Patent ID: 8443822
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: A01G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting a malfunction in an irrigation system, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first irrigation unit and a spaced apart second irrigation unit, each irrigation unit including a corresponding single nozzle; comparing a fluid condition at a first point along an irrigation line with the fluid condition at each of a plurality of second points, each second point being located at a corresponding spaced apart irrigation unit of the irrigation system to determine whether a disparity of at least a predetermined percentage in the fluid conditions exists, the first point being spaced apart from the second point; and selectively activating the irrigation units so that irrigation fluid alternately flows through one irrigation unit at a time to measure the fluid condition at each irrigation unit to determine when a disparity in the fluid condition exists between the irrigation units to facilitate a determination of a breach in the irrigation line.