• Privacy Policy
  • Imprint
  • Contact Form
  • COMMAIK
    • Contact Form
    • Imprint
    • Privacy Policy
  • The Villa
    • The top floor
    • The upper floor
    • The first floor
    • The cellar
    • The garden
  • Stories from the construction
    • irrigation
    • Photovoltaics
    • Pool and terrace
    • SmartHome
    • The planning
    • The demolition
    • The installation
    • Machinery
    • Restoration and working techniques
    • This and that
  • Videos
    • Build & Renovate
    • Irrigation
    • Carport
    • Gabions
    • Garden
    • Garden kitchen
    • Pool
    • Smart Home
    • Drying
    • Tutorials
  • TESTED & RATED
    • Heating solutions & energy
    • Outdoor & Garten
    • Pool & garden kitchen
    • Security & Smart Home
    • Tools & DIY
  • Commaik Music
  • COMMAIK
    • Contact Form
    • Imprint
    • Privacy Policy
  • The Villa
    • The top floor
    • The upper floor
    • The first floor
    • The cellar
    • The garden
  • Stories from the construction
    • irrigation
    • Photovoltaics
    • Pool and terrace
    • SmartHome
    • The planning
    • The demolition
    • The installation
    • Machinery
    • Restoration and working techniques
    • This and that
  • Videos
    • Build & Renovate
    • Irrigation
    • Carport
    • Gabions
    • Garden
    • Garden kitchen
    • Pool
    • Smart Home
    • Drying
    • Tutorials
  • TESTED & RATED
    • Heating solutions & energy
    • Outdoor & Garten
    • Pool & garden kitchen
    • Security & Smart Home
    • Tools & DIY
  • Commaik Music
  • Privacy Policy
  • Imprint
  • Contact Form
  • 6 Hunter pop-up sprinklers for optimum lawn irrigation in the test

    A Hunter sprinkler sprays water across a sunlit green lawn, providing efficient lawn irrigation with trees and a building in the background on a bright, clear day. www.commaik.de

    Hunter pop-up sprinklers, geared sprinklers and MP Rotators compared in practice: In this article, I show you which sprinklers have proven themselves in my garden – from classic Hunter geared sprinklers such as the I-20 and PGP Ultra to the compact PGJ and pressure-regulated PRS40 housings with MP Rotator nozzles. I share my experiences from daily use, compare the models with each other and give tips on planning efficient lawn irrigation. If you want to optimize your garden irrigation, you will find lots of helpful information here – including direct recommendations and a clear comparison table.

    Weiterlesen

    Ähnliche Beiträge

    A man stands beside images of a backyard with a pool. A Reolink Trackmix PoE security camera is shown on the left, with the Reolink logo at the top right and smart home icons above the garden scene. www.commaik.de

    Reolink TrackMix PoE – 4K dual lens surveillance camera review

    20. July 2024
    A red and black portable parking heater is displayed on a table with its components, including hoses, wires, a remote, clamps, a silver exhaust pipe, a vent, and a small black bottle in a wooden workshop setting. www.commaik.de

    Diesel parking heater for animal house, workshop and camper: My test of the Vevor 8kW heater

    3. January 2025
    Various X-Sense smoke detector products, their packaging, mounting stickers, and a fire extinguisher are arranged on a wooden table with tools hanging on a pegboard in the background. www.commaik.de

    Network wireless smoke detectors across several floors: How X-Sense Link+ protects your whole house!

    21. July 2025
  • Installing a lawn sprinkler: Step-by-step instructions for watering your garden

    A person holds a trencher, creating trenches in a grassy yard for irrigation. Several orange buckets filled with soil are placed around the dug areas, with a brick path on the right and a stone building in the background. www.commaik.de

    Installing lawn sprinklers and setting up efficient lawn irrigation – that’s exactly what this article is about. I show how I planned my garden irrigation system, laid the PE pipes and equipped the system with automatic irrigation. I explain step by step how to excavate the trenches, connect the sprinklers with Hunter Swing-Joints and test for leaks. In the end, the irrigation runs reliably and saves time when watering.

