[coreystooks]

Dang that even hurts me to see that.

 

[rjw0283]

Dang that even hurts me to see that.

Yeah it sucks. It was only my 2-3rd time using it. I must have clipped the road as I was turning, somehow it dipped into it. Just a freak thing, come to think of it I'm wondering if I messed it up prior because it was making a slight rubbing nose prior to me hitting the street, when I hit the street I must have hit weak spot in blade. Once I broke it off no more rubbing noise. But it must have been the right ad, I would have noticed hitting something that would damage blade

 

[rjw0283]

It is what it is, now I have a 7 3/4 blade reel

 

[rjw0283]

I got a quote yesterday for a irrigation system. I'm in a little bit of dilemma. My water company charges an ungodly fee to install a tap. Somewhere around the range of 1700 bucks! I called them today to iniate a quote. I'm tempted to fill the water meter box filled with beer, maybe that'd bring the cost down. I had a recommended sprinkler guy come yesterday and he quoted me at $ 4200. All grass will get water to include flower beds and raised garden bed I have with a rain sensor.
For 1700 bucks maybe I can dig a damn well for that price. What a racket.

 

[Redtwin]

@rjw0283 Have you check to see if you are allowed to dig a shallow well dedicated to irrigation? I had a guy put one in for me for $1200.

 

[rjw0283]

@Redtwin is that what you use for all of your watering? I'll have to do some research.
There is water about 3ft deep in the corner of my yard. My neighbor has a spot a little lower that never dries, so we are right on the water. 1200 bucks and no water bill sounds better

 

[Redtwin]

I only use the shallow well for irrigation. My house is on city water. I ran additional spigots to the front, side, and back yard from the shallow well in addition to tying it into my sprinklers.

 

[rjw0283]

I only use the shallow well for irrigation. My house is on city water. I ran additional spigots to the front, side, and back yard from the shallow well in addition to tying it into my sprinklers.

Looking into this now. I refuse to pay that much to the City, that will just end up charging me more on my bill. It's a cash grab,, and I'd rather spend money on a well.

Thanks for the reply. The irrigation guy said people have them around the city, and it doesn't look like it costs much.

 

[Redtwin]

It's ridiculous what the city charges and the only advantage to you is that you won't pay sewer fees on the irrigation meter. You still pay for the water at the same crazy rate. I very highly recommend a shallow well, especially in your area since the water is probably pretty clean. The shallow water here is decent but has a little bit of iron in it. At least it doesn't have a bunch of Sulphur. I've smelled some shallow wells that really stink.

 

[rjw0283]

It's ridiculous what the city charges and the only advantage to you is that you won't pay sewer fees on the irrigation meter. You still pay for the water at the same crazy rate. I very highly recommend a shallow well, especially in your area since the water is probably pretty clean. The shallow water here is decent but has a little bit of iron in it. At least it doesn't have a bunch of Sulphur. I've smelled some shallow wells that really stink.

my water company actually charges you more for sprinkler water. They just don't charge you for the sewer fee which is more than the water. Was the 1200 for everything? Pump and Electrical? How deep did they have to go?
Also, do you have any pictures of your setup?

 

[Redtwin]

I don't remember exactly but it was in the mid-60s feet deep. That sounded deep to me for Florida but I guess it's normal. The $1200 included digging the well and installing the pump. I had to wire it and tie it into my irrigation system. I will take some pictures tomorrow and post them here.

 

[rjw0283]

I don't remember exactly but it was in the mid-60s feet deep. That sounded deep to me for Florida but I guess it's normal. The $1200 included digging the well and installing the pump. I had to wire it and tie it into my irrigation system. I will take some pictures tomorrow and post them here.

Nice. I've been reading regulations for my county/city, and the only thing I've seen is a 275 dollar permit, and they inspect and choose the area. Another restriction i'll have is my backyard isn't super accessible for big equipment. A standard truck can fit back there, but that's about it.

 

[Redtwin]

This guy's equipment was the size of a riding lawn mower. I have a double gate for vehicles but he ended up just rolling it through the regular gate.

Update to add photos:



He installed everything all the way out to include the red shut-off valve. I wired it into my pool pump breaker box since it was nearby.

 

[rjw0283]

@Redtwin Awesome. Thanks. I need to call some well contractors tomorrow. I hit contact me on their websites but I guess they don't monitor that. I'll have to take some time during work and make a few calls.
I do have a wired shed in the back corner of my backyard that has the power requirements needed, so I wouldn't have to run electrical through the yard. I'll get a few quotes if needed, i'm hoping it's relatively cheap. If they can drill it next to the shed, id think it'd be pretty cheap

 

[Redtwin]

Oh, I should add that it is wired 240v. Hopefully you have two hots in the shed.

 

[rjw0283]

Oh, I should add that it is wired 240v. Hopefully you have two hots in the shed.

yup I checked that tonight. Just have to tap in a breaker to the utility box installed in there. It was wired up right.

 

[rjw0283]

I hit up a drilling guy listed in facebook he said typically it's 3500. Maybe I should start calling the guys in the yellow pages without a website. I bet their rates are better. I need a ******* with a drill

 

[rjw0283]

@Redtwin is that a 2 inch well? The few places I called are selling a 4 inch well. Just wondering if it's required or if they are upselling me. The 3 I've contacted are around 3500
The first one recommended a submersible 1 HP pump.

I just asked the sprinkler install what recommends for GPM

 

[rjw0283]

I guess I should have researched on what to ask for, because they'll try to recommend the most expensive thing.

 

[Redtwin]

It's 1 1/4" in and 1" out. I would think that 4" is very much overkill. My irrigation system is all 1" pipe with 3/4" fittings for the sprinklers. I run 6 K2 heads on each zone with absolutely no issues with volume or pressure. In fact, my wife can run one of the spigots at the same time with minimal effect on my sprinkler pressure. The pump is a 1hp.