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Automatic Drains Can Save You Headaches in Cold Weather
Tue 23 Sep 2008 - 11:15
Automatic Drains Can Save You Headaches in Cold Weather
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Richard_Gilliland]Richard Gilliland
Installing a lateral line irrigation system in areas where the temperature fluctuates between hot and cold can be very stressful. Worrying about whether you have blown out your irrigation lines properly or not, because you do not want your lines to freeze and burst is not fun. By installing automatic drains in your irrigation system, you can help to decrease some of that worry and stress. What exactly do automatic drains do?
When the irrigation system is turned off, the automatic drains drain the remaining water from the lines. This can help prevent freezing and damage when the temperature starts going down. The automatic drains have to be installed at the low points of the line at a 45-degree angle to ensure that the water is completely drained from the line. With no water in the irrigation lines, there is no danger of freezing and damaging the lines.
It would seem that if water can be drained from the lines, then it can get into the lines as well, but this is not the case. Automatic drains are equipped with a backflow preventer to keep water out of the line from the ground, as well as dirt. This is a very important facet of the automatic draining system to ensure that water only moves out and not in to keep the irrigation lines working.
To work most efficiently to irrigate your crops or land, your automatic drains need to be installed correctly. It is much cheaper and easier to install automatic drains when the entire irrigation system is installed, rather than installing them to an existing system, but it can be done if you are willing to foot the cost and put in the time. That is why you want to do your research before you invest money in any project in and around the home, so that you can make the most of your investment. Whether you are installing a new system or adding to an existing one, there are several things that you want to keep in mind.
A pit should be dug where you are installing the automatic drains, so that you can enhance the drainage process. This pit should be lined with landscape fabric and then filled with pea gravel to ensure that the water can move through the gravel and drain into the ground most efficiently. After the automatic drains are installed, more pea gravel is added and the dirt is added on top of this. This causes the draining to be efficient, so that you will not have any danger of standing water around the drain areas.
Automatic drains can keep your stress down when the temperature begins to drop in the fall and winter months. On top of the stress reduction property during the times the temperature dips below freezing, it can save you money in the future, because you will not have to deal with busted irrigation lines. Your irrigation system will last you through many years of temperature fluctuations, crop cycles, grass cuttings, and more.
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