IRRIGATION (Click on thumbnail to see video)

Water Source Calculation (1 Hr)

With the watering restrictions and constraints of todays world, it is important to get a full understanding of how much water will be required for a project, what the logical and efficient watering source should be, what watering windows are required and how long it will take to water a site, and how to maximize efficiency by fine tuning the mainline and source size and flows. This course will indicate how to do all of that at the very start of the design process and without laying out a single head or emitter.

This webinar will specifically cover:
1. Rules of Thumb for understanding the general constraints for evaluation of the irrigation system including water meter, service line, remote control valves, mainline pipe, and backflow devices.

2. Water source determination at the earliest stages of irrigation design. How to quickly determine the flow requirements and a logical and efficient water source.

3. Watering window and hydro-zone requirements at the start of the design process. How long will it take to irrigate a site based on the hydro-zones, the type of equipment desired, and how the source and the size of the mainline can affect this outcome, all at the early stages of design.

Estimated Water Required Weekly Calculator.xls
Irrigation Design Rules of Thumb.pdf
Water Source.pptm
Filmed: Feb 17 2012

Drip Irrigation Featuring Antelco (1 Hr 20 min)

The Drip irrigation webinar will be reviewing the process that Irrigation F/X uses to create complete drip irrigation plans. Review the Irrigation F/X classifications on drip irrigation systems, how to add them to your project, and place them into the drawing. All piping, pipe sizing, and error checking will also be reviewed. This webinar will highlight using the Antelco irrigation product line, and some interesting ways Antelco deals with dripline systems.
Antelco Products PowerPoint (100MB)
Filmed: May 13 2011

Rainwater Harvesting (1 Hr)

Learn the ins and outs of rainwater harvesting. How to layout a system, calculations for how big the tank and pump should be, how to divide the flows of the rainwater and potable water, pipe sizing and pipe layout for the overflow drainage field, and LEED documentation and calculations. A full set of details will also be offered in conjunction with this webinar.
Rainwater Harvesting Documents
Rainwater Harvesting Powerpoint
Filmed: May 06 2011

Irrigation Tips for the Power User (56 min)

Tips to add muscle to your irrigation design process. Schematic Irrigation is the way to establish your requirements of a system before you layout one head. What do you do with those requirements to estimate your source requirements? How to maximize your source data. Keyboard commands that make your head placement and piping faster. Error checking that will save you time and help you avoid problems.
Download Irrigation Design Rules of Thumb
Filmed: January 18 2011

Getting Started and Irrigation Preferences (16 min)

Learn about the various preferences that should be reviewed prior to beginning an irrigation design. Then see the basics on starting a project so that you can add irrigation data to it.
Filmed: June 14 2010

Schematic Irrigation (42 min)

Schematic Irrigation is an amazing tool for early planning of an irrigation system and analyzing the initial flow and pressure requirements. This might be an in-house analysis before beginning head layout, or an early submittal as required for the project, or even a clear direction of the irrigation plan for the contractor to implement with head placement.
Filmed: October 22 2010

Adding Irrigation Equipment to a Project (13 min)

Add various types of irrigation equipment to a project, such as the various types of heads, valves, and auxiliary equipment. See the options and decisions necessary when adding equipment
Filmed: June 14 2010

Placing Irrigation Heads (15 min)

Learn the tips and tricks on placing the various types of irrigation heads, including the keyboard commands, hot keys, and layout tools. Place spray, rotor, and rotary (rotator) heads
Filmed: June 14 2010

Determining the Water Source and Circuiting the Heads. (10 min)

Review the process to determine the total flow of your design, and how to pick the right water source to supply the required water. Then circuit your heads into groupings that will represent what the different valve stations will control.
Filmed: June 14 2010

Drawing Lateral Line Pipe (19 min)

Determine where your valves should be located with an initial mainline layout. Then place your valves and draw the lateral line pipe from the heads to the valve. See the two types of error checking that is available when drawing lateral line piping.
Filmed: June 14 2010

Sizing Lateral Pipe Systems (12 min)

Review the lateral pipe data and the various factors that effect the calculations in sizing pipe. Learn how to size a lateral pipe system, and how to account for elevation changes that occur on the site.
Filmed: June 14 2010

Mainline Piping and Pipe Sizing (11 min)

Learn how to draw the mainline piping. Label the valves that the mainline connects to. Review the error checking that is available when sizing the mainline. Learn how adjustments to the water velocity can effect the size of the pipe and the pressure loses
Filmed: June 14 2010

Irrigation Schedules and Reports (9 min)

Learn how to create an Irrigation Schedule, a Valve Schedule, a Watering Schedule, and a Critical Analysis, all of which can be placed in the drawing set
Filmed: June 14 2010

Flow Zone WEBINAR (18 min)

Flow Zones is an Irrigation F/X function used in sizing a mainline where you wish to control or overwrite the flow in certain areas of the design. This is typically used in golf course or large site irrigation design.
Filmed: April 30 2010

Little Known Irrigation Functions WEBINAR (56 min)

Learn how to get the most flow and pressure out of your water source, and the interplay between your source size, service line size, water velocity, lengths, and elevation changes. How can you create more pressure when you need it for a design. Piping can be a lot more than just connecting the dots: pipe a series of heads, place a large arc, change your pipe on-the-fly.
Filmed: August 21 2009

Drip Irrigation Webinar (57 min)

Learn the process Irrigation F/X uses to create drip irrigation plans. Review the Irrigation F/X classifications of drip irrigation systems, how to add them to your project, and place the systems into the drawing. Piping from the valve to the drip areas is reviewed with the important error checking while piping. Size the system and create a Drip Irrigation Schedule.
Filmed: June 18 2010

Drip Irrigation for Metric WEBINAR (45 min)

This webinar delves into working on drip irrigation using metric plans, and working with pipe and equipment from areas outside the US, specifically from the Middle East.
Filmed: April 16 2010