climate. n. 1. (Physical Geography) the long-term prevalent weather conditions of an area, determined by latitude, position relative to oceans or continents, altitude, etc. 2. (Physical Geography) an area having a particular kind of climate. 3. a prevailing trend or current of feeling: the political climate.
To achieve this goal most spray head zones (sprinklers that do not rotate) need to run approximately 15 minutes and rotor zones (sprinklers that do rotate) need to run approximately 45 minutes. If you have much slope on your lawn areas you may need to run 2 cycles but with shorter run times on the zones.
The range of needed maintenance for a home fire sprinkler system can widely vary depending on the systems design. For instance, a multipurpose fire sprinkler system can be almost maintenance free (visually check for leaks and turn on a test valve for about a minute each year) with no cost to the homeowner.