Front yard sprinkler system

[Prawns]

Automatic sprinklers were installed to make it easy to maintain a healthy green lawn even during the hottest summer weather. 

• The project
• How to repair a lawn
• How to install a drip irrigation watering system

The project

My front yard only has one impact sprinkler and four semi-permanent sprinklers. It really needs at least two impact sprinklers.

I finally got around to installing an extra front sprinkler. I also replaced the old one that had a rusted thread where the sprinkler screws and was leaking underground.

The job took one hour with 19mm poly pipe, hose clamps, a T-piece with a female 15mm connector, 19mm elbow with a female 15mm connector and 1200mm risers with 15mm joiner connectors.

Hopefully I can see improvement in my front lawn.

Old sprinkler.

New sprinkler joined to old pipework.

String to make sure both sprinklers are aligned.

My garden bores are still running but I reprogrammed the timer on it so that I'm home when it switches on. This means that I can keep an eye on the output. I use the HPM 7 Day Digital Timer and have nothing but good things to say about it. Easy to program and override, and even has a setting for daylight savings.

How to repair a lawn

Keeping a lawn healthy and looking lush can be a challenge with ever-changing weather, weeds, foot traffic and pets. Check out How to detect lawn problems and How to repair a lawn to revive your lawn and prevent issues reoccurring.

How to install a drip irrigation watering system

A drip irrigation watering system is a reliable way to make sure every plant in your garden is getting the right amount of water it needs to thrive. It also improves water efficiency by delivering water only to where it’s needed. See How to install a drip irrigation watering system to help ensure your plants flourish over the warmer months.

[robchin]

Well done @Prawns . Great to see you have taken the trouble to upgrade. Hopefully you'll get the improvement your after. I have to say that my wife would never let me get away with having sprinklers on risers like this in my front lawn :(.

Might be too late for you in this instance but if I was going to do this I would use a pop-up sprinkler version of the same sprinkler to do this - would look better and no problems with mowing around it or them being damaged. This particular sprinkler I would recommend (Rainbird Maxi-Paw) has a side inlet as well which makes it easier to install.  https://www.bunnings.com.au/rain-bird-maxi-paw-pro-grade-sprinkler_p0091054. 

Good gardening.