How to Choose a Drip Control Zone

A drip control zone conditions water before it reaches your emitters — typically a valve or zone kit that combines a filter and a pressure regulator in one assembly. The filter screens out grit that clogs emitters, and the regulator drops incoming pressure to the low range drip systems need, commonly 25 to 40 PSI.

Conversion kits adapt an existing spray-sprinkler riser to drip, so you can retrofit a pop-up zone without adding new valves. Size the zone’s filter and regulator to your total emitter flow.

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