How far apart should sprinklers be set?

Types of Sprinkler Heads Because of the lower PSI the distance of the spray rarely exceeds 15ft. Meaning that spray heads should never be placed further than 15 ft. apart as this would create dry spots (i.e. dead grass) in your lawn. It is always important to install sprinklers with overlap for full coverage.

How much space do you need between sprinkler heads?

12-15 feet
Sprinkler heads must be a maximum of 12-15 feet apart, depending on the hazard rating of the space (it ranges from Light Hazard to Extra Hazard 1&2), and at least half that distance from the nearest walls (typically 7.5 feet away).

How do you know where to put sprinkler heads?

Sprinkler heads should always be placed so that the sprays overlap—the distance one head throws should reach the head of the next sprinkler. This is called head-to-head coverage, and sprinklers should be placed equidistantly in each zone to achieve it.

How far will a pop up sprinkler spray?

The most basic pop-up sprinkler is a stationary head. Typically spraying one dedicated area up to 15 feet away, these heads produce a fine mist at 90-, 180- or 360- degree angles.

How many pop up sprinklers per zone?

At different pressures, the sprinkler head and nozzle will consume different amounts of water. For example, at 35 pounds per square inch (PSI) the 5000 Series Rotor using the 3.0 nozzle will use 3.11 gallons per minute (GPM). If your home’s water capacity was 10 GPM, you could place 3 heads per zone.

What is the minimum distance between a sprinkler head and any obstruction?

1 foot
In short the “beam rule” states that there must be at least 1 foot (0.3048 m)of separation between the sprinkler and the obstruction if the deflector is any distance above the bottom of the obstruction.

How far does a sprinkler head need to be from a wall?

four inches
All standard spray sprinklers have four-inch minimum spacing from walls and maximums that vary with room shape and size. All standard sprinkler heads—pendent, upright, and sidewall—have the same minimum sprinkler distance from walls: four inches.

How far does a sprinkler head spray?

For example, an upright sprinkler in an ordinary hazard environment can be as far as 15 feet from an adjacent head. That same head can be up to half that distance—as far as 7.5 feet—from a wall.

How many sprinkler heads can you put on one line?

What is the maximum distance between sprinkler heads?

Sprinkler Head Spacing. The minimum distance between sprinkler heads is typically 6 feet, and the maximum distance from the wall should be half of the maximum distance between sprinkler heads. An upright sprinkler head distance from the ceiling is a minimum of 1 inch and a maximum of 12 inches for unobstructed construction.

How much should sprinklers overlap?

Close to 100\% sprinkler overlap is important for good water application uniformity. In example “A” the sprinklers are just barely overlapping and much more water is falling in the cups next to the sprinkler heads. But the middle 3 cups are only getting ½ the water of the cups next to the sprinkler.

What are the types of sprinkler heads?

Spray Heads: More properly called “fixed spray heads” these are the small heads that spray a fan-shaped pattern of water.

What is a lawn sprinkler?

Lawn Sprinkler. Background. The lawn sprinkler is a mechanism through which water is distributed in a spray so that a residential lawn or garden is irrigated. Sprinklers may take extraordinarily large forms, such as the irrigation systems used by professional farmers to water crops in the field.