New Hunter PGV Valves, Wiring, Poly Lines, Nine PGP Ultra Rotors, Nine Rain Bird 1800 Sprays and a New Drip Zone in Macomb, MI

Pool construction can change much more than the shape of a backyard. Excavation, grading, concrete work, equipment access, and the new pool footprint can remove or destroy sprinkler piping, wiring, heads, and valve connections that were designed for the previous landscape.

Hunter HydroTech completed a substantial irrigation rebuild in Macomb, Michigan after pool construction destroyed multiple existing zones. Rather than trying to reconnect fragments of the old layout, we rebuilt the affected irrigation around the new property configuration.

Four irrigation zones were rebuilt

• Two rotor zones
• One spray zone
• One drip zone

The work required new water lines, new valve infrastructure, new irrigation wiring, and new sprinkler heads.

Why pool construction often requires redesign rather than simple repair

A sprinkler zone is designed around the shape of the lawn and landscape it serves. When a pool replaces part of that area, restoring the old pipe exactly where it used to run may no longer make sense.

A post-pool rebuild should consider the new pool and concrete footprint, remaining turf, landscape beds, head-to-head coverage, sprinkler placement near hardscape, available flow and pressure, valve access, wiring access, and future serviceability.

New Hunter PGV valves and new irrigation wiring

Hunter HydroTech installed new Hunter PGV valves for the rebuilt zones and ran new irrigation wire where the pool project had eliminated or disrupted the original field wiring.

Nine Hunter PGP Ultra rotors

The rotor portion of the project used nine Hunter PGP Ultra rotors. Hunter HydroTech commonly uses the PGP Ultra for residential rotor applications because it is dependable, adjustable, and serviceable when spacing, nozzle selection, pressure, and flow are designed correctly.

Nine 4-inch Rain Bird 1800-series spray heads

The spray zone used nine 4-inch Rain Bird 1800-series spray heads. Four-inch pop-up bodies provide practical clearance above normal turf when installed at the correct grade.

A separate drip zone

The fourth rebuilt zone was dedicated to drip irrigation. Keeping drip irrigation separate from rotor and spray zones allows run time and application style to match the planting area.

The existing 16-zone Rachio controller remained

The property already had a 16-zone Rachio controller. Because it still provided suitable station capacity and remained usable, Hunter HydroTech kept it in service rather than replacing equipment that did not need replacement.

Macomb irrigation reconstruction

Hunter HydroTech provides sprinkler-system reconstruction and repair and new irrigation installation throughout Southeast Michigan.

See our Macomb irrigation service page and Macomb sprinkler repair page.