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Last Ran: January 24-February 20, 2008 (Jan. 24, Feb. 7, 14, & 20)
9:00am-4:00pm
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| Course Overview |
Irrigation systems serve a vital purpose in any landscape or field environment, and the ability to create and install one is an important and valuable skill to have. In this four-day, hands-on course, you will learn how to design and install irrigation systems through practical and inexpensive techniques that factor important physical site features into the equation.
This course will help you with, but is not designed to prepare you for, the New Jersey Irrigation Certification Exam.
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Full Course Description
Through interactive discussions and hands-on activities, instructor Bob Dobson will teach you how to design and install irrigation systems in a variety of environments, by determining pressures and velocities of your plans. These are just a few of the topics you’ll learn about: planning & designing a system, installation options, equalizing zones, properties of water, water pressure, flow rates, scheduling & water conservation as well business management and cost estimating.
Bob encourages participation and will allow ample time for questions, so come prepared to ask them! If this is something you want to add to your service menu, take our class to learn the fundamentals of designing and installing an irrigation system.
In addition to a full day of exceptional education, you’ll receive the following instructional materials FREE with your course handouts:
- Book: Turf Irrigation Manual
- Engineer Scales
- Compasses
Course Objectives
- To understand the components of design and installation of irrigation systems
- To learn the four key elements for efficient irrigation
- To understand the elements of hydraulic principles
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Should You Take This Course?
Any professional or landscaping enthusiast who wants to learn how to design and install an irrigation system will benefit from this course. This list shows the types of professionals who have attended this course in the past:
- Construction Manager / Foreman
- Construction Laborer
- Golf Turf Supervisor / Crew
- Irrigation Technician
- Landscape Architect
- Landscape Contractor
- Nursery Professional
- Parks Supervisor / Crew
- Public Works Supervisor / Crew
- School Grounds Supervisor / Crew
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Agenda
- Dynamic/working pressure
- Friction loss
- Velocity
- Pressure (PSI) & Gallons per Minute (GPM)
- Determining zones and valve placement
- Costing your job and setting the right price
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Approved Credits
CPWM Credits:
5 Technical, 5 Management |
Faculty
Bob Dobson
Bob is a certified residential, commercial, and golf course irrigation designer, as well as a certified irrigation contractor. He has run his own irrigation firm, Middletown Sprinkler Company, since 1968 and helped draft the 1990 legislation requiring certification for irrigation professionals. Former chairman of the certification board and head of a multi-million dollar company, Bob brings to the classroom a wealth of real world experience and practical knowledge along with a passion for teaching that is second to none.
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Here's how past participants rated the course & instructor (2005-2007)
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Would you Recommend this Program to an Associate?
Here's what past participants said about the course & the instructor:
“ Excellent, used visuals to explain material, and communicated well. The instructors really made it easy to understand.”
“Thank you Bob, great job.”
“Bob was very good. Kept my interest the whole 4 days. Learned a lot. He was more than just a teacher. Nice to see a knowledgeable contractor.”
“Great instructor; great presentation.”
“Bob was a great instructor and it was obvious he has a great knowledge of this field.”
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Irrigation Systems: Repair and Maintenance
This course is recommended as a compliment to Irrigation: Design & Installation.
Irrigation Systems: Scheduling
Designed to complete the Irrigation Program, you’ll learn how to correctly schedule the systems you already install and repair for maximum potential.
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