What kind of pump should I use- April 14, 2008 Your well will need a pump to pull or get the water out of the ground. What kind of pump you use depends on a few different factors. These factors are:Size (Diameter) and type of the Well (PVC or galvanized)The distance to the water tableThe depth of the wellThere are three most common types of pumps. First is the centrifugal pump with acts similar to a vacuum and "sucks" or pulls the water out of the ground through the well screen. The limitations with a centrifugal pump is that they only work.http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com/2008/04/what-kind-of-pump-should-i-use How to Raise, Lower, andor Straighten Sprinkler Heads- April 11, 2008 Over time, yards & landscapes change, which results in sprinkler heads ending up too low, too low, or just crocked. These are tasks than can be preformed by most people in good shape and don't mind doing a little digging and yard work.Depending on how your irrigation system was designed and built, your heads could be attached directly to the PVC pipe, or attached via a swing assembly or with flexible pipe, marlexes, and spiral barb fittings. If your system is older and build with the heads..http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com/2008/04/how-to-raise-lower-andor-straighten My System Stopped Working, Please Help.- April 6, 2008 I get emails everyday from people looking to repair their sprinkler systems. I love trying to help people learn and figure out how to fix their irrigation themselves. I wanted to share one with you today and my reply to it."Hi Scott, My system stopped working altogether. My grass is dead and I checked the timers for the correct time,watering schedules for the different zones, etc..but none of the sprinklers are coming on! The timer appears to not connected to the junction box, but rather the.http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com/2008/04/my-system-stopped-working-please-help Clogged Spray Head Nozzle, Pipe, or Line- April 4, 2008 Part of routine maintenance on your lawn irrigation system includes unclogging spray heads. You will have to do this more if your system is run from a well. Cleaner water systems, such as city water or reclaim (recycled waste) waster has a lot less debris and tends to cause less of a problem.Unclogging a spray head nozzle is easy. Most of the time, it is the screen that is clogged and the nozzle is fine. In this case you may try to rinse the screen out or just replace it with a new one. After...http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com/2008/04/clogged-spray-head-nozzle-pipe-or-line |