Help with sprinkler systems

[KMJCC]

I was thinking about installing a sprinkler system in my barn for my show hiefers since I have read where it can hurt them being in cool rooms.  What are some suggestions and also some good systems.  I was wondering if you could put some kind of timer on it to set it to spray on some kind of cycle.  Thanks for your help!

 

[Jill]

Before we had a cooler we used a Sullivan sprinkler installed in front of fans that came out of the Sullivan's ice chest and we had it on a timer where they would almost get dry and it would click back on.

 

[chambero]

In the summer time, Lowe's/Home Depot carries parts for PVC mister systems in their seasonal dept.  You can make a mister system pretty cheap using them, much cheaper than Sullivans.  We have stalls down both sides of a central alley in our barn and have two 40' long mister pipes running high up above each row of stalls.  Nozzles spaced probably 4' apart or so.

 

[red]

just make sure you use a filter to keep nozzle clean from buildup.

Red

 

[rtmcc]

We set ours up with a timer and control valve from Menards made for home irrigation systems.  We have it set to come on eight times a day for 4 minutes.  seems to work great and the digital timer and valve only cost about $30.

 

[stangs13]

How do you it all set up? I am wanting to run one for my calf this summer, but I don't know how to get it to the water source then back to the fans...make sense?  Does it need to be attached directly to a water spicket?

 

[J-Beef]

Also make sure that you watch there hair and skin to make sure the added moisture is no drying or harming the hair! O0

 

[Jill]

I guess to add to what I had earlier, we then freeze gallon milk jugs and put them in the cooler and fill it with water, you can also hook it directly into the hydrant.

 

[pjkjr4]

Some of you farmers (no-tillers, anyway) may be able to help out here, because i would like to take this a step further. Could a person rig up some kind of system using nozzles of of a sprayer and pvc pipe? Looks to me like that would work, and be a little more heavy- duty for hard water (which I have).

 

[jason]

Some of you farmers (no-tillers, anyway) may be able to help out here, because i would like to take this a step further. Could a person rig up some kind of system using nozzles of of a sprayer and pvc pipe? Looks to me like that would work, and be a little more heavy- duty for hard water (which I have).

Yeah that would work.  Not sure how long a run you could make, but with little nozzles I am sure it could be pretty long before you lost any pressure.

 

[J-Beef]

I think you could set up a system with ag-chem spray systems.  I work in the crop production business and my concern would be to much mist or flow.  Plus many of the nozzle built today are made to create large droplets ( opposite of what you need to mist or cool).  to get a fine enough mist or spray it would either take alot (60+) nozzle pressure or very small nozzles.  Just my thoughts