    Weiterlesen

    Ähnliche Beiträge

    A man stands in front of a backyard with a pool, thinking. Two Reolink Duo 3 security cameras—PoE and WiFi—are displayed, showcasing the latest in Reolink surveillance. The Reolink logo appears at the top right. www.commaik.de

    Reolink Duo 3 WiFi & PoE review: Smart UHD surveillance camera with 180° field of view

    29. January 2025
    A gloved hand holds a white stick near a moldy wall. On the wooden floor, a silver packet labeled NOVUstick für nachträgliche Horizontalsperren contains 10 sticks for creating an effective horizontal barrier and improving drainage. www.commaik.de

    Drainage – retrofitting a horizontal barrier yourself

    24. January 2024
    A 4K PTZ Reolink security camera monitors a man walking towards a large house at dusk. A digital overlay highlights the camera's facial recognition and zooms in on the man's face with a blue square frame. www.commaik.de

    The best Reolink 4k PTZ surveillance cameras in comparison: 823S2 vs 823S1 vs TrackMix vs TrackFlex in test

    27. February 2026
  • Laying the water pipe in the garden: tips for connecting the water supply to the garden irrigation system

    Open trench in a paved area with exposed cables, pipes, and a water pipe in the garden, surrounded by loose soil, bricks, and paving stones—signs of ongoing underground utility or lawn irrigation work. www.commaik.de

    Laying a water pipe in the garden is a crucial step for efficient garden irrigation and reliable lawn watering. In this project, the pipeline had to be routed under an existing cobblestone path. The paving stones were removed, a trench dug and the pipes laid together with empty conduits for control and power cables. In addition to the right choice of material, frost resistance also plays an important role. The entire process – from planning and leak testing to restoring the sidewalk – is described in detail in this article.

    Weiterlesen

    Ähnliche Beiträge

    A fire barrel with flames rising from the top stands outdoors on dirt, with stacked firewood neatly arranged in the background. www.commaik.de

    Build your own smoke-free fire barrel: DIY instructions from a 200 L oil drum with secondary ventilation

    17. October 2025
    Partially constructed garden kitchen with unfinished concrete block walls, a wooden roof, and a grill inside. The structure sits in a backyard, surrounded by trees visible in the background. www.commaik.de

    Build your own garden kitchen – solid half-timbered roof with OSB and welded sheeting for the outdoor kitchen

    22. March 2024
    A smart irrigation controller displaying “Hydrawise” is shown with an arrow pointing to a sprinkler watering a lush green lawn in the backyard. www.commaik.de

    Installing and programming the Hunter Hydrawise irrigation computer – step by step

    24. August 2025
  • Planning and installing lawn irrigation 1 – Optimum sprinkler placement

    A lawn sprinkler provides gentle lawn irrigation over green grass in a backyard at sunset, with warm orange clouds overhead and a stone patio and wooden fencing in the background. www.commaik.de

    My lawn irrigation system is now in its 3rd year. After a few conversions, I currently have 2 valve boxes with 6 irrigation circuits and a total of 18 sprinklers. So far I have used products from Hunter, Rain Bird and Gardena. I am now planning to extend my existing lawn irrigation system to the

    Weiterlesen

    Ähnliche Beiträge

    Lawn irrigation system components, including pipes, valves, and wiring, are laid out on the ground next to an open valve box in a grassy area. A green garden hose and plastic cover are also visible. www.commaik.de

    Installing lawn irrigation: Valve box, Hunter solenoid valves and Rain Bird water distribution in detail

    1. March 2025
    A person holds a trencher, creating trenches in a grassy yard for irrigation. Several orange buckets filled with soil are placed around the dug areas, with a brick path on the right and a stone building in the background. www.commaik.de

    Installing a lawn sprinkler: Step-by-step instructions for watering your garden

    21. March 2025
    A smart irrigation controller displaying “Hydrawise” is shown with an arrow pointing to a sprinkler watering a lush green lawn in the backyard. www.commaik.de

    Installing and programming the Hunter Hydrawise irrigation computer – step by step

    24. August 2025

Autor & Blogger

In this construction diary, we share our experience in the renovation and modernization of our Art Nouveau villa and hope to give a few suggestions and tips to some of you.

commaik.de © 2026
  • Contact Form
  • Privacy Policy
  • Imprint
  • Change privacy settings
  • Cookie policy
  • English
  • Deutsch (German)