Thank you for visiting the Netafim USA Landscape & Turf Division web page.
Netafim USA is home to the most innovative low volume irrigation products
in the world.
Netafim opened the first commercial drip factory in the world over 35 years
ago in Israel.
Today, Netafim is among the 2 largest irrigation companies in the world,
with plants and offices in every major country.
While Netafim USA's key focus has been the development of low volume irrigation
products for the agricultural market, you are visiting the web page of the
Landscape & Turf Division of Netafim USA.
We in the Landscape market are devoted to taking those same fine products
used agriculturally and applying them to residential and commercial landscape
beautification.
As a member of a public agency, you face a variety of constraints that
include high expectations and reduced budgets and manpower. Adding Netafim USA
products to your systems will allow you to more efficiently irrigate public
properties, while use less water, grow healthier plants, and do so with
fewer dollars.
What Is Low Volume Irrigation?
Low volume, drip, or dripperline irrigation is the application of water
directly next to the plant, either with the water being applied on the surface
near the plant, or in the ground, being delivered directly to the root zone.
Is This A New Technology?
No! When Netafim opened its first factory in the mid-1960's, there were already a number
of people that had been working on this technology for over 25 years. But
Netafim USA created the commercial viability for drip and low volume irrigation
products by developing and mass manufacturing products for sale.
This spawned an industry that today is recognized as the most efficient
way to water, and the way that the vast bulk of farmers irrigate around
the world.
What Makes Netafim USA Drip Irrigation Products So Good?
One of the major reasons Netafim USA products outperform other Landscape irrigation
products is because Netafim USA products got their start as Agricultural products.
The performance standards in Agriculture are far more demanding than is
typically found in the Landscape market. (The difference between a dry spot
in a garden or lawn, and a farmer losing an entire crop).
Netafim USA products offer a wide variety of advantages to public agencies,
including:
- Very easy to design with, layout and install
- No exposed spray
- Reduced vandalism
- Saving anywhere from 30% - 70% of the water normally used with
overhead sprays, oscillators or rotors
- Healthier plants, often growing to maturity as much as 50% faster,
and doing so with less disease
What Types Of Low Volume Products Are There?
Netafim USA offers two primary styles of product - drip and dripperline.
Drip - Drip emitters, sometimes called point source products
are well known by many people.
A dripper is inserted into a pipe that feeds through a garden area, and
is designed to provide water to a specific point. Hence the name "point
source".
In our site you will see a variety of point source drippers. There
are two families of them, Pressure Compensating Point Source Drippers and
Non-Pressure Compensating Point Source Drippers.
Dripperline - Dripperline is tubing that has drippers already
installed in the tubing. This form of low volume irrigation is very popular because
it wets the entire garden area, whereas Point Source drippers only irrigate
specific points. In fact, the concept of both overhead watering a dripperline irrigation is to create an even wetted pattern throughout the area being irrigated. the problem is that the vagaries of overhead watering preclude that from happening.
Many municipalities use Netafim Techline® CV or Techline® dripperlines in areas where they would have otherwise used sprinklers.
Why Should We Use Netafim USA Products?
While drip and dripperline irrigation has been used around the world for
over 30 years, it has only been in the last 10 years that products such
as Techline CV & Techline have made low volume irrigation easy to use.
Agencies sensitive to water use are insisting on low volume irrigation
for their projects, often being very aware of articles heralding the benefits
of saving water, growing healthier plants, and being sensitive to public
complaints of water waste.
Making Netafim USA products a standard part of your landscape irrigation will
help you immediately begin saving water, maintenance dollars, and freeing
you up to spend time on other projects.
For years Techline CV and Techline have been called the Irrigation Problem Solvers because many of the problems you face cannot be easily solved with fixed spray and rotors.
Areas like:
- Curved, narrow or angular planting areas
- High traffic/high liability areas
- Areas subject to vandalism
- High wind areas
- Areas where plant growth blocks or will block water
- Slopes
- Hardscapes that could be bleached or stained such as house or
building facades, wood fences or at-grade windows
- Medians or curbs where car bumpers can block spray
- Low pressure or low volume
- Watering window issues (The amount of time that the system can
be irrigated)
- Areas where watering bans during drought allow low volume zones
to be used without restriction.
Where Can I Use It on My Public Areas?
The easy answer is anywhere. Our products, especially Techline,
can be used in shrub and groundcover areas, in flowerbeds, turfgrass, and
interiorscapes.
It has passed the rigorous tests that its use in Agriculture demand, so
you can rest assured that it will exceed your quality requirements.
Remember the slogan "The Irrigation Problem Solver" is not just
words, because you often run into one or more of the application issues
described above that overhead irrigation solutions just can't answer as
effectively.
Does It Really Save Water?
You bet! In North America there are often 30% - 70% savings in water alone.
Seems hard to believe doesn't it? But think about it.
Sprinklers throw water everywhere. In the street, on buildings, on sidewalks,
in adjoining properties, on fences, into the trees and bushes, and into
the air. Hopefully some of it gets to the root zone where the plant needs
it, but often not enough.
Because of wind, evaporation (humidity), run-off, out of adjustment issues,
and when during the day the irrigation system is operated, many "overhead"
irrigation systems are only about 50% efficient. (Read that another way.many
overhead systems use twice as much water as they should to get the job done).
Because of wind, evaporation (humidity), run-off, out of adjustment issues,
and when during the day the irrigation system is operated, many "overhead"
irrigation systems are only about 50% efficient. (Read that another way.many
overhead systems use twice as much water as they should to get the job done).
As a government professional, you have a vested interest in not only creating
a lush landscape for the public, but you also need to be aware of the amount
of water your system uses. Saving 30% - 70% of the water of an overhead
system makes good sense!
Is It Easy To Choose The Correct Product To Use?
Yes it is! In fact, when you use Netafim USA's most popular dripperline, Techline CV,
it's very easy.
(For more information, please view Design Manuals and other materials in our Online Library)
With Techline, you simply answer these two basic questions. One, are you
irrigating shrubs and groundcover or turfgrass, and two, what type of soil
do you have?
Armed with only that information, we can tell you:
- Which Netafim product to use
- How far apart to install rows of dripperline
- What the application rate is
- How many GPM every 100' uses
- How many feet a length of dripperline can go
- How many minutes to run the zone to apply " of water,
We can also tell you other things, such as roughly how many feet of Techline you will use in an area when you know how many square feet there are.
Please visit our Techline Virtual Calculator which will automatically run the calculations given the correct input. Additionally, we offer a calculator on our Free CD that not only estimates how much dripperline you will need but also determines all of the other major components such as filter, PRV, staples, flush valves, etc. To get your copy, visit our Literature Order Form.
We know that you work with various irrigation manufacturers' catalogs. In there are a wide variety of products that may or may not work in the areas you are designing for. With Netafim USA, the correct product is always chosen. The guesswork is gone.
What Other Products Does Netafim USA Sell?
Netafim USA sells a variety of products, including:
How Do I Buy Netafim USA Products?
Netafim USA's Landscape products are distributed only through landscape irrigation
distributors. (Please visit our Where to Buy page to find the one nearest you.)
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