How To Install Sprinkler System On Medians

Watering Median, Not Mediums.

This article is an installation guide for medians with sparse, dense, and a combination of both foliages. Each subject includes step-by-step installation guides as well as a diagram to help you with your project.

Sparse Application:

Median islands provide a good source of beautification to the area. It is important to make sure these areas stay clean and continue to improve the image of the street.

Low volume application of water to plant roots maintains a desirable balance of air and water in the soil. You can save money and water when you install a sparse landscape and drip irrigation. Sprinkler Warehouse is here to help you every step of the way.

How to Install Irrigation System:

1. Trench, cut, and lay poly tubing laterals, connect to BIGIE stakes
2. Assemble Control Zone Kit and connect to water source and laterals
3. Thread PFR / FRA into BIGIE stake threaded inlet
4. Thread XB Emitter into Poly Flex Riser
5. Flush zones for 2 minutes
6. Install planting material and mulch

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Advantages: Installation Guide For Sparse Medians

• Fewer weeds
• Reduces maintenance requirements
• Saves up to 70% of your water

Dense Application:

With any median you will need a drip line put in; otherwise, you are spending more money on maintenance. Most states must now advise their citizens and companies to refrain from wasting water, therefore drip irrigation is the best way to conserve and still keep a beautiful landscape. Sprinkler Warehouse can provide you with any tool you may need to install a densely planted median. We even have an easy-to-follow tutorial for your individual needs.

How to Install:

1. Assemble Control Zone Kit and connect to a water source
2. Cut lengths of landscape drip line to build a grid in the planting area
3. Connect lengths of landscape drip line to Easy-Fit Fittings to create a grid, add Air Relief Valve Kit to the zone and connect to Control Zone Kit.
4. Flush zones for 2 minutes
5. Install planting material

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Installation Guide For Medians: Advantages of Dense Application

• No overspray into roadways
• Reduces maintenance requirements
• Saves up to 70% of your water

Combination Application:

Your combination median applications are a difficult space to fill, once you have a combination of foliage inside of the median you will need a drip system for watering.

If you place an XB Drip Emitter next to larger plants with higher water requirements, you will lower your amount of runoff, this reduces the liability in high traffic areas. You can also save money on maintenance fees by having a drip system in place. We are here to provide you with the right knowledge and tools to get started on your median irrigation project.

How to Install:

1. Assemble Control Zone Kit and connect to a water source
2. Connect Easy-Fit Series for connection to Control Zone Kit
3. Cut lengths of Landscape Dripline to build grid in the planting area
4. Use MDCF Fittings to create an LD grid, add Air Relief Valve Kit, and staple grid in place. Insert XB Emitters into LD for supplemental watering
5. Connect 1/4″ tubing to XB Emitters, run lines, and stake next to larger plants
6. Flush zones for 2 minutes
7. Install planting material

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Advantages: Installation Guide For Combination Medians

• No overspray into the road
• Reduces maintenance requirements
• Saves up to 70% of your water