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Originally Posted by speede5
I don't know a ton about irrigation/sprinklers, but I can tell you PEX is worse than copper for restriction. 1/2" copper maintains its inner diameter through all the fittings, whereas the brass fittings for pex drop the inner diameter to about 3/8" restricting flow. The 90's are also sharp, causing further restriction.
Most sprinklers systems create a decent demand and require the extra capacity of 3/4" line, so I would suggest you need to upsize the line.
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Yeah, I didn't even consider the fittings. I will get some new lines run. Thanks.