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Design Service

Your yard. Our expertise.
Personalized plan is just a few simple
steps away.

We make it easy to plan your watering system. Take a few measurements and share some details about your yard to receive a customized plan prepared just for you by one of our team experts.

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Design Services

Follow a few simple steps to
receive a tailored plan.

  1. Worksheet

    Gather your water utility details and fill out our design request worksheet.

  2. Measure

    Sketch out your property measurements.

  3. Receive

    Receive a detailed, computer-drawn plan with an itemized shopping list.

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You May Need:

  • Water Pressure Gauge
  • Tape Measure
  • String
  • Pencil & Paper
  • Timer
  • Five Gallon Bucket

How To

  • Determine your home’s water pressure

    • Screw a pressure gauge onto an unregulated outside faucet. Make sure no water is running anywhere inside or outside your house. Turn on the faucet with the gauge attached. The gauge shows your water pressure in pounds per square inch (psi).
    • Record: Pounds per square inch (psi) on the worksheet.

  • Find your water meter size

    • The water meter size is usually stamped on the outside of the meter. If you can’t find the size, just call the water utility company and ask for that information; standard sizes are 5/8", 3/4" or 1". If you are on a well, check your pump owner’s manual to determine its pressure and flow capacity, or consult a well pump dealer/installer.
    • Record: Write the meter size on the worksheet.

  • Measure your service line diameter

    • Locate the pipe that runs from the water meter to your house. Wrap a piece of string around the pipe, mark it, then measure to determine its size.. Check your string length on the table below to find your service line size.  For example, if your string measures 4" and you have galvanized pipe, your service line is 1”.
    • Record ¾”, 1” or 1 ¼” on the worksheet.

      Length of String

      2 ¾”

      3 ¼”

      3 ½”

      4”

      4 ⅜”

      5”

      Size of Copper

      ¾”

      -

      1”

      -

      1 ¼”

      -

      Size of Galvanized

      -

      ¾”

      -

      1”

      -

      1 ¼”

      Size of Sch. 40 PVC

      -

      ¾”

      -

      1”

      -

      1 ¼”

  • Calculate your home’s water flow

    • Get a measurable container, like a 5 gallon bucket, make sure no other water is running in or outside the house, turn the faucet on all the way and time how long it takes to fill the container. Determine gallons per minute (GPM) with the following formula. Note: Please retest if less than 7 GPM. If the two results are different, please call us at 1-800-426-7782 to discuss.
    • Record: Gallons per minute (GPM) on the worksheet
    • Gallons(contaiter size)÷Time(seconds)×60=GPM(Gallons per minute)

      example

      5÷17.5×60=17.14
      galonsSecondsGPM(Gallons per minute)

  • Sketch your yard

    • Divide your lot into sections such as front lawn, side lawn, flower beds, slopes, etc., and label the areas you want watered. Be sure to include the house, driveway and sidewalks in proper scale. Also, if your irrigation areas include planting beds indicate that on your drawing, indicate as well if you have a preference for drip emitter tubing, bubblers or spray nozzles on these areas. If you have big differences in the amount of sun specific areas get, you may want to group those for watering efficiency and indicate “separate valve” on your drawing. Note: It may be helpful to use scratch paper first, then transfer your final drawing to the enclosed graph paper. Use bold, black lines only with no shading.
      example

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    receive your design

    Standard
    Upload It

    Your system design will be delivered to you via email in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format within 60-90 business days.

    *$14.99 Fee Applies

    Upgrade
    2 Week Service

    Your system design will be delivered to you via email in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format within 7-14 business days.

    *$39.99 Fee Applies

    Rapid
    Rapid Response Service

    Your system design will be delivered to you via email in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format within 5-7 business days.

    *$59.99 Fee Applies

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    Important Information

    The Rain Bird Sprinkler Design Service is for homeowners only and only for their place of residence. Please do not request designs for commercial or institutional property.

    These design requests will be rejected and not processed or returned. Rain Bird offers this design service as a guideline. No guarantee of accuracy of design, system installation, or operation of system is implied.

    The computerized plan you receive will only be as accurate as your drawing. Be sure to scale your drawing using one of the following ratios: 1"=10’ or 1"=20’ or 1"=30’. Maximum yard size for a Rain Bird computerized design is 240’ x 300’.

    Free shipping on orders
    over $99*

    Excluding tubing and valve boxes

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