) if you do not have the volume and pressure of water needed to run the system. My ebook is perfect for the planning of just about all residential lawn irrigation systems, and small commercial systems. If you have the task of designing or bidding for a large commercial system, my ebook will still teach you the basics, but some of the details would vary slightly. If you need any help, have any questions, or would like a bid on an automatic commercial irrigation system, please feel free to contact me.
Scott
http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com
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