Turf management is an important area of focus today. So much so in fact, that entire educational studies dedicated to the profession and skill are now available.
While the most popular form of turf management was developed due to the needs and requirements of golf courses, there are actually many other applications where perfecting grass and soil is important.
Why Turf Management
A combination of skills in horticulture, landscaping, and irrigation are all important when it comes to turf management. Issues such a disease, weeds, inability to access the terrain and more, all threaten landscapes at parks, athletic fields, and many other environments when a proper turf management system is not in place.
In this post, we’ll focus specifically on the problem of water (over accumulation or lack of it) on landscapes and how float switches can help to monitor water levels in reclamation systems used for irrigation.
How Float Switches are Used
Picture a golf course or soccer field that is flooded due to recent rain waters rendering it inoperable by players. Letting the water sit there until it dries, doesn’t just mean loss of profits, it also threatens the operations by increasing the chances of rot – or worse.
A drainage system and pumps are the perfect solutions for removing water and conserving it for later irrigation. This is where a float switch is used. The float switch can work to measure water in the tank and signal when levels are reached. Without it, accurate irrigation, storage, and monitoring are impossible.
SMD Fluid Controls offers vertical float switches such as the FS20 and FS21 float switches custom-designed for high-pressure applications. Not only are the floats exceptionally buoyant but they also include NO or NC operation and are corrosion resistant and durable, which is great for water applications. The Fluidswitch FS10 and FS11 are also a great choice as they are smaller, offer additional flexibility and can be used as tank level sensors in a number of applications.