Drip Tape Irrigation - Page 11

Cole_Robbie · May 7, 2016

Blog article, Dripworks visits South America and the Galapagos. Great pics:
http://dripworks.blogspot.com/2016/0...-sacred_6.html

clay199 · May 23, 2016

Poly West on the Central Coast of California. They are used to selling to large scale farms so when i went in there and explained what i needed it for the guy was more than helpful.

I am now looking after a 2.6 acre charity garden, we are using drip line for irrigation but the cost here in BC is prohibitive. You have a link to these guys? I was unsuccessful searching

Worth1 · May 23, 2016

Here you go.
Worth
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...H3We1R5hpSWApw

Cole_Robbie · May 26, 2017

I finally talked my mom and stepdad into drip irrigation. I was installing their system today, and I noticed that the fittings are different now. The design of the fittings that attach to the header line through a punch hole now includes a threaded piece on the header line side that can be screwed down to tighten the fitting against the header line. It's a great improvement. Mine have always leaked.

Here is the old style:

The left side goes into the punched hole in the poly tubing that is the header line. That's where mine always leaked.

Here is the improved version:

Notice the threaded piece on the left. That screws down to hold the fitting tightly in the header line.

I'm going to replace all of mine next season with the improved style. It is a much better design.

clkeiper · May 26, 2017

the red one is the only one I have ever seen. that is on all of our drip tape. sometimes they are blue but the red ones are a better quality.

Cole_Robbie · May 26, 2017

My grandparent's old stuff they gave me has the green ones. I ordered new fittings a few years ago, and they were orange and just as bad.

May 23, 2016	#152
clay199 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Beyond Hope, British Columbia Posts: 201	drip tape Poly West on the Central Coast of California. They are used to selling to large scale farms so when i went in there and explained what i needed it for the guy was more than helpful. I am now looking after a 2.6 acre charity garden, we are using drip line for irrigation but the cost here in BC is prohibitive. You have a link to these guys? I was unsuccessful searching

May 26, 2017	#154
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I finally talked my mom and stepdad into drip irrigation. I was installing their system today, and I noticed that the fittings are different now. The design of the fittings that attach to the header line through a punch hole now includes a threaded piece on the header line side that can be screwed down to tighten the fitting against the header line. It's a great improvement. Mine have always leaked. Here is the old style: The left side goes into the punched hole in the poly tubing that is the header line. That's where mine always leaked. Here is the improved version: Notice the threaded piece on the left. That screws down to hold the fitting tightly in the header line. I'm going to replace all of mine next season with the improved style. It is a much better design. Last edited by Cole_Robbie; May 26, 2017 at 01:26 PM.

May 26, 2017	#155
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	the red one is the only one I have ever seen. that is on all of our drip tape. sometimes they are blue but the red ones are a better quality. __________________ carolyn k

May 7, 2016	#151
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Blog article, Dripworks visits South America and the Galapagos. Great pics: http://dripworks.blogspot.com/2016/0...-sacred_6.html

May 23, 2016	#153
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Here you go. Worth https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...H3We1R5hpSWApw

May 26, 2017	#156
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	My grandparent's old stuff they gave me has the green ones. I ordered new fittings a few years ago, and they were orange and just as bad.