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Section 02810 <br />Irrigation <br />Upon completion of the irrigation main installation and after sufficient time <br />as been allowed for solvent weld joints to cure, the main line shall be tested <br />for proper operation. After all air is flushed from the irrigation main, it shall <br />be tested with 125 -psi hydrostatic pressure for a minimum of two hours. <br />After the pressure has been stabilized within the main, no drops in pressure <br />will be allowable over the two-hour period. Mainlines should be tested with <br />the remote control valves closed. Any facilities of system, which do not <br />comply with test, shall be removed and/or replaced and the main then again <br />tested until satisfactory test results are obtained. <br />2 Upon completion of the irrigation system and after sufficient time has been <br />allowed for solvent weld joints to cure, the entire system shall be tested for <br />proper operation. All air shall be flushed from the irrigation system and the <br />Contractor shall check all components for proper operation. A system <br />demonstration shall be arranged with the Landscape Architect. <br />3 Balancing and Adjustment: The Contractor shall balance and adjust the <br />various components of the sprinkler system so the overall operation of the <br />system is effective. Balancing and adjustment shall include adjustments to <br />sprinkler heads, individual nozzles, valves, and all other components of the <br />system. The Contractor shall adjust all sprinkler nozzles so that there is <br />minimal overthrow of water onto sidewalks and roadways, and so that <br />overthrow onto buildings or automobile -parking areas is eliminated, change <br />heads as directed. <br />END OF SECTION <br />02810-10 <br />Irrigation <br />State Road 60 and 43`d Avenue <br />