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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1214119" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>Is the water far (elevation wise) from the field? </p><p></p><p>There have been a lot of technological advancements in sprinklers, there are models that perform better and more uniformly under lower pressure.</p><p></p><p>Remember that any pressure more than what's needed to get the water to the sprinkler head is a waste of energy.. Of course they ALL need a certain of pressure to throw the water, but it's something to keep in mind. It's better to increase the nozzle size to get the water flow than increase the pressure. Also lower pressure has bigger droplets, which don't evaporate as much and you have less loss due to evaporation.</p><p></p><p>I'm not exactly sure where the dividing line is between high pressure, and high volume.. If your place is about 100 ft above the river (i'm guessing here), that will take 45 PSI to get the water up there, then you'll probably need about 40-50 psi to run the sprinkler, for 90-100 PSI total.. I think that would be considered a high pressure system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1214119, member: 9096"] Is the water far (elevation wise) from the field? There have been a lot of technological advancements in sprinklers, there are models that perform better and more uniformly under lower pressure. Remember that any pressure more than what's needed to get the water to the sprinkler head is a waste of energy.. Of course they ALL need a certain of pressure to throw the water, but it's something to keep in mind. It's better to increase the nozzle size to get the water flow than increase the pressure. Also lower pressure has bigger droplets, which don't evaporate as much and you have less loss due to evaporation. I'm not exactly sure where the dividing line is between high pressure, and high volume.. If your place is about 100 ft above the river (i'm guessing here), that will take 45 PSI to get the water up there, then you'll probably need about 40-50 psi to run the sprinkler, for 90-100 PSI total.. I think that would be considered a high pressure system. [/QUOTE]
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