Richard795
New Member
I'm hoping someone here has experience with rainbird 5000 plus rotors, here's what I'm trying to figure out;
Question I had was when using the standard rain curtain chart, https://www.rainbird.com/sites/default/files/media/documents/2018-02/ts_5000Series.pdf the nozzles are based on 180 degrees....for example at 55 psi a 5.0 nozzle will apply water at a rate of .54 inches per hour using 180 degrees, but if you put the same nozzle in a 360 degree rotor the application rate is now .27 which if half because the rotor makes a full 360 as opposed to 180 degrees.
These https://www.rainbird.com/sites/defa.../5000-series-mpr-nozzle-performance-chart.pdf ,are for the 5000 series rotors, they are matched precipitation nozzles so if you stay with one colour group they water evenly as opposed to the standard rain curtain nozzles where you have to choose between 1.5-8 gpm nozzles then figure out your inches per hour rate so everything gets watered the same.
Does the same rule apply let's say I take a green half circle nozzle (180) which has an application rate of .71 inches per hour at 55 PSI and put it in a 360 rotor would the application rate be reduced to .36?
Hope this makes sense,
Thanks
Question I had was when using the standard rain curtain chart, https://www.rainbird.com/sites/default/files/media/documents/2018-02/ts_5000Series.pdf the nozzles are based on 180 degrees....for example at 55 psi a 5.0 nozzle will apply water at a rate of .54 inches per hour using 180 degrees, but if you put the same nozzle in a 360 degree rotor the application rate is now .27 which if half because the rotor makes a full 360 as opposed to 180 degrees.
These https://www.rainbird.com/sites/defa.../5000-series-mpr-nozzle-performance-chart.pdf ,are for the 5000 series rotors, they are matched precipitation nozzles so if you stay with one colour group they water evenly as opposed to the standard rain curtain nozzles where you have to choose between 1.5-8 gpm nozzles then figure out your inches per hour rate so everything gets watered the same.
Does the same rule apply let's say I take a green half circle nozzle (180) which has an application rate of .71 inches per hour at 55 PSI and put it in a 360 rotor would the application rate be reduced to .36?
Hope this makes sense,
Thanks