Total Landscape Care Digital Magazine
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irrigation feature in the Rain Bird 5000 Series rotor line helps adjust the left edge of the rotor's stream to line-up with the landscape being watered. Instead of tools, When you regulate pressure, you regulate flow. A 45 PSI optimizes nozzle-water distribution and maintains flow. When you regulate pressure from Contractors often get into the habit of installing the same rotor over and over, even when it may not be the best solution. use your fingers to adjust the left edge. Rotors with self-flushing ports incorporated into their arc-adjustment slots also save a lot of time. As the riser-stem on these rotors pops up and retracts, a little burst of water clears the arc adjustment slot of dirt or debris. Without this feature, dirt builds up and bakes into the arc adjustment slot resulting in a rotor that has to be replaced because it cannot be adjusted. What water-saving advances have been made in rotor technology in recent years? Pressure regulation in rotors is an important water-saving advancement in rotor technology. 85 to 45 PSI, you improve performance across the entire zone, saving a large amount of water. You won't have misting and fogging, and when you eliminate that, you save water — and the client's money. Contractors who are serious about water effi- ciency should also consider using matched pre- cipitation rate nozzles. The contractor chooses the radius and pattern for these nozzles and then the entire rotor zone has a matched precipitation rate. Why is it important to get rotors that match the size of the area? You don't want to "fan out" the stream to make a rotor fit the landscape. In medium to large MORE days to spray. Switch to Cool Power® as your first-spray three-way and heat up weed control performance. Its unique combination of active ingredients is designed to work as early as you can start your applications, and because it's iron-friendly, you can tankmix for faster green-up. More performance in cool weather. That's how Nufarm gives you more where it matters most. More where it matters most. www.nufarm.com/usto ©2012 Nufarm. Important: Always read and follow label instructions. Cool Power® is trademark of Nufarm. January 2012 / TOTAL LANDSCAPE CARE 39 Write 371 on Reader Service Card or visit TotalLandscapeCare.net/info