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Old 03-25-2013, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by NoMoSno View Post
Your rotors can use different size gph nozzles.
I place a half dozen shallow cans around each zone.
Then adjust the time needed, to fill them 1/2-3/4" per watering.
The help section on this site has lots of info:
Sprinkler System Supply, Drip Irrigation and Fertilizer Systems for Lawn and Garden
Exactly, NoMoSno. That is the only method that will tell you the condition of your system. A lot of lawn company techs will tell you to water a given number of minutes having no idea the actual output per minute is. (Oops, ended a sentence improperly.) Be careful of placement of receptacles. I mistakenly placed one in an area where multiple heads overlapped and got a reading of one and a half inches.