Video of intelligent water transfer in action
What you see is water (with black ink added) from a single dripper moving along the KISSS product. On either side about half way down you will see two containers filled with a yellow sandy soil. The soil on the left is fully wet and the one on the right is dry. Note how the flow of water bends towards the drier soil. The moist soil has virtually no pull on the water stream.
KISSS is the only irrigation system in the world capable of seeking out, and delivering the water preferentially to the driest regions of soil, within the irrigated zone.
This results in:
- Minimising over watering where the soil is already wet which. This is the main reason for deep drainage losses in all subsurface systems.
- Removal of unevenness in soil moisture along the irrigation line. This is important to minimise variation in crop growth and quality.
- Ensures that the water available for irrigation is used to the best effect. This means that the soil water is replaced quicker allowing shorter irrigations and water savings. This is because the optimum length of an irrigation is always determined by how long it takes to wet up the driest area.
