New 80 million dollar sports stadium opened in year 2000 in Wellington. New Zealand’s leading sports stadium hosting international cricket and rugby matches. Complete sand profile to ensure maximum drainage, requiring a high level of irrigation efficiency. The Falcon 6504 was chosen for its superior distribution utilizing Rain Bird’s Rain Curtain™ Technology nozzles.
Key Products Used
Falcon 6504 Rotors
PGA Solenoid Valves
ESP-LX+ Controller
Contractor
Wellington Irrigation
Consultant
New Zealand Sports Turf Institute
Victoria Park (Vic)
Project Facts
Home of the Collingwood Football Club (Magpies). The system required a complete rotor retrofit to replace aging impact rotors. The 7005 was chosen because of its extra length and pop-up height which made it easy to replace the existing impact sprinklers. In addition the 7005 was chosen for its superior distribution utilizing Rain Bird’s Rain Curtain™ Technology nozzles.
Key Products Used
7005 Rotors
PGA Solenoid Valves
Contractor
Planned Irrigation
Design
Planned Irrigation
Eden Park (NZ)
Project Facts
New Zealand’s premier rugby ground on the North Island in Auckland. The ground was completely resurfaced using a sand profile base, ideal for drainage but very harsh on pop-up rotors and irrigation valves. It was also imperative that the ground had near perfect water distribution to cope with the sand profile. For the above reason, the 7005 rotor was chosen for its robustness and use of Rain Curtain nozzles. Rain Bird PEB heavy-duty valves (with PRS modules) were also chosen. At the heart of the system is the Rain Bird SiteControl system giving the ultimate in PC operated central control.
Key Products used
SiteControl Central Control System (Decoder version)
