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Which has the highest precipitation rate?
Spray heads.
Which head spacing would provide the highest precipitation rate for any given property?
Triangular head spacing.
What do precipitation rates from most spray heads exceed?
They exceed the infiltration rate in most tight soils.
Which soil type would hold the most water?
Clay.
Which of the following would affect the precipitation rate of a rotary head?
Erratic head spacing, head pressure, and nozzle size.
With most rotary heads, if you adjust the arc down, what happens to the precipitation
rate?
It increases.
With most rotary heads, if you adjust the arc down, what happens to the discharge rate?
It remains the same.
, True/False: Rotary heads precipitate water more rapidly than any other type of head.
False.
Irrigation heads should be selected to apply water equal to or slightly below what?
The infiltration rate of the soil.
Frequent watering will result in what?
A shallow root system.
What is not ideal for dissolving surface fertilizer?
Subsurface drip.
What is essential to prevent emitters from clogging?
Filters.
Is it ever acceptable to run drip lines and spray heads on the same valve?
No, the precipitation rates vary.
What should the licensed irrigator base their design on?
Average nighttime wind speeds.
Which piping on an irrigation system is under constant pressure?
Mainline.
A gate valve will have less or more pressure loss than a globe valve of the same size?
Less.