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Spring Fling is Thursday March 9th at the Denver Mart
 It's time for Colorado and Wyoming's premier Irrigation, Landscape & Water Well Trade Show.
Join us on Thursday, March 9th at The Denver Mart (I-25 and 58th Avenue) 451 East 58th Avenue, Denver, CO 80216
Download a printable event flyer here
REGISTER ONLINE TO WIN A GREAT PRIZE AT SPRING FLING!!!
SEE VENDORS: Meet with over 60 vendors from the irrigation, landscape and water well industries and see what is new for 2017.
FREE SEMINARS: Attend business and technical seminars that are CE accredited from NALP and the Colorado and Wyoming pump and well organizations.
FREE LUNCH: Enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch served from Noon to 1:00 p.m.
SUPER BUYS: One day specials on the products you need for upcoming jobs. Order during Spring Fling for best pricing! We will have exciting deals for the entire day.
GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY
PLAN THE DAY: exhibits 7AM to 3PM, seminars in morning and afternoon.
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Must-Attend Business Workshop After Spring Fling
 "Maximize Profit & Cash Flow" presented by Steve Coughran from Coltivar Group
Steve is a Green Industry expert offering a hands-on training to get more work, improve your pricing and lead people to success.
Estimating & Pricing: Have you ever wondered how shifting your prices will impact your business? Psychology behind pricing your services and you need to know. Learn how to sell on value, not on price.
Leadership: People retain more information when learning in a collaborative environment.
Financial Management: Learn how to beat the odds by adopting financial management principles to maximize profit and effectively manage cash flow in the seasonal cycle.
Please look over the flyer for details of the workshop. Space is limited for the workshop so register now to reserve your spot. Your investment is $50.00 per person.
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Control your Rain Bird irrigation system remotely from anywhere in the world
 Rain Bird now offers the LNK WiFi Module which allows easy access and control of an irrigation system from anywhere in the world. With the LNK WiFi Module and Rain Bird's FREE mobile app, users get access to off-site management, real-time alerts and advanced water management tools via their smart phone or tablet. Visit
wifi-pro.rainbird.com to learn more about the LNK WiFi.
Simple Plug & Play Design
Designed to work with controllers you already understand and install. Upgrade existing controllers. Operates like a remote onsite and provides complete access to the irrigation system.
Advanced App Design
Simple to use app, provides homeowners with the access they need and desire.
Professional features allow for easy multi-site management for contractors, such as built-in notifications provide troubleshooting access, and simplifies service calls.
Saves Water
Automatic weather adjustments provide daily run time changes to save up to 30%.
Simple Multi-Site Management
Designed for contractors who manage multiple controllers and sites
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Yes, They Make Blazing Saddles for PVC!
 Increase the speed of your
PVC
pipe installations with
Blazing Products line of
PVC
saddles.
Stop dealing with dead batteries on your cordless drill, gluing on Snap-Tees or having two employees cut and slide the
pipe.
With
Blazing
Saddles you will speed up your installation time on every job and save valuable labor costs.
Blazing PVC saddles work on Class 160 or 200
pipe in sizes ¾" thru 1 ½". All
saddles come with a choice of ½"FPT, ¾" FPT or swing
pipe outlets.
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New LED Path Lighting Designs from Kichler
 Kichler introduces exciting new path lighting designs to enhance your upcoming projects.
Illuminate sidewalks, stone pathways and lawn walkways while adding a hint of intrigue to boulders and plant beds.
Key Features
- Sealed/integrated, moisture-proof design
- Directs light in a smooth even 10' - 12' spread with little glare or drastic cutoff
- Classic designs with a wide variety of finish options
- Durable cast construction
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| NIBCO Products for Irrigation
 NIBCO offers a wide variety of irrigation products to serve a full range of applications. From residential landscapes to large commercial tracts, from golf courses to industrial sites, NIBCO provides the irrigation valves, copper fittings, and other innovative products to meet and exceed your requirements.
Setting a new standard for the irrigation industry are NIBCO products such as high quality bronze valves, resilient seated gate valves, irrigation general purpose isolation valves, and PVC ball valves.
New products for 2016 include lead-free valves and fittings and new push-to-connect copper fittings that eliminate the need for solder.
 Check out the new NIBCO Build-A-Submittal, the free, convenient online resource that saves you time and helps you organize the submittal process. You can easily create, access, select, edit and package submittal documents.
These and more solutions to your irrigation needs are presented at www.nibco.com.
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Mitigating Water Hammer in an Irrigation System
 Irrigation systems often experience water hammer, which occurs when an irrigation valve rapidly closes as it shuts off and water flowing through the pipe is brought to a quick halt, creating a reversing shock wave in the pipe. Water hammer is notably recognized by a banging noise in a building's piping (which is particularly undesirable early in the morning when the irrigation system is running), and can be destructive to system components or cause pipe connection breaks. Water hammer can be mitigated by installing a water hammer arrestor, such as the
Zurn Wilkins 1250XL, into the irrigation system as close as possible to the inlet side of valve that is causing water hammer. Water hammer arrestors absorb the energy of the shock wave like a shock absorber on an automobile when it drives across bumps in the road.
In addition to causing damage to the irrigation system and components, water hammer causes relief valve discharge on reduced pressure principle assembly backflow preventers. This unnecessary and unwanted release of water from the relief valve vent not only violates water conservation regulations, but can range from a small nuisance discharge to a large discharge that could cause flood damage. Water hammer should be prevented to maintain normal operation of the irrigation system's backflow preventer.
Another solution for mitigating water hammer is to install a soft-seated, spring-loaded single check valve, such as the Zurn Wilkins 40XL2, on the inlet piping leading to the water hammer source. The single check valve operates as a barrier, preventing water hammer from moving backwards in the pipe past the single check valve and isolating the inlet pipe and components from the negative effects of the shock wave. There are cases where the water hammer shock wave is great enough to require the installation of a water hammer arrestor and a single check valve in the irrigation system.
Whatever method is chosen to mitigate water hammer, preventing it will reduce the premature failure of system components, reduce the chances for pipe connection failures, conserve water, and stop the banging noise.
For water hammer arrestor sizing information and installation instructions, click
here.
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Dave Nelson Memorial Fund Still Accepting Donations
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2017 is going to be a strong year.
