ᐅ Conduits on the Property – Any Ideas? – It’s Not Too Late Yet :)
Created on: 24 Apr 2019 13:15
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EdStark
Hello house building enthusiasts,
My civil engineer is starting the groundwork now (gravel slab for the house and garage). Since he is making the gravel slab up to the property boundary, I’m concerned it might be tight for running electrical cable to the front and back gardens. Additionally, I’m planning an irrigation system, and the water hoses will need to be routed accordingly.
Would it make sense to have the civil engineer install conduits directly, so I can later lay underground electrical cables and PE water pipes without having to dig again? I’m thinking especially about areas without topsoil cover, like the garage and driveway.
Do you have any other tips on what I could implement at this stage?
The house is built without a basement, and the garage has strip foundations without a slab.
Thank you all.
My civil engineer is starting the groundwork now (gravel slab for the house and garage). Since he is making the gravel slab up to the property boundary, I’m concerned it might be tight for running electrical cable to the front and back gardens. Additionally, I’m planning an irrigation system, and the water hoses will need to be routed accordingly.
Would it make sense to have the civil engineer install conduits directly, so I can later lay underground electrical cables and PE water pipes without having to dig again? I’m thinking especially about areas without topsoil cover, like the garage and driveway.
Do you have any other tips on what I could implement at this stage?
The house is built without a basement, and the garage has strip foundations without a slab.
Thank you all.
So friends, the lawn is seeded. The main lawn area is irrigated by three MP3000 and one MP2000 sprinklers running on a loop connected to the outdoor water tap (1/2 inch) with a Gardena hose adapter (for now; later, a larger 3/4 inch tap from the utility room will be connected to the system).
Currently, the rotors don’t have enough pressure or flow to reach their full spray radius. Is there anything that can be done about this? The MP3000 reach about 6m (20 feet) and the MP2000 only 4-5m (13-16 feet). I’ve thought about removing the Gardena plastic hose connector to increase flow. That should let more water through, right? I’ve also installed an additional supply line under the flower bed to one of the rotors so I can run two rotors separately later if the 3/4 inch tap still doesn’t provide enough water for all four rotors.
For now, I have to switch lines and water with a hose as well. I ordered a Gardena splitter to avoid having to keep changing connections.
Currently, the rotors don’t have enough pressure or flow to reach their full spray radius. Is there anything that can be done about this? The MP3000 reach about 6m (20 feet) and the MP2000 only 4-5m (13-16 feet). I’ve thought about removing the Gardena plastic hose connector to increase flow. That should let more water through, right? I’ve also installed an additional supply line under the flower bed to one of the rotors so I can run two rotors separately later if the 3/4 inch tap still doesn’t provide enough water for all four rotors.
For now, I have to switch lines and water with a hose as well. I ordered a Gardena splitter to avoid having to keep changing connections.
ivenh0 schrieb:
The outdoor water tap isn’t working. The pressure is too low. You need to connect directly from the main house supply. As I said, I have planned a dedicated connection in the utility room, but it still needs to be installed.
So I have to make do for now.
Hello! Which irrigation controller would you recommend? I'm currently considering the Hunter Wifi for $300 (12 zones). I had the Opensprinkler in mind before, but when I compare it to the Hunter Wifi, the price ends up about the same since the Hunter already includes the power supply (a big plus). The apps from both app stores look “OK.” Have I missed anything important?
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