How to Make a PVC Garden Sprinkler System With a Point Well

Select a pump powerful enough for your sprinkler area. The power the pump requires will depend entirely upon your land’s overall grade and elevation differences. If the area you are watering is lower than the well, then you will not need as strong of a pump. If the area is higher than the well, you will need a much stronger pump to push the water through the PVC system.

Contact your local electrical, water and sewage company and verify that you will not interfere with any lines during digging. If you are having difficulty defining any of the underground line locations, ask the provider for assistance. Most are happy to come on-site and sketch the lines with chalk paint.

Measure the distance from your well to the sprinkler system, placing the measuring tape along the ground to compensate for grade changes. Take into account the distance for the sprinkler rows as well. This is the total amount of PVC pipe you’ll need. Purchase this amount of PVC pipe and the required number of joint pieces.

Dig trenches for the PVC pipes. The pipes should be placed 1 foot under the soil and as level as possible.

Glue each joint piece in place using PVC joint glue.

Screw the sprinklers onto the top of the PVC pipes where necessary once the entire pipe system is laid out.

Bury the pipes and leave the sprinkler heads level with the ground.