"zombie" wrote in message
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The cheaper quote used TORO, while the expensive one used the Hunter
product.

Go to Home Depot or Lowes and price the equipment yourself... The hardware
is probably the cheapest part of the system... The installation is what can
suck -- unless you just like digging ditches through tree roots... The
problem that I have seen with all the local sprinkler companies is that they
are lazy and only bury the water line a couple of inches below the
surface... Sometimes, just right below the sod... That plus they use the
thin wall PVC pipe -- sched-20, I believe... Use the sched-40 stuff... It
isn't as fragile... The inner diameter is smaller, so you'll probably need
to go up to the next larger size (i.e. from 3/4" to 1" or so)...