| Breaks & Lunch: 2 - 15-minute breaks per day, 1-hour lunch |
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| Use of lecture, powerpoint, dry erase board, actual product demo, textbook, video etc. |
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Day 1 |
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| Course Agenda & Topics |
Training Materials |
Time (hours) |
| Registration |
Distribute handouts, etc. |
8:00 AM |
| Instructor and student introduction |
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| Course summary and objectives |
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| Review of TEEX application packet & test dates |
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| Synopsis of the past, present and future of |
Chapter 1 |
9:00 AM |
| landscape irrigation with focus on water |
Powerpoint, video, and lecture |
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| conservation. |
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| Reasons for landscape irrigation |
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| Break |
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10:00 AM |
| Common Landscape Irrigation Terminology |
Chapter 2 |
10:15 AM |
| Irrigation Components |
Chapter 3 |
11:45 AM |
| Sprinkler heads |
Powerpoint and lecture |
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| Filters |
Component pictures |
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| Valves |
Actual products to demonstrate |
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| Pipe and fittings |
Manufacturers' catalogs |
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| Pressure regulators |
Video |
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| Controllers |
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| Sensors |
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| Flow meters |
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| Backflow prevention |
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| Lunch |
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12:00 PM |
| Irrigation Components continued |
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1:00 PM |
| Break |
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3:00 PM |
| Irrigation Components continued |
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3:15 PM |
| Irrigation Principles and Hydraulics |
Chapter 4 |
4:15 PM |
| Relation of elevation and psi |
Powerpoint and lecture |
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| Static water vs. dynamic water |
Chapter 4 exercises |
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| Friction loss charts |
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| Basics of friction loss calculations |
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Day 2 |
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| Irrigation Principles and Hydraulics cont. |
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8:00 AM |
| Landscape Irrigation Design |
Chapter 5 |
8:45 AM |
| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
Chapter 5 |
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| Collecting Site Information |
Powerpoint and lecture |
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| Calculating Available Water Supply |
Practice designs |
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| Determining Landscape Needs |
TCEQ Required Design |
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| Selecting Equipment and Head Layout |
Hydraulic Excercises |
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| Sizing Components |
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| Grouping Heads into Zones |
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| Calculating Proper Working Hydraulics |
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| Completing the Design |
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| Practice Designs |
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| Design Required TCEQ Plan |
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| Break |
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10:00 AM |
| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
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10:15 AM |
| Lunch |
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12:00 PM |
| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
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1:00 PM |
| Break |
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3:00 PM |
| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
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3:15 PM |
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Day 3 |
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| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
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8:00 AM |
| Break |
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10:00 AM |
| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
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10:15 AM |
| Lunch |
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12:00 PM |
| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
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1:00 PM |
| Break |
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3:00 PM |
| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
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3:15 PM |
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Day 4 |
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| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
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8:00 AM |
| Break |
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10:00 AM |
| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
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10:15 AM |
| Lunch |
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12:00 PM |
| Landscape Irrigation Design cont. |
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1:00 PM |
| Break |
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3:00 PM |
| Installation and Maintenance Techniques |
Chapter 6 |
3:15 PM |
| Local Codes and Permits |
Lecture and product samples |
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| Basic Installation Tools and Materials |
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| Locating Buried Utility Lines |
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| Flagging Sprinkler Head Locations |
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| Trenching |
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| Solvent Welding |
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| Connecting Poly Pipe |
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| Boring |
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| Point of Connection |
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| Main Shut-off |
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| Backflow Installation |
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| Main Line, Valve, and Lateral Pipe Installation |
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| Sprinkler Head Connections |
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| Wiring and Electrical Connections |
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| Controller Installation |
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| Installation Extras |
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| Backfilling and Clean-up |
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| Checking and Adjusting the Irrigation System |
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| Water Scheduling |
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| Water Conservation Tips |
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| Maintenance, Repair, and Trouble Shooting |
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Day 5 |
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| Installation and Maintenance cont. |
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8:00 AM |
| Break |
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10:00 AM |
| Texas Rules and Regulations |
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10:15 AM |
| Lunch |
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12:00 PM |
| Texas Rules and Regulations cont. |
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1:00 PM |
| Completion/Question/Review of Irrigation topics |
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2:30 PM |
| Break |
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3:00 PM |
| Completion/Questions/Review cont. |
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3:15 PM |
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Total Hours |
40 hours |
