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Understanding Drip Irrigation System installation: 7 Easy Tips

November 29th, 2009 Herbman Comments off

Drip irrigation is an efficient watering method that can help your garden plants grow by way of offering water drips at the root levels. This precise amount of water drops helps in preserving the level of moisture in the soil which becomes conducive for the growth of the plants. It is easy to use drip irrigation system and very simple to install as well. Learn some basic installation tips that you can easily follow.

Drip irrigation is made up of so many components just like tubing, emitters, valves, timers, pressure regulator, backflow preventer, filter etc. These irrigation equipments can be purchased from garden supply stores.

Installation Tips:

After you get hold of required irrigation components, plan out your system design according to your garden requirement. Here are some of the tips that will help you install your own system easily:

1. Preparing Your Supply Line

You can lay out the pipe between your garden plants. You can run a single line all over the landscape. Make your task easy by making the supply line short by installing a tee to split it.

2. Installing the Emitters

Proper placement of the emitters is important. You may place them at the bottom of the plant because all the roots of newly planted trees are in the root ball. And for the established old plants, you can position the emitters throughout the root zone of the plants so that water can run to and beyond your drip-line.

Also use a punch and make a hole in order to push the emitter into the supply line. Use feeder lines to place emitters at the base of the plants. You can insert the connection barb into the hole if you wish and after that you can attach the feeder line to the barb.

3. Flushing Your System

During installation, soil and debris get into the line that may cause for clogging up your emitters. And that’s why; it is good to flush your system before committing to your irrigation task. It can be done by leaving the ends of the tubing open and letting water run for several minutes.

4. Closing the Supply Line

You can close your supply line by bending over the end and crimping the pipe. You can also use duct tape to tape the end in place.

5. Adjusting Your Emitters

You need to run your system in order to check whether your emitters are working or flowing properly at the base of your plants. You can also regulate the flow of your emitters if you’ve installed mini-prays. It is quite important to check the emitters or feeder tube as they can blow out if they are not perfectly snapped into place.

6. Burry Your Supply Line

Burying the supply line is an easy task. You can cover up your tubing with the help of mulch to hide it from the sight. Suppose your line stretches across the turf, then it is good to use a spade to open up a wedge so that you’ll get the line go below the surface.

7. System Maintenance

In order to get the maximum out put from your drip irrigation system installed by you, you need to maintain it regularly. You have to check your system to discover leaks and plugged emitters, and this has to be done once in a month. You should check out the filter and clean it for better performance.

These are the necessary tips to think about for installing a drip irrigation system. It is not only trouble-free to install but also cost-effective that helps sustain the moisture level, creates conducive atmosphere for the growth of plants and more importantly saves water! Now, you have to decide which one will be useful for your irrigation task – sprinkler system or drip irrigation?

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