Landscape Irrigation
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Landscape Irrigation
While browsing the Gemper's catalog yesterday I stumbled upon a kit they offer of (8) taps and fittings / hoses for $42. Got me thinking of doing something for my beds in the yard.
I'm thinking I want to do a timer being I have power at my deck.
What are my options and yall suggestions?
I'm thinking I want to do a timer being I have power at my deck.
What are my options and yall suggestions?
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Re: Landscape Irrigation
Gotta link?
I do my watering by hose right now...gives me time to cuss em out
I do my watering by hose right now...gives me time to cuss em out
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Re: Landscape Irrigation
u talkin about a soaker hose set up? if so i'd just get a hose timer from lowes
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this is what I'm talking about from Gemplers: http://www.gemplers.com/product/147717/ ... l-Drip-Kit
So I would just need a hose timer from Lowe's like this: http://www.lowes.com/pd_62056-1029-MLWT ... se%20timer
They do have the mechanical ones available too.
mechanical time at gempler's: http://www.gemplers.com/product/127631/ ... ater-Timer
So I would just need a hose timer from Lowe's like this: http://www.lowes.com/pd_62056-1029-MLWT ... se%20timer
They do have the mechanical ones available too.
mechanical time at gempler's: http://www.gemplers.com/product/127631/ ... ater-Timer
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Re: Landscape Irrigation
I used the mister landscaper irrigation from lowes. I put drip irrigation in. All i needed was a water faucet for the timer. It automatically comes on every day at a set time and a set amount of time. The timer operates off of a battery.
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If I wasn't going to do a professionally installed irrigation system, I'd seriously just think about soaker hoses and a timer. Get enough hose to at least pass over the root ball, if not loop once around the trunk, of each plant in your beds. Cover the hoses with mulch to hide and help reduce water loss to evaporation. You really, really, get what you pay for in irrigation. That "quicky do-it-yourself" stuff will nickle and dime you to death trying to keep it running.
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yep, I sent a guy out to a client's house in Old Waverly (of all places) to fix an irrigation problem. This man is retired and sometimes I think he tears this stuff up so I will come out and talk football or whatever. anyway, the yard is rotors and it was fine, but beds in front and back were drip. well, i found a cut hose here and a missing emitter there, sent my guy out to fix and he ended up spending close to 6 hours there cut pipe everywhere (from the grounds people) and 78 missing emitters. We could have installed a whole new setup for the time it took to fix the old one.
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thanks guys,
I'll look at at soaker hoses, but what is a rough guess on what a "professional" install would run? I have (1) 8' x 8' bed and one L shaped bed that is 18' x 18' and 3' wide.
I'll look at at soaker hoses, but what is a rough guess on what a "professional" install would run? I have (1) 8' x 8' bed and one L shaped bed that is 18' x 18' and 3' wide.
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just make up a hose to run from faucet to first bed with repair ends, you can get at lowe's, and an old piece of hose.
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ha!.......it's good to feel needed....... ........it's all warm and fuzzy
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