2007-2008 Turf Catalog

Introduction

The 2007 - 2008 Rain Bird Landscape Irrigation Products Catalog

is designed to provide you with product and application information in a clear, easy-to-use format.

In the “How to Use This Catalog” section, we introduce you to elements you will likely encounter

on specific product pages.

At the beginning of each section, we’ve included product application matrices. These are general

guides to the products’ primary areas of use and are intended to help you choose the right

Rain Bird products for your specific needs.

We have included formulas showing how we calculate precipitation rates, as well as lists of

abbreviations used in the product sections.

How to Use This Catalog

Cutaways

Our cutaway illustrations

let you see the unique

innovations and features which

make a specific Rain Bird

product the industry’s best.

Charts

Performance charts with

both standard and metric

measurements give you easy

access to the product

capability information you

need. To convert from Bars to

kPa, use 1 Bar = 100 kPa.

Precipitation Rates

Rain Bird has calculated for you the precipitation rates for our

comprehensive lines of impacts, sprays, and rotors. These rates are an

indication of the approximate rate at which water is being applied. The

equations used to calculate the precipitation rates are as follows:

Square Spacing

U.S.: Metric:

PR=96.3 x GPM PR=1000 x m^3 /h

S x S S x S

Triangular Spacing

U.S.: Metric:

PR=96.3 x GPM PR=1000 x m^3 /h

S x L S x L

96.3 = Constant (inches/square foot/hour)

1000 = Constant (millimeter/square meter/hour)

GPM = Gallons per minute (applied to area by sprinklers)

m^3 /h = Cubic meters per hour (applied to area by sprinklers)

S = Spacing between sprinklers

L = Spacing between rows (S x 0.866)

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