Guess which field at right is irrigated with KISSS Below Flow Flat, and which one is irrigated with traditional overhead sprinklers. Then guess which field uses less water! The KISSS field on the right provides other benefits as well. The KISSS field is safer for two reasons: first there are no sprinkler heads on which players can injure themselves, and second there are no chemicals dispensed on the surface to which players can be exposed. And because KISSS can be used while players are using the field, scheduling conflicts become a thing of the past.
Every parent wants his/her athlete son or daughter to play on a natural turf field rather than the burnt out field on the left or a synthetic turf field. But with the increased cost of water, such a field is becoming increasingly rare…until KISSS! Because KISSS dispenses water at the root level of the turf, there is virtually no evaporation or run-off. Because fertilizers and other chemicals are dispensed through a fertigation system to the root zone, there is no run-off and no surface exposure to the players. Because KISSS is a low pressure system, supply lines can be smaller, tap fees can be reduced, and the amount of energy to run the system is less.
At a time when our quality of life is being challenged because of an emerging water crisis, KISSS provides an answer that some old line irrigators say is “too good to be true.” The fact is that the market is evolving. Old, inefficient methods are giving way to invention and innovation. We can no longer afford to throw water willy-nilly on plant life until some of it finally trickles down to the root zone. KISSS is the answer!
When sports field architects, irrigation designers, owners and superintendents first hear of KISSS, they often believe it is just another sprinkler or drip irrigation system. However, when they learn about the advantages of KISSS coupled with the consistent turf quality that can be achieved because of the distribution uniformity KISSS enables, their minds open to the possibilities KISSS offers and to the advantages it represents to their businesses.