How to Install a Garden Sprinkler
People who garden and live in extremely dry geographical areas or have demanding schedules that don't allow for them to water the garden daily benefit the most from garden sprinklers. You can choose to have a professional install a garden sprinkler or save money and install it yourself.
Materials Needed:
- Hoses
- Timer
- Sprinkler heads
- Measuring tape
- Rubber washers
- Determine how many sprinklers you need. Measure your garden if you don't immediately know what size it is. Compare sprinklers in the store or online to see how far the sprinklers spray and the features the sprinklers have. If possible, choose a sprinkler style that can water your entire garden with one sprinkler to make installation of your garden sprinkler system easier and faster.
- Plan the route of your hose. The hose runs from the spigot to where you place the sprinkler head. If placing the sprinkler in the middle of the garden, it is easiest and most efficient to route the hose down the main pathway of the garden instead of around the perimeter of the garden
- Attach the sprinkler to the hose. Insert a rubber washer in the female end of the sprinkler to make the joint more water tight and twist the end of the sprinkler onto the water hose.
- Stretch the hose up to the spigot. Connect the timer to the spigot and the hose to the timer. Make sure to insert a rubber washer at each joint to keep the system as water tight as possible.
- Set the timer. Set the timer to the desired settings and turn the water spigot on.
- Evaluate performance of the sprinkler. If the sprinkler doesn't spray as far as you expected or the package stated, you can return the sprinkler and choose another or expand your sprinkler system. To expand your system, purchase more hose and another sprinkler. Turn off the water supply. Connect one end of the hose to the end of the first sprinkler and the other end of the hose to the second sprinkler to complete the system. Re-space the sprinklers to provide maximum irrigation to the garden.