TOH needs to do a behind the scenes video for this segment where they cuss in heavy Boston accents while trying to operate a trench digger in rocky New England soil.

This looks so easy! Cut to a scene of me with 100s of $$$ in materials in the hot sun in front of my house, calling a professional with all the tools to do the install 🤣

Please do an updated video on an actual area of lawn with multiple zones and with proper end results

The best part of this video is when Kevin slams the shovel on to the pipe they just layed.

Good to see Roger’s doing better.

NOT BAD! Thanks for excellent show ;)

Thank you. Always great understandable and useful

That was a very good video,i appreciated the entire process. Great job guys!!!!!!!

Just great to see the boys watering some grass

I do irrigation on new plantations and i say hes creative and loves doing his job and making ut perfect we all have our style to work.. Good job Sir💯

these guys are awesome

Would love to see This Old House do an update of garden irrigation. There are drip systems out there one can get at the local home improvement stores……. Questions…how easy to install and are they good for my periennal borders….Is drip most water efficient, etc.

That's not a lawn , that's just a strip of grass

i was planning on running my own sprinkler system. i figured itd be easy, not much to it, but a bit of back bone and poke a few pipes here & there... clicked on this just to get a few pointers but after watching, all i can think is WHAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!

3:24 Thats what she said

Speechless.

Amazing.

Good Idea. and great video

this video was perfect! thanks for the help

very good!

Is there a benefit or disadvantage to install sprinkler system using clamps vs PVC Pipes and using primer and PVC glue?

it be nice to see full episodes

The dog in the window is great

Very good but would have liked to see more of the end result. Also would have wanted to see some more discussion as to how many sprinklers can effectively operate at any given pressure or pipe size: either a graph or chart of good reference numbers so one does not overbuild a supply line. This demonstration was with well-above average PSI for a residential hose faucet. Would you have considered a pressure regulator to ensure the timer doesn't suddenly blow apart due to the high pressure? Plus a do-it-yourselfer could easily tap an internal wall outlet for power to an outdoor-model timer that will last years longer than a battery-operated hose-valve. I honestly thought these battery-operated timers were mostly for small patio drip systems or raised garden beds rather than as a legit substitution for an anti-siphon valve and electronic timer. Again, I would have liked to have seen more of this new sprinker system operating and demonstrated the "Head-to-Head Coverage" that you stressed importance of in the beginning of the video.

Great video. I wonder if its high-density polyethylene tubing.

There’s no lawn to water now after installation 😂

I used to like these shows when they used to tell you everything needed to accomplish. Now, they just buzz over details that a DIYer needs to know to be successful. Its as if they are covering the information for those that already know the key choices. Like, why did he use 6" risers instead of 4". Why 1" pipe for three heads? How to adjust the heads.....stuff a person knows and learns from other, more complete instructional videos.

Thanks! Now I know I need to hire someone. 👍

Nice torch. What's the ref. of it ? Thanks. For the joining connectors we use PE ones.

I appreciate this thanks 🙏 I like it connecting to hose faucet vs main line 👍😁😁

Me: finding videos on this for my boyfriend Boyfriend: “needs to be IN NEW ENGLAND SPECIFICALLY” Me: plays video Boyfriend: hears accent for .1 second and says “perfect” 😂

Any actual plumber will love this install

thanks I man that's what I figured

Man I thought Kevin was going to catch Roger’s shirt on fire 🔥

Good video, clear to the point without too much wording. Well done, thank you!

Wouldn’t it be good to test the system for leaks before the lines were covered back up with dirt?

3:59 is it important to spike the shovel into the ground near the pipe i just buried or is that more of a professionals secret trick?

I personally LOVE the idea of putting the main pipe in the middle of the lawn AWAY from the sidewalk, I'm a concrete mason for a living and I HATE when pipes are put next to the sidewalk and get in the way of forming, we also tend to drive stakes into the pipes without knowing.

Man this guy is like a real home improvement (if you're old enough you know) I literally look for 8 year old videos when I search for lawn DIYs just to find these!

Great info, Thank you Sir!

Does anyone know what kind of brass fitting is used to connect the 1 inch poly to the 3/4 male hose thread? I'm guessing 1 inch FPT to 3/4 inch FHT. Any tips on where to find this adapter??

I admire your work sir. You always make everything seem easy!

love this guy's accent

did anyone notice that he just jam the shovel in the ground right where he layed the hose at 3:59 ish lol

Hi...where'd you get your 1 inch to 1/2 inch t-connectors.... Thanks.

A postage stamp size yard and a water sprinkler system.

Why not using the PVC but poly pipe?Any concern here?Thanks!

What fitting and size is that coming off the water timer?

Cant find the 1-inch-diameter polyethylene pipe, I would like to get the same parts but amazon link do not take you to the same items

5:09 mins of prep and how to's followed by 1 sec of result???

I know this is a water video but how he installed it was 🔥

What if you wanted to create more than one zone. How would this work with timer device? I have a half acre that definitely needs more than one zone. Thank you for your answer.

Guy: not bad not bad a- *outro plays*

3:24. That's what she said

What lawn they dug out the whole lawn putting in the sprinkler system.

How do you drain this so it doesn’t freeze in winter?

run out of footage to record results?? imagine cooking shows were like this.

hello My Friend 👍

SO MUCH DIGGING N HASSLE N STUFF... A HOSE N SPRINKLER FOR OTTAWAS SHORT SUMMER

I was waiting for the guy to call me numb nuts the whole time

No backflow protector or anti siphon?

“how to install A in-ground sprinklerS?” Grammar police at work here.

1 in. or 3/4 in. poly pipe? How to choose?

