Brighton Reticulation

When You Break the Tap off the Water Meter

Have you ever found a water meter that either won’t turn on or off? Like the tap is just stuck? This week it happened again – about the third time in 11 years but I knew what to expect. The water meter was on but the tap timer I had installed was leaking a little and I went to turn it off and fix the seal. But it wouldn’t budge – and I knew that taking the grandpa wrench to it was most likely going to snap it. So I called the homeowner out, explained the situation (the water had […]

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How Long Should I Run My Sprinklers?

A common misconception is that retic should run for 10 minutes. NOT SO! You are allowed to apply 10mls of water on your watering day. This is where the confusion comes from. 10ml not 10min! So different nozzles require different run times. Normal Toro – 10-15 minutes MP Rotators – 45-60 minutes Gear drives – 20-40 minutes (The difference is related to the spacing between the sprinklers.) But don’t buy the 10 minutes thing!

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Preparation to Lay Turf

Like everything in life, the preparation matters! When laying turf it matters to: – get a good thick layer of quality soil – ensure your retic covers all areas – screed the ground to dead level – spread fertiliser – water the ground Then lay turf… If you do all of the above you can expect an excellent result. If not then it may turn out lumpy or it may not have the same vigorous start that new lawn needs

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Installing Reticulation in an Established Lawn in Two Rocks

It’s what we do. We can often get a whole house done in a day, like this one up in Two Rocks that we did this week. If you have an established lawn then our trencher will cut thru it and we will get the new system installed neatly and quickly. We can supply soil to fill those trenches and get everything looking clean and tidy at the end.   So if you’re looking for a new system then give us a call! Generally we will discuss the project with you on the phone, give you a ballpark price range […]

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The Irritrol Kiwdial Fuse Issue

Ok – possibly the single most common issue I hit each year is this problem. First up – there is no fuse and no battery in the controller! Silly I know – to have a ‘fuse’ message and a battery symbol at the same time. The average DIY would look for a dodgy fuse or a faulty battery. What the message actually means is that there is either a fault in the controller or a fault in a solenoid. The way to determine the issue is simply to remove wires and keep resetting the controller and testing it. If it […]

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Why You NEED a Retic Bloke!

Why should you get a retic bloke in to fix your sprinklers? Let me tell you a story of today’s DIY mishap… Retic is just like plumbing right? Yeah that’s what I reckoned… So we needed to change over the taps and spout in our ensuite and I figured ‘it can’t be that hard – I’ll just do it myself.’ I removed the old spout, taps and shrouds without much drama and began to install the new spout. It was a tight fit – really tight – I could hardly get it on. But with some very careful manoeuvring I […]

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Need a New Reticulation Controller?

This is the Rainbird ESP-RZX – an excellent value for money controller. These come with a 3 year warranty and have been one of the most reliable we have used to date. We supply and fit these for $385.00 inc GST installed.  

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Two Rocks Irrigation and Turf Specialists

When you live in Two Rocks it can be hard to get anyone to come that far to work, let alone to quote, but we are just down the road in Yanchep and see Two Rocks as part of our primary service area. Whether its repairs on a new installation of reticulation and turf we can help you out. Give Andrew a call and we will be there quickly!  

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Two Rocks Irrigation and Reticulation Servicing & Repair

We’ve been living in Yanchep for nearly 5 years now and as a result do a lot of work in Two Rocks. We know the area well, the rocky ground and the challenges that go with it. We know it can be hard to find a tradie willing to drive the extra distance to Two Rocks and that getting someone to Seatrees or Breakwater is even harder. We service Two Rocks and the bigger lots in the Seatrees/Breakwater estates so give us a call and we will be happy to help. Or if you are building in the one of […]

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