Irrigation Well vs City Water
admin October 29, 2026 8:40 pm Irrigation Well vs City Water for Sprinklers in Palm Coast A private irrigation well removes the monthly water cost of lawn watering, but adds drilling, a pump to maintain and, often, iron staining. City water is simpler and cleaner but billed every month. In Palm Coast, wells still follow […]
Sprinkler System Troubleshooting
admin October 29, 2026 8:28 pm Sprinkler System Troubleshooting: Fix Common Problems Start troubleshooting by running each zone manually and watching it. One bad zone points to its valve or wiring; every zone failing points to the controller, power, pump, or main supply. Find your symptom below for the first check and the full fix. […]
Types of Sprinkler Heads
admin October 29, 2026 8:11 pm Types of Sprinkler Heads Explained (Florida Lawn Guide) The main types of lawn sprinkler heads are fixed spray, rotary nozzles, gear-driven rotors, impact rotors, bubblers and drip emitters. Sprays suit small areas, rotors suit large lawns, and rotary nozzles use about a third of a spray’s water rate. Most […]
Reclaimed Water Irrigation
admin October 29, 2026 7:54 pm Reclaimed Water Irrigation in Palm Coast: Rules & Care Reclaimed water is municipal wastewater treated to at least secondary level and disinfected, then supplied for landscape irrigation instead of drinking water. In Palm Coast, retail reclaimed meter customers are not bound by the Phase III watering schedule, but the […]
Palm Coast Watering Days
admin October 29, 2026 7:42 pm Palm Coast Watering Days and Restrictions (Updated 2026) Under SJRWMD’s Phase III order, Palm Coast homes water one day a week: Saturday for odd addresses, Sunday for even addresses, and Tuesday for businesses. No landscape watering is allowed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and each zone gets up […]
How Is Over-Irrigation Damaging to Soil? (Florida Lawns)
admin October 28, 2026 7:53 pm How Is Over-Irrigation Damaging to Soil? (Florida Lawns) Over-irrigation fills the air spaces in soil with water, so roots lose oxygen. In sandy Florida soil, extra water also washes nitrogen below the root zone and into groundwater. The wet, weak turf that follows is prone to root rot, fungus, […]
How Does a Sprinkler System Work? (Lawn Irrigation Guide)
admin October 28, 2026 7:40 pm How Does a Sprinkler System Work? A lawn sprinkler system works one zone at a time. The controller sends a 24-volt signal to a zone valve, the valve opens, pressurized water flows through buried pipe, and pop-up heads spray until the run time ends. Then the valve closes and […]
How Deep Do Sprinkler Lines Need to Be? Depth by Pipe Size
admin October 28, 2026 7:29 pm How Deep Do Sprinkler Lines Need to Be? In Florida, small sprinkler pipe (1/2 inch to 1-1/2 inch) needs at least 6 inches of cover, 2-inch to 3-inch pipe needs 12 inches, and any pipe under a driveway needs 18 inches. Most residential laterals sit 6 to 12 inches […]
How to Automate an Existing Irrigation System in Florida
admin October 28, 2026 7:19 pm How to Automate an Existing Irrigation System To automate an irrigation system, install a controller, give each zone an electric solenoid valve wired back to it, and add a rain or soil-moisture sensor. On well systems, connect the pump through a pump start relay. If you already have a […]
How to Check the Pressure Switch on an Irrigation Pump
admin October 28, 2026 5:40 pm How to Check the Pressure Switch on an Irrigation Pump Turn off the power, watch the gauge through one full cycle, and confirm the pump starts at cut-in — usually 30 or 40 PSI — and stops at cut-out, usually 50 or 60 PSI. Then check the contacts, the […]