Mending Soaker Hose?
PepperHillFarm
16 years ago
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Comments (28)albert_135 wrote: "I put a "Y" in one end and connect that to the water source and I connect the far ends together making a great long loop so pressure is somewhat more uniform." I love this idea. This makes such great sense. I will definitely try that this year. I also like the idea of using pieces of clothes hanger to pin down unruly hoses. I've had good success using bricks or rocks temporarily and then removing them as I bury the hose. I've also had decent success with duct tape but I bet Gorilla tape as ruthieg__tx suggested would work even better. cherylco: My garden area's pretty flat so I don't know for sure, but I think the pressure from a spigot would pressurize a soaker hose even if it was going uphill. Would be interesting to see one way or the other, though. Worst case scenario, however, is that you could run a hose to the uphill portion and start the drip hose there as you said....See MoreSoaker Hose & Air Compressor for Aeration
Comments (3)Maybe a (buried) PVC pipe with holes drilled in it and then covered with a fine mesh to prevent soil from stopping up the holes would be better than a buried soaker hose. A lot of air pressure would be needed to force air through soaker hose holes, which would probably get stopped up with soil anyway. I have constructed 5 gallon doubled earthbuckets with a water chamber below the soil and a passive aeration tube (PVC pipe w/holes drilled in it and covered with women's stocking material) which is placed horizontally through the soil and extended through holes in the earthbucket sides so that the open ends are outside them. Natural wind movement through the tube and plant uptake provide air flow to the soil. In fact, with PVC pipe, you might not even need to pump any air through it if you'd attach two elbows and two PVC sections to extend each end of the aeration device above ground with the final section parallel to the earth to catch breezes. (Glue a regular kitchen funnel into the ends to act as an air flow funnel.) I believe that passive air flow would resulting from varying above-ground ambient temperatures as well as natural wind movement. (For some reason I visualize fountains of earth gouting into the air when you pump air through a buried line!) Well, just a thought. I haven't tested it. Have fun!...See MoreWant to repurpose old garden hose as soaker hose
Comments (5)Could it be your previous soaker hose leaked because it was used without a pressure regulator? Soaker hoses are designed to just "sweat" or slightly ooze water over an extended period of time and are recommended for a water pressure of 25 psi or less. The water pressure in a house or at most hose bibs is 45-60 psi.......running a soaker at that pressure without a regulator is pretty much guaranteed to cause leaks and sprays. Any spray coming from a soaker is a good bet you are not running it properly!! Together with the other bits and bobs you need for your hose conversion, make sure you get a pressure regulator as well. They will be sold in the same area as the hoses and other irrigation supplies....See MoreWant to recycle old 5/8" garden hose as a soaker hose
Comments (3)You can use something hot, such as a curling iron, to melt the rubber at your geysers. Just be careful you don't burn a bigger hole in it. Poking holes doesn't work too well. You will get more water out of the beginning and not so much at the end. Reducing tee, from what to what to what? And what size? There are different sizes for drip irrigation....See Moreaninocentangel
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