1. Download: Please read the instructions on this page before downloading the software.

2. Input Your Layout: Follow the directions and use the drag-and-drop features to electronically lay out your property perimeter, home, and landscape features.

3. Select Your Products: Select the sprinklers and accessories you would like in your irrigation design or let the Sprinkler Designer make suggestions for you.

4. Send Your Layout: Save your design and email to design@diyonline.com. With the information you provide, our design center will complete your irrigation system design.

5. Receive Your Design: After we receive your information, we will send your completed Sprinkler Designer Specification Kit via email--monitor both email inbox and junk mail. You will have at your fingertips the detailed schematics, parts list, and assembly guide needed to create your dream landscape. The schematics illustrate the suggested head and lateral line placement, sprinkler head locations, zoning, and spray coverage. Numbers are placed on the schematics that correspond to the detailed assembly guide. The parts list, complete with product numbers and descriptions, tells you what you will need to buy.

6. Install Your Sprinkler System: Use the parts list, installation instructions, illustrated assembly guide, and schematics to help you successfully install your own personalized irrigation system.

1. Local Code Requirements: Contact your local water and building district offices to determine backflow prevention and permit requirements.

2. Main Service Line Size: The main service line is the water pipe that runs from the water meter to the house.

Wrap a piece of string around the outside of the pipe. Measure the length of the string required to encircle the pipe. Use the table in diagram 1 to convert the string length to pipe size. Record your main line size.

3. Static Water Pressure: Attach a pressure gauge to an outside water faucet. Open the faucet completely and record the reading of the gauge. Important: No other water should be running when performing this test. Pressure gauges can be purchased or borrowed from you local hardware or home center. Record your water pressure.

4. Flow Capacity: The flow test determines the gallons per minute (GPM) available to your sprinkler system. Take a bucket of known size (e.g., 5 gallons) to an outside faucet. Open the faucet completely and record how many seconds it takes to fill. Important: No other water should be running when performing this test.

5. Yard Measurements: Measure and record the dimensions of your property perimeter, house, and additional landscape features to be included in your custom design. A measuring tape and an assistant make this process easier and more accurate. Record the measurements on scrap paper and keep it handy so you can refer to it during the design process.

6. The Computer Design Process: Open the eDraw program and begin to make your dream landscape a reality.