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Best drip system and timer?
I have to be out of town for vacations and need to make sure my garden gets watered while I am away. I am worried about reliability and finding out that something bad happened while I was away.
So, looking for quality drip system and quality timer that I don't have to worry about while away?
Recommendations?
So, looking for quality drip system and quality timer that I don't have to worry about while away?
Recommendations?
csmartin33- Posts : 4
Join date : 2018-04-07
Location : OHIO
Re: Best drip system and timer?
Through the Search feature, there are 53 topics under "drip systems". https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/search?search_keywords=drip+systems&typerecherche=interne&show_results=topics
Re: Best drip system and timer?
I bought a drip system from dripdepot.com. Its about half installed so far. My beds are empty so I'm waiting for them to be full before I add the drip lines.
I spent about $150 on my system including the timer. It will be good for my 4 beds that are a total of 104 square feet. I ran the line from my garage out to the beds which is about 125' away. So far running the main line out was easy peasy.
tip: those systems use polyethylene tubing. get a coffee mug with 2 inches of water and microwave for 1 min. Soak the tubing for 10-15 seconds so it slides over the fittings easily.
Dripdepot has a LOT of videos to help you learn on their website.
I spent about $150 on my system including the timer. It will be good for my 4 beds that are a total of 104 square feet. I ran the line from my garage out to the beds which is about 125' away. So far running the main line out was easy peasy.
tip: those systems use polyethylene tubing. get a coffee mug with 2 inches of water and microwave for 1 min. Soak the tubing for 10-15 seconds so it slides over the fittings easily.
Dripdepot has a LOT of videos to help you learn on their website.
Nikko- Posts : 26
Join date : 2018-03-30
Location : East Amherst NY zone6
Re: Best drip system and timer?
I use a small pan of hot water for a few seconds. So much easily to slip together on when the tubing is heated a bit.

Re: Best drip system and timer?
I just added a standard irrigation control valve to my irrigation controller. Ran the pvc pipe to the bed and use an in line pressure regulator to connect a standard riser to the 0.7 flex tubing. You can rearrange the flex as needed.
Main advice do not use drip heads. Use the adjustable sprayers. Anything that puts out a drip or stream tends to have the water run straight thru in mm I've found.
Jm2c
Main advice do not use drip heads. Use the adjustable sprayers. Anything that puts out a drip or stream tends to have the water run straight thru in mm I've found.
Jm2c
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