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<DIV><FONT face="Bodoni MT">You need more than a timer--you need a pressure
reducer and a filter. (Drip irrigation needs no more than 30 pounds) The amount
of water emitted is not only dependent on the timing but also the types of
emitters you use (there are many different types.) Dick Perreault a MG, does all
our drip irrigation engineering but he is stretched thin. The battery
powered timers we use are from Dripworks and can be programmed up to 6
zones.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=yvonne.federowicz@gmail.com
href="mailto:yvonne.federowicz@gmail.com">Yvonne Federowicz</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org
href="mailto:masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org">masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 13, 2010 7:18 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [MassChestnutOrchards]
Irrigation: timer selection & hardware toadd rows</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hello folks,<BR><BR>The irrigation system at Westerly
needs a few modifications. <BR><BR>1.) Expansion - we need to add
2-4 rows; the tubing is already down near the Orchard, but we need the <B>rest
of the hardware that connects everything.</B><BR><BR>2.) A<B> timer</B> -
provided that the well's owner agrees, we might place a timer on the
system. <BR><BR>I was examining options at a website Rudi
recommended: <BR><BR><A
href="http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/timerland.php?left">http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/timerland.php?left</A><BR><BR>Any
thoughts on the battery-powered ones?<BR><BR>I'd think that we want the
"duration" to be at least 3 hours or so. Most systems appear to allow
weekly or bi-weekly irrigation.<BR><BR>However the gallons per hour are
unknown. The spigot provides a fairly vigorous flow into a garden hose,
normally. Also, we'd need to keep the spigot easily accessible to the
well's owner.<BR><BR>Thanks! Yvonne<BR>
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