Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Drip Systems - above or below surface? 21May 11, 2009 10:44 pm Oh man it will be a while yet before I can post them. It will be like a chapter in a book except it will be on Homeone I am planning on a thread for valves and how they work. Then fixing them is easy and with photos to help a few types of valves too Installing an irrigation controller. I'll include what tools you need Re: Drip Systems - above or below surface? 22May 12, 2009 6:54 pm Netafim driplines are a good quality product to use, we use them extensively in irrigation for both garden beds and sub lawn applications. For gardens we use the 13mm 2.3Lt/hr line which has the anti-siphon holes so dirt doesn't get sucked back in when the system is turned off. For added security install a flush valve at the end of the line or lowest point, and it flushes out approx 2Lt of water when it is turned on to push out any sediment etc that can potentially clog up the line. You can also install flags which pop up but stay down if there is a leak or hole in the line. Use some pegs to hold it all secure and make sure it passes close to the stem of the plant for best benefits. It can have a mind of it's own sometimes when rolling out and kinks all over the shop, so you can roll it out as far as possible and twist out any kinks to make placement easier. Re: Drip Systems - above or below surface? 23Feb 24, 2011 10:24 pm As Fu has mentioned RUN away from the recycled rubber weeper hose, not only does it discharge an unknown amount but it is 100% useless on sloping ground as it operates on a head of pressure. This means, if the water is weeping out, it doesnt hold the required pressure to push any water up a slope. I use AS Techline in all my garden beds, the 2LPH at a 300mm spacing works best in WA soil conditions. On the Eastern seaboard i also used it extensively under turf, but have found it is not as efficient in WA's sandy soils, so i stick with the MP rotators. Re: Drip Systems - above or below surface? 24Mar 08, 2011 10:19 am When rolling the pipe out, always unroll it the way it went onto the roll Comes out dead straight every time There are dollies available to sit the roll on and installation times can be slashed! So to unroll it, tilt the roll vertically and unravel it that way It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 8195 You can wash over existing pavers with 10% solution of water and hydrochloric acid, then wash off. The acid will provide for required bond key with new concrete. 1 36925 |