Monday, November 7, 2011

Reservoir Screen


If you were unaware we have had problems in the recent past with getting fish sucked into the irrigation pumps. After being minced by the pumps the fish puree flows through the irrigation lines and ultimately clogs our sprinkler heads on the course. The end result can be a stuck head that drowns a single location with water or poor water volume which leads to dry areas.
To combat the fish problem we recently lowered the reservoir and installed a new self-cleaning strainer intake. The holes in the screen are 1/8" in diameter. As water flows in any debris that collects is washed off by a series of high pressure nozzles that causes the screen to turn.