The Biolytix irrigation kit
The Biolytix irrigation kit is practical. It is installed below ground to ensure safety and to save water. It is also less intrusive and reduces your ongoing costs.
The Biolytix irrigation kit has 5 major advantages:
1. Grows more with less
Have a lush garden all year. The sub-surface irrigation helps you save water. It targets the root zone, where it is needed most. Far less valuable water is lost through evaporation, spray drift and run-off.
2. Safeguards your family and pets
Sub-surface irrigation is your safest option. Even though the treated water from the BioPod exceeds Australian Standards, it is safest to keep it in the soil. The soil is an effective barrier to human contact with effluent. It eliminates the hygiene risks associated with pathogens in spray and puddles from above-ground irrigation.
As the risk from above-ground irrigation can be high, disinfection is required. If the disinfection system fails, or if the service intervals are not observed, the environmental and hygiene risks can be high.
3. Less intrusive and reduced on-going costs
The irrigation is out of sight, out of mind. No need to mow around sprinklers and pipes, as these are not exposed to damage from the mower.
Above-ground irrigation also has higher ongoing costs. If it relies on chlorine, it will require continual topping up. If it relies on membranes or UV, there are high energy costs.
4. More versatile
It is also better suited for steep slopes. In contrast, spray irrigation on steep slopes can cause soil erosion and run off, and is more likely to result in uneven distribution.
5. Best for the environment
By irrigating below ground you don't need to continually dose with chlorine. Chlorine is a potentially toxic chemical that can negatively affect the natural soil ecology.
Some companies use UV disinfection to spray above ground. UV consumes significant amounts of energy, resulting in a greatly increased carbon footprint.
Key features and benefits of the Biolytix irrigation kit:
Biolytix is proud to be working closely with Netafim, the world's largest manufacturer and market leader in residential irrigation.
Some of the features and benefits offered by Netafim:
- Unrivalled Clog Resistance: designed with outstanding resistance to clogging, so it doesn’t clog with debris or solids. Netafim testing suggests this product has 100 times better resistance than their closest competitor;
- Unique Continuous Self-cleaning Operation: from the beginning to the end of every cycle, this function guarantees reliable clog-free operation;
- Unique Positioning of Drippers: because of the special shape of the drippers and the way they are fused to the wall of the tube, water is drawn from the centre of the tube, preventing sediment from entering the system;
- Check Valve: when pressure in the tube drops (after the pump shuts down at the end of a cycle) and the desired pressure is achieved, the check valve feature closes the water passage. This ensures the dripper remains full of water and ready for the next cycle. It minimises water loss, guarantees 100% uniformity (standard dripperline can't) and reduces risk of ponding and run-off.
KISSS irrigation
Biolytix offers KISSS irrigation to clients with heavy clay soils. KISSS irrigation features a capillary action that matches the natural absorption rate of the soil, facilitating more even distribution, particularly in heavy soils.