Rain Bird Filtration Products User Manual
Filtration Products
Design Guide
The Intelligent Use of Water.®
Introduction to Landscape Filtration
Water Sources and Flow
The reduction of clean fresh water sources available for irrigation presents a demanding challenge. Water supplies are less stable now than in years past and using reclaimed or other lower quality water sources is becoming more the norm.
Irrigation systems can become clogged with dirt, debris and other contaminants pulled in from a water source. Nozzles, rotors, valves and other equipment can become
Rain Bird Filter Products
Rain Bird Corporation’s commitment to the Intelligent Use of Water® has led us to develop ltration products capable of maximizing use of changing water supplies. Rain Bird o ers products such as pump suction screens, automatic self-cleaning screen lters, disc lters, centrifugal sand separators, and sand media.
The use of alternative water supplies creates a need to remove contaminants such as algae, sand, silt, pollen, bugs, scale, rust, mussels, suspended solids and microbiological growth from water before it can be used for irrigation.
Our products are regularly used in irrigation appli-
wells, irrigation ponds and other water sources.
Algae |
Asian Clams |
Fish |
Zebra Mussels |
Sticks/Leaves |
Sand/Silt |
Water Sample Analysis
Send us a one liter sample of water and we'll run a test for total suspended solids (TSS). The test helps us determine an appropriate filter size for the application.
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• Sample(s) should be labeled properly.
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Filtration Products Design Guide
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Introduction to Landscape Filtration .......... |
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Water Sources and Flow......................................... |
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Filtration Layout for Landscape Irrigation.......... |
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Filter Options Guide................................................ |
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Rain Bird Filtration Products ....................... |
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Controllers ................................................................ |
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Disc Filters................................................................. |
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HDF-Series................................................................. |
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Hydraulic Suction Scanning Filters...................... |
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G-Series...................................................................... |
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I+ Series...................................................................... |
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Pump Suction Screen ............................................. |
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PSS-Series .................................................................. |
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Centrifugal Sand Separator................................... |
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CS-Series .................................................................... |
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Sand Media Filter...................................................... |
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SM-Series.................................................................... |
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Filter Selection Guidelines .......................... |
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De-Rating Filters Based on Water Quality .......... |
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Additional Tips And Considerations .................... |
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For more filtration information, please call 877-648-9532 or email filters@rainbird.com www.rainbird.com
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Filtration Layout for Landscape Irrigation
Dirty water can come from potable and reclaimed water, lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, surface water, wells and reservoirs.
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PRIMARY FILTER PRIMARY FILTER |
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