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TDA miniaturizes electricity-free pumps

admin July 1, 2009September 6, 2024PRODUCT

The superintendent can use the existing outfall pipe as the relief. The Mini IDP will lift the water up to the existing outfall without the need to run electrical service to the site.

Self Cleaning Velocity

admin October 9, 2008September 6, 2024TECHNICAL

With conventional drainage, the pipe needs to be installed with enough grade that the water flowing through the pipe will have enough velocity that contaminants won’t clog the system over time, thus the term “self cleaning velocity.” Self Cleaning Velocity in drainage manuals is stated as a minimum flow of 3 feet per second. At this flow rate, a pipe will be flushed of contaminants and remain open.

The slope needed for a pipe to maintain this velocity is based on the Manning number of the pipe. This number calculates the friction as the result of wall construction and diameter. It is generally accepted that smoothwall 4″ pipe placed at a 1% slope will provide adequate velocity in a system …

Build your basin to match your drainage problem

admin October 1, 2008September 6, 2024PRODUCT

Our patented Perma Basins are ideal for collecting water from the ground profile at different depths. These basins not only collect surface water, but have permeable sidewalls to collect seepage water.

Pumps without electricity

admin October 1, 2008September 6, 2024CUSTOMER PROFILE, PRODUCT

Shane Wright, CGCS, golf course superintendent at Vero Beach Country Club, installed one of our Irrigation Driven Pumps (IDPs) to drain an area of his course where it would have been particularly expensive to run electrical service.

Nowhere to take the water – Drainage Siphons may be your answer

admin October 1, 2008September 6, 2024PRODUCT, PROJECTS

Drainage Siphons can be indispensable on difficult properties. Park Meadows C.C. in Park City, UT hired TDA to design a drainage system to help them handle the spring snow melt that plagued their golf course. The Turf Drain Siphon System that was installed throughout the golf course was ideal for the flat property. John Haynes, CGCS, superintendent at Park Meadows, says, “The system really was amazing. The amount of water we removed was much greater and faster than I had expected.”

The Turf Drain Siphon System is typically used in flat coastal properties, like Seminole Golf Club, where the elevation across the property is minimal, but it can also be used in mountain properties where rocky soils present difficulties grading …

4th Quarter 2008 Current projects

admin October 1, 2008September 6, 2024PROJECTS

4th Quarter 2008
Current Projects

There are a couple of projects currently being installed by contractors. Call us at 800-999-2794 if you would have an interest in visiting a job site.

East Coast – Highlands C.C. – Supt. Brian Stiehler, CGCS

Highlands C.C. is a historic course that was the summer home of Bobby Jones. Siphon Systems, Inc. is working with Brian to install a drainage plan done by TDA that includes work on 4 holes. The work includes removal and replacement of metal culvert, installation of basins, and extensive seepage drainage, as well as the installation of two pumps on low lying holes. You can also see one of the sod harvesters in operation here. These sod harvesters can …

The Turf Drain Siphon System™ is the first drainage system where you can install drainage without the need to grade pipe. Piping can go over mounding or into an ungraded trench.It has application in flat coastal properties where there is a need to take the water a long distance with little elevation change.

Any property where grading pipe may be difficult, such as rocky property or a course with lots of underground obstructions, can benefit from a Turf Drain Siphon System™.

4th Quarter 2008 Current Projects

East Coast – Highlands C.C. – Supt. Brian Stiehler, CGCS

4th Quarter 2008
Current Projects