Re: Timed watering
- Subject: Re: Timed watering
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 16:38:16 EDT
In a message dated 7/20/99 8:36:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Rdadams@cs.com
writes:
> If someone wants to find out how many gallons per minute that a certain
type
> of sprinkler or soaker hose puts out they can put it in a five gallon
bucket
>
> or some type of container and turn it on. You time it for one minute and
> then
> measure the water and that is how many gallons per minute you have. If you
> are going to use two sprinklers on one hose then you will have to check it
> with both of them on there. Doug in Georgia
>
Yeah that's a good theory....but you have to realize that water pressure
varies greatly at different times of the day, and the output per minute can
change drastically.
Probably better to get a flow meter, or if watering overhead, just use a rain
guage.
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