While Smart Irrigation Month has come and gone, there is still time in the summer to optimize your irrigation system. While systems have the same goals of disseminating water to your crops and land, they tend to use different tools to achieve those goals. Here is a look at three key components that will help you create an ideal irrigation mechanism. 

3 Useful Pieces to Your Irrigation System

Rain Bird® 5000

When you’re looking for an optimized sprinkler, the Rain Bird 5000 quickly comes to mind. They tend to hold up well for years and provide a large amount of flexibility with your water distribution. You have the option of turning off any specific rotor in your system while the others continue to operate. There’s also an advanced mechanism that helps limit leaks from any malfunctioning rotor.

Hunter® Hyrdrawise Controller

One of the biggest concerns when setting up an irrigation system is that you’re either using too much water and overwhelming the soil and inflating your bills, or too little, causing your crops to wither. With a smart controller like Hydrawise, the system analyses the most recent weather reports and then makes adjustments based on that data. After the installation, you should start seeing savings every month when your water bill comes in.

Febco® 860

With any water system, it’s important that clean, potable water is kept completely separate from water that may have some type of contamination. The Febco 860 is designed to be a fail-safe against any possibility of backflow. In properties that have extensive irrigation systems, there is more water to go around, so there is a higher risk, making it extra important to completely separate plumbing networks. 

When farm and property owners in Milford, OH, want to upgrade their irrigation systems, they start by browsing the deep inventory of Design Rite Sprinkler Company. Serving both Cincinnati, OH, and Northern Kentucky, the locally owned and operated company has provided everything from sprinklers to backflow devices for over two decades. You can inquire about their products by calling (513) 248-8999 or putting in a request through their website.