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form_title= Hunter Sprinkler Heads form_header= Keep your lawn and plants watered with Hunter sprinkler heads. How many sprinkler heads do you need?*= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, More than 5} How often do you use your sprinkler?*= _ [50] Do you have a specific budget?*= () Yes () No
form_title=Sprinkler System Repair form_header=9633 Please describe this location.*= () Home/Residence () Business Choose all the problems that your are currently having with your sprinkler system.*= [] Time clock needs to be reprogrammed [] Time clock isn't functioning properly [] No water to one sprinkler head [] No water to one area of sprinkler heads [] Water is running continuously [] Sprinkler direction/spread needs adjustment [] Sprinkler head(s) need(s) to be relocated [] System needs to be blown out and shut off (Fall shut down) [] System needs to be reactivated (Spring activation) [] Sprinkler head is broken Is this need emergency in nature?*= () No () Yes
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If you utilize an in-ground sprinkler system, relocating sprinklers will require you to tear up most of your lawn as you will need to reroute pipes and sprinkler heads. For above ground sprinkler systems, relocating sprinkler heads is fairly easy and is completely dependent on the length of your hose.
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The term sprinklers typically refers to devices that discharge water for irrigation or fire control applications. Irrigation sprinkler systems can be either manual or automatic. Three common types of irrigation sprinkler heads are sprays, rotors (impact or gear drive), and multi-stream rotators. Fire sprinkler systems types include wet pipe, dry pipe, deluge, pre-action, foam water, and water spray. Common types of fire sprinkler heads are bulb, upright, pendant and side wall.
Upright heads
Yes, there are sprinkler heads available that will help with water conservation. MP Rotator, made by Hunter, is just one of the brands. You can read more about them by visiting http://www.hunterindustries.com/products/mprotator/.
Fire sprinklers have two major components that operate in response to a fire: the fire sprinkler heads which are connected via a series of pipes to a fire pumps. Water pressure is kept in the head by a series of valves in the pump. and is kept in the heads by little vials of colored liquid. During a fire, the liquid inside the sprinkler heads heats up and starts to expand, eventually causing the vial to burst. Water that was kept in the pipes pours out of the sprinkler heads. The water pouring out of the sprinkler heads causes the pressure in the fire pump to drop. In response, the pump kicks on and pumps more water from the municipal water supply to keep the sprinkler flowing. NOTE: this is how "wet pipe" fire sprinklers, the most common types of fire sprinklers, work. Other sprinklers (dry pipe, deluge and pre-action) are slightly different.
An automatic sprinkler system is a system in which sprinkler heads are fixed in piping system were pipe is fully filled with water or air under pressure and, at a certain calibrated temperature, sensing elements in sprinkler head breaks and allows water flow. Other types of systems rely upon electrical sensors (smoke and heat sensors, or manual switches) to initiate the flow or to pressurize the pipe so that sprinkler heads activated by the heat will flow water. Somewhat more rare systems, for extremely high hazards such as rubber tire storage in a warehouse, may have sprinkler heads that are always "open", allowing the entire room to be flooded when the pipe is pressurized.
You will not have any pressure after the first few sprinkler heads.
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