Waterman Irrigation and Floppy Sprinkler

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Riser System | Overhead System

Despite it's unusual name, Floppy Sprinkler provide an innovative alternative to conventional irrigation techniques. Waterman Irrigation are proud to work with floppy sprinkler to introduce this product to Australia. Benefits of the Floppy sprinkler include:

  • Water Savings
  • Energy Savings
  • Labour Savings
  • Five year guarantee
  • Easy and accurate fertigation and chemigation
  • Increased yield per litre


The unique Floppy Sprinkler® design allows for different installation options as required by the crop: short/tall risers and now also an overhead wire system with no equipment on the ground, ideal for vegetables, lucerne and other crops where tillage practise favour an overhead system.

Further information can be obtained from http://www.floppysprinkler.com

Riser System

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Riser Technical Specifications

  • One sprinkler uses 730 litres per hour. The flow controller maintains the discharge within 5% from 1.8 to 6 Bar.
  • The minimum recommended pressure at the sprinkler is 2 Bar.
  • For sprinkler pressures the gross precipitation for 11 x 13m is 5mm per hour, and for 12x14m is 4.2mm per hour.
    Filtration: For sprinkler pressure between 2-4 Bar use 800 micron filter.
    For sprinkler pressure between 4-6 Bar use 500 micron filter.

There are two methods of installing the system:

  1. Permanent - Buried laterals with removable risers. Suitable for Alfalfa, pastures, sugar cane and bananas.
  2. Permanent - Surface laid laterals with removable laterals and risers. Suitable for vegetables, bananas and other crops.

Overhead System

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Overhead System Specifications

  • One sprinkler delivers 730 litres per hour. The flow controller maintains the discharge within 5% from 1.8 to 6 Bar.
  • The minimum recommended pressure at the sprinkler is 2 Bar.
  • The gross precipitation is 4.2mm per hour.
  • Filtration: For sprinkler pressures between 2-4 Bar use 800 micron filtration
    For sprinkler pressures between 4-6 Bar use 500 micron filtration.
  • The poles are 12m apart with a span of 70 meters.
  • The sprinkler hangs from a 6mm cable pulled to a tension of 1200kg.
  • The Anchor poles are 5.4 metres long (100 - 125mm thick). Support poles are 5,4 metres (75 - 100 thick), and one metre is planted into the ground. The wire is thus 4,4 metres high above the ground.


 
   
 

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