Land8 | Dustin Maxam, PLA, ASLA | Activity https://land8.com/members/dustinmaxamrla/activity/ Activity feed for Dustin Maxam, PLA, ASLA. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:43:16 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 1c83694446f12c1f7fd9f578aae58530 Dustin Maxam, PLA, ASLA's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/66183/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:46:49 +0000 0 9b6eb942c2e990abcc4f607f6a454a5a Dustin Maxam, PLA, ASLA changed their profile picture https://land8.com/activity/p/65518/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:15:48 +0000 0 09799e5f9a5f059c94f8fed261ec1531 Dustin Maxam, PLA, ASLA replied to the topic Irrigation - Master Valves and Flow Sensors in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/irrigation-master-valves-and-flow-sensors/#post-152347 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:47:16 +0000 Yeah, I agree – thanks for the fittings tip.  Rainbird and another booster pump designer are telling me we can use a variable speed/ freq. drive pump with a pressure switch and this won’t require a controller to fire the pump…  Hope that is true.

]]> 0 ca1563a024cecdcb95bbf1b1f9eac1b7 Dustin Maxam, PLA, ASLA replied to the topic Irrigation - Master Valves and Flow Sensors in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/irrigation-master-valves-and-flow-sensors/#post-152349 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:27:45 +0000 Hi Tyson,
Thanks for the reply and info.  Yes, 2-wire or central control would be great and solve a lot of issues.  Just can’t get the old timers in this city on board with newer technology… Basically I have come to the same conclusion as you.  Have to design the system for worse case all (5) controllers running at the same time.  Need a dum…[Read more]

]]> 0 838358311234b11a50f36b7b9caab554 Dustin Maxam, PLA, ASLA replied to the topic Irrigation Submeter Specification? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/irrigation-submeter-specification/#post-154124 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:48:08 +0000 Yeah, thanks.  It was the City plan check that required it in the first place… Local ordinance is stricter that state model.

]]> 0 1d694e9ac16ab1f1a01194d0112e139d Dustin Maxam, PLA, ASLA replied to the topic Irrigation Submeter Specification? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/irrigation-submeter-specification/#post-154126 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:32:29 +0000 Toby – I totally agree with your comments.  This was for Santa Rosa, CA  – I believe the Sub-Meter is a way of not requiring a separate City Meter for Irrigation.  California’s Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance AB 1881 only recommends (§ 492.7) dedicated meters for landscapes smaller than 5,000 square feet – so this must be the city’…[Read more]

]]> 0 d360668840d1d0dd6b1f43e0743b8824 Dustin Maxam, PLA, ASLA replied to the topic Irrigation Submeter Specification? in the forum DETAILS & MATERIALS https://land8.com/forums/topic/irrigation-submeter-specification/#post-154127 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:16:52 +0000 Thanks for the help/ comments!  Here is the product spec I ended up using:
1″ IRRIGATION SUB-METER:
NETAFIM WM-100-1.0-RS-M(DISPLAY IN GALLONS FOR HOME OWNER)INSTALL IN (1) #1419 CARSON BOX W/ LID

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