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To: Red_Devil 232
I checked out your profile page (which is fantastic, BTW) and I have a question regarding your drip system in your garden. It says you drilled 1/16 holes in PVC. How do you control the water flow? I tried a similar system on a 100ft hose, and water flies everywhere unless I use drippers and 1/4in tubing. Do you have some sort of pressure reducer on your system? After having used it, do you see a downside to the system?

Cheers- S

59 posted on 09/02/2011 11:10:10 AM PDT by Sarajevo (Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?)
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To: Sarajevo

I do not have a pressure reducer on the system. I just barely turn the water on to regulate the flow. This is my third year to use the system. I have liked it. My garden has a slope from the back to the front with about a 10 inch difference in height, which makes it hard to control the water flow to the low side. I am planning to use a commercial drip system with emitters next year - if it does not cost me to much.


62 posted on 09/02/2011 1:45:10 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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