The PortaPump
The pitch: A portable trash pump for clearing water from irrigation breaks/leaks, flooded areas, construction/installation zone and ponds or retention areas.
• The 33 gpm trash pump is powered by a commercial grade 35cc Honda engine.
• A half-speed trigger lock will keep your work area clear of water even if the pipe is still leaking.
• The Honda engine pumps water through 100 feet of hose or up a 20-foot rise without losing pump pressure.
Contact: www.seagointernational.com
Guill extrusion three-layer technology
The pitch: Guill Tool & Engineering’s tooling utilizes three layers to produce the necessary tubing for efficient and environmentally safe drip irrigation.
• The head/die engineering utilizes a spiral flow that handles three layers.
• Allows almost any type of polymer to be the bulk of the material inside the tube, hose or pipe.
• The drip irrigation crosshead/die is designed to produce a tube that uses virtually any type of three-layer construction.
Contact: www.guill.com
Air valve enclosures
The pitch: Metal Cabinet & Fixture Co., a Span-O-Matic Co., offers NEMA 3R vandal resistant, knock down air valve enclosures.
• Aluminum and stainless steel enclosures come with an orbital random finish that allow for graffiti removal without touch-up paint.
• The enclosures come with a lift-off door that is secured with your padlock.
• The steel enclosures are powder coat yellow or purple.
Contact: www.spanomatic.com
Wire and valve tracker
The pitch: The Armada Tech Pro800 improves on existing industry offerings to provide the latest technology available in irrigation wire and valve locating and troubleshooting.
• Features a rechargeable 12-volt transmitter battery.
• Has triple AC buzz and hum filter, and a new wireless connection/broadcast mode.
• With 20 percent more transmitting power, the distance one can track cable increases.
• Wireless coupling to cables through the broadcast mode means you don’t have to connect to the wires to get a tracking signal.
Contact: www.armadatech.com
Irrigation controller
The pitch: The 710-xxxP battery operated controller from DIG Corp. employs the latest engineering improvements for better operation.
• The controllers are powered by one, 9-volt battery and wrapped in a compact housing design that provides waterproofing capability.
• Operates in conjunction with DIG’s 2-wire DC solenoid and are available with 3⁄4-inch to 2-inch inline valves.
• Station run time from 1 second to 12 hours in 1-second increments.
Contact: www.digcorp.com
Sprinkler Buddy
The pitch: The Sprinkler Buddy allows professionals to identify pop-up sprinkler heads in the lawn preventing accidental damage to the pop-up sprinkler head or water source.
• Allows the user to custom fit the Sprinkler Buddy regardless of the shaft diameter of most major brands or models.
• Prevents grass from growing between the shaft of the sprinkler head and indicator itself.
• The Sprinkler Buddy is made in America from a flexible, 100 percent recycled material and has the highest UV resistant rating available.
Contact: www.sprinklerbuddy.com
Rain Bird STP Plus
The pitch: The STP Plus is a flexible, entry-level professional irrigation controller.
• When programming a zone, all irrigation schedule information is displayed on the controller’s screen.
• Comes in four-zone, six-zone and nine-zone models, offering independent programs for every zone to provide more versatile irrigation control.
• The back-up battery operation saves the controller’s time and date for up to one week in the event of a power outage.
• New user-adjustable intervals for the second, third and fourth watering start times on a zone offer greater flexibility to those users who want to run additional cycles for shorter periods of time.
Contact: www.rainbird.com
RainPerfect pump
The pitch: The solar-powered RainPerfect pump makes it easy to recycle rain water.
• The RainPerfect pump and solar panel install on to most standard rain barrels and provide pressure through an ordinary garden hose.
• The pressure from the RainPerfect pump is enough to run most low pressure sprinklers and water the garden.
• With the solar panel energized by the sun, there’s no need for an electrical outlet.
• Uses a rechargeable NiMH battery, powered by the included solar panel.
Contact: www.rainperfectpump.com
Revolution Waterfall pump
The pitch: This 5100 gph pump supports a 24-foot waterfall.
• The internal design allows debris to flow without clogging.
• Comes with a mesh protective barrier to protect the pump from larger debris.
• 24-foot maximum pumping height.
Contact: www.smart-pond.com
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