Sprinkler Daddy Says:
It's not that hard to install your own underground sprinkler system.

Not sure how to install your own underground sprinkler system?

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Below are a few tutorial videos to demonstrate some of the aspects involved in installing your own sprinkler system:

General Installation Tips

• Installing An Automatic Sprinkler System Explained In A Nutshell

• The Difference Between a Manual Sprinkler System and an Automatic Sprinkler System

Installing and Adjusting Sprinkler Spray Heads

• How To Install A Sprinkler Head

• How To Assemble Sprinkler Spray Heads

• Adjusting Sprinkler Spray Heads

• Installing Rain Bird 5000 Series Rotor Nozzles

• Rain Bird 5000 Series Sprinkler Arc Adjustment

• Rain Bird 5000 Series Sprinkler Radius Adjustment

• Avoid Stripping The Gears In Rain Bird 5000 Series Sprinklers

• Setting The Left Hand Stop On A Rain Bird 5000 Sprinkler

• How To Adjust Rain Bird Sprinklers To Spray Where They Should

• How To Install A House Connection

• House Connections For Underground Sprinkler Systems - Brass vs. PVC

• How To Tap Into Your Water Line When Installing Your Sprinkler System

• Soldered Taps? No Problem!

• Sprinkler Daddy Sprinkler System House Connections

• Sprinkler Valve Box Installation Tips

• How To Put Together A Swivel Manifold System

• How To Install Automatic Sprinkler Valves

• Automatic Sprinkler Valve Quick Tip

• How To Wire Automatic Sprinkler Valves

• Why Turn Seals Make Sprinkler Daddy Sprinkler Systems Relatively Easy To Install

• Head to Head Coverage Explained

• Why You Need Head to Head Coverage

• Why You Need a Certain Number of Zones and Sprinkler Heads

• The Difference Between Drip Irrigation and Spray Irrigation For Flower Beds and Shrubs

• The Difference Between Drip Irrigation and Spray Irrigation For Flower Beds and Shrubs

• Installing Drip Irrigation

• Drip Irrigation Plug Options

• The Difference Between Drip Irrigation and Spray Irrigation For Flower Beds and Shrubs

• Why We Need To Know Whether You're Trenching, Hand Digging, or Pulling Pipe

• How Deep Should You Dig In Your Underground Sprinkler Lines?

• Rain/Freeze Sensors For Your Underground Sprinkler System

• Remote Control Option For Your Underground Sprinkler System

• How To Draw Your Yard Plan for Sprinkler Daddy: Tips for a quick quote

But don't just take our word for it, installing your own sprinkler system is completely acheivable.  Here's some other resources available online that talk about installing your own underground sprinkler system:

1. Popular Mechanic’s has a very good instruction guide complete with pictures: Install Your Own Underground Sprinkler System – Installing an in-ground sprinkler system is a big job with a big payoff.  http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/gardening/3044261.html

2. Jess Stryker’s Landscape Sprinkler and Drip Irrigation Installation Tutorial
   http://www.irrigationtutorials.com/install.htm

3. OmniNerd has an article by user Brandon:  How to Install an Underground Sprinkler System on a Budget
   http://www.omninerd.com/articles/How_To_Install_an_Underground_Sprinkler_System_on_a_Budget

4. Lowe’s offers information about Installing an Underground Sprinkler System
   http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=LawnGarden/UndergroundSprinkler.html

5. DoItYourself.com has an article about Installing an Underground Sprinkler System
   http://www.doityourself.com/stry/undergroundsprinkler

6. HGTV has a remodelling article from the show Fix It Up! titled Install Outdoor Sprinkler
   http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_home_ext_other/article/0,,HGTV_3736_1376410,00.html

7. Professor’s House has an article about Underground Sprinklers
   http://www.professorshouse.com/your-home/gardening-plants/underground-sprinklers.aspx

Do you know of another resource that has helped you install your own underground sprinkler system?  Let us know.  Email us the link at info @ sprinklerdaddy.ca.

*Note:  Sprinkler Daddy is not responsible for the accuracy of this information, it is one interpretation of the information available and is merely meant as a guideline.  Always check your local codes and requirements before starting any project and call before you dig.