I live AZ with a hot climate and have ever only used pvc pipe for sprinklers. Whats the difference between PVC and polyethylene ? Does poly hold up in a very hot climate? What are the pros and cons of poly tubing?

I like how he used a tile breaker to crimp the connection

60psi of pressure, 1" water line, three tiny pop ups....pow! That system gonna blow up big time.

so cool. wish i could do something like that in my garden but i know someone would steal the water timer.

Flex pipe seems cool, but it seems like it’s way more steps than just regular pvc

Those heads didnt seem to have much pressure. Is that proper? I would think you would need more pressure even though it's small area look like it was basically dripping out the sprinkler heads and did a quick cut scene in video ended

Small ass yard. Just hook a sprayer to a hose and water it yourself. Lmao

Just curious, how come the heads don’t need a clamp also ?

Doesn't it rain enough in Boston?

How do you know if the zone stays under 10 GPM?

Looking through the comments and not one person is complaining about those castle astetic lawn edge stones

Do I need an anti siphon valve for each zone? Or just one for the entire system? Lowe’s told me I need just one, and then a solenoid for each zone but Tampa codes require back flow prevention.

whats the reason behind smelly water thats coming out of the lawn sprinkler? seems like every house is like that, where is the water coming from?

geez thats a crazy flow rate on a house.

Nice video. But you are supposed to flush the line before putting in the strainer filter.

hose bib timers are the worst...don't do it, they will break and flood - his is right above a window, so expect a flooded basement in less than a year. Take the time to put in a solid valve.

Them: **Installs Underground** Me 7 years: **Forgets** 811: There is no underground water. My detector doesn't seem to show a warning Me: **DIGS** The Pipe: This is what you get for digging me up, **EXPLODES**

This dude is funny

I'm an irrigation contractor and certified backflow technician, this system is a good start to a very small self installed underground sprinkler system, but the way they made the connection to the hose spigot is a code violation. The backflow preventer they are using must be installed after the valve. They state that this particular backflow is acceptable, but its only acceptable if it is installed correctly.

How did you build the hose bib attachment.

4:49 How do you connect the pipe to the timer in the “last connection”? I am struggling to find fittings that will do this and it looks like you guys have glued a pipe fitting to a standard water hose connector

At 3:57 it looks like Kevin spikes the shovel right into the water line they just installed. 😂

Stabs spade shovel in the ground…….breaks main water line. Way to go Kevin.

yeah but how does the AVB work with a valve closed 6 inches below it ...

Is that stone base along the sidewalk legit? Looks like it could be lethal

If you have an ACTUAL lawn, just multiply this installation by approximately 5,000%

They got the hoppah

As a professional irrigation expert having been educated by the original Toro University with over 32 yrs experience here are the major mistakes made both in this video and in most so called professional installs 1 - Head to head coverage is NOT the same as even precipitation. 2 - You almost never want to water a lawn AND landscape plants. Very few areas of the US will allow the fibrous lawn plant to need the same amount of water as a woody ornamental. As a arborist with a specialty in treating plants I have always seen more problems with over watering plants then everything else combined Only animals can normally handle the same water need 3 - Everyone likes to keep it simple and designs are where this happens in very wrong ways. For instance this video they start at one corner then space the heads the distance apart that they will spray This is head to head coverage. There is no thought of how far into the plants that will spray or if the plant type will like it ( usually far from it). But what happens when your working from one end spacing heads apart 8’ and then suddenly there is 4 foot left at the other corner ? Did you notice they didn’t show you that ? 4). Most don’t understand the wide range of flexibility they have with sprinkler head nozzle sizes. They can range from as little as .25 gpm to 2 gpm on normal residential designs. If you have low pressure just reduce the gpm nozzle size. Thin very small areas often need smaller nozzles You can’t make a normal lawn so simple it runs all same nozzle gpm. A small thin area shouldn’t throw out 2 gpm or the same that a large wide open area does. The explanation or thought by installer is to just adjust the timer. That is not the same as timer reduction reduces or controls the overall amount of water but not how fast that water is thrown to the area 5- To do a sprinkler correctly one must have a good cross knowledge of plant health and kmow problems. Must completely understand the wide range of flexibility options available to design. Design should easily wrap around landscape yet when possible landscape design should be in conjunction with irrigation design. Throwing in a landscape is going to find out how knowledgeable your irrigation designer is. In this area most have absolutely no cross knowledge or through design knowledge and yet they make a fortune because no body does. Lastly truth is most irrigation companies have no educated understanding of how to water a lawn. To kmow how to water properly one must know and understand their soil type, soil density, if there is a thatch layer and if so how thick is it ? One must know the average current root depth of the lawn and the species nature of what it wants to do with its root mass. It might sound difficult but it isn’t. It’s just the stuff you never hear because the blind teach the blind The video is good to explaining how easy it is to install one Good luck

Does anyone know the connection pieces used to go from the end of the timer to the 1” poly pipe?

Hey I'm a noob but I had a question. Wouldn't you want to test the sprinkler and check for leaks before you back filling with soil?

Big thing i seen is the main line need to be below the freeze line. just good practice in case water in in the line . some people will open the line up at the end and blow any water out befor winter hits

How would you drain it for the winter ?

I'll have multiple zones, though.... :)

I do irrigation and only use Polly when using micro sprayers or emitters. I always use pvc when doing yard sprinklers

80psi! Where do you get that kinda pressure? I’ve never seen above 45.

I’m sure this guy has a “numba on the Sawx”

I want to do the same thing done here. Just have a few questions hoping someone could answer. How do I hook up multiple zones on this? Do I need to winterize the system?