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Sat, Jun 16, 12 at 20:55
| I am building my first drip irrigation system. I have a small garden with about 38 rows 10' long each. My plan is to run 3/4" pvc out to the garden from the water source and along the rows. At each row I will have a 'T' which will direct water to each row. I want to use dripline which will be buried since I cover the rows in plastic. I read that the closer the spacing of the emitters in the dripline the better, so I have decided to go with a 6" spacing. To do this the only dripline I could find is 1/4" diameter. I am looking for a good clean way to adapt the 3/4" pvc to a 1/4" barb so I can connect the dripline. Does anyone know of such a connector. I can do it with multiple reducers but I'm trying to keep it as simple and cheap as possible since this is my first time.
What is your opinion on dripline spacing? will 12" spacing wet the ground in between the emitters? seems like too much distance. Thanks, Victor. |
Here is a link that might be useful: This is the 1/4
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- Posted by twolips z6AZ (ms_jones0827@yahoo.com) on Sun, Jun 17, 12 at 8:42
| If you can come off your tee and end up with a male hose thread, then you can get an adapter that is female garden hose thread x 1/4" barb or 1/4" compression. Make you sure you have a filter, pressure regulator and backflow on your system. |
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| Where can I get the female hose thread to 1/4" barb? I do have all of those items, thanks! |
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- Posted by twolips z6AZ (ms_jones0827@yahoo.com) on Mon, Jun 18, 12 at 8:16
| They also carry the micro line, if you haven't already purchased that. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 1/4
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- Posted by familyman2004 z8 MS (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 16:01
| This may or may not be an issue for you but 1/4 dripline emitters are not pressure compensating at least they weren't last year when I was looking. |
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| What is the bnefit to running PVC line out to the garden rather than the black tubing? My plan is to run black tube out to my garden, T it out along the rows, and then just punch the t-tape lines for the rows into the main line. |
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