Those leaks look like where 1/4" tubing might have been connected at one time and broke off. If it were "me", I'd just cut out the bad section and insert a repair pc... I'm lazy.. I don't want to replace the entire thing if I don't have to. If the hole is a circle, you might could just plug it with hole plugs you can buy, too.
I'm not really sure about that issue... I haven't had anything like that happen with my set up yet.
As Oren said, any and all white PVC that is sticking out of ground is typically painted (usually black, but only because it absorbs heat and is a cheap paint). For example, here is my pool equipment; only the newly repaired pipe is not yet painted black:
As Oren said, you're supposed to use acrylic (or latex) based paints; but, in my case, I couldn't find any in the house, and, when I asked pool guys, they said the petroleum is only there while it's wet, and that they use whatever is on the truck, so, *maybe* it doesn't really matter:
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Well, this was the theory, but, about 30 feet from the valve box, I ran into a chewed up poly that had no counterpart nearby.
So, I'm pretty sure it's there ... but I have to go mining to find it.
I feel like an archaeologist lately.
OK. That's what I'll do. I've never really worked with this type of tubing before. I will try to tape the ends together, but, I have about
80psi water pressure, so electrical tape might not hold.Seems to me the simplest repair is to cut out the bad spots and insert a piece of pipe nipple of the right size & a splotch of the right glue.
I haven't tried it exactly like that before. What I did was buy the plastic straight connectors and use those.
Here is a page of different ones:
There are straight ones, T and L fittings, too, for the different size tubing.
Thanks for that pointer. I'll head on over to Home Depot and pick up a few as I think all I need to do is repair this one major leak, plus tie the tubing to the sprinkler, and, then, it should work.
I'll let you know how it goes - but it's too dark to do anything tonight. (Had to work on the pool for hours - but that's another story altogether.)
Is this foxtail grass sprouting up all over my lawn?
Some are round holes, and others are cracks, yet others have multiple puncture wounds, so, I'd say the line has been abused by rakes, high water pressure (80psi) and animals.
One thing I noticed in the videos was that many people put a 30 psi or even lower pressure regulator on their drip tubes.
Since my well system puts out 80psi, I should probably invest in one of those - do you think?
buy extras! you'll eventually need them along with various fittings that you don't really need now. I always buy extras so I won't have to go back. Problem is, I never seen to buy the ones I actually NEED later on! LOL
Once upon a time we had a 27 foot above ground round pool. They do make for interesting stories. I wish we still had it because it's been so hot here.
no. i get javelina, deer, and packrat holes in mine frequently. i'm not sure, but i think rabbits get to mine also, although i haven't caught them at it.
Well, I don't really know.
All I know, working backward, is that for "most" of the 300 foot run, there is a 1/2" and a 5/8" poly pipe feeding the oleander:
Every once in a while, you can see them both on the surface:
As those two poly tubes get within 30 or 40 feet of the irrigation valves, they suddenly pop up out of ground (I had put the garden hose connections on):
I didn't dig up the irrigation valve, so, I have no idea how it's hooked up, but, the 5/8" poly tubing which was broken at this point, appears to continue along the oleander until it gets near the irrigation valve. A foot away from the valve, it dives down, presumably to the valve (which works, and sends water through the broken tubing):
Note: I dug around for a half hour looking for where the 1/2" poly tubing connects to the irrigation system - and finally gave up on that endeavor. Also, I can't tell if there is a pressure regulator on the valve itself, as it might be buried, for all I know.
I guess I should pick up a pressure tester for garden equipment, to be sure.
Ah, I see. Similar, but probably different.
My "stuff" grows wild in balls dotted all over the place.
If I were a small mammal or rodent, and I saw dripping water under a bush when it hasn't rained in six months, I'd use it as a water fountain - and - if it were dry most of the time, I'd chew at it too, in order to get a few more drops of water.
So, I guess I need to bury my line once I fix it.
Nope. There are two systems, separated by a huge backflow preventer valve which pops up out of the ground in a reverse-U shape.
The first branch of well water feeds the irrigation and fire suppression system; and then the second branch feeds the house.
I took one of the simplest routes possible; just to see if it would work.
I glued a slip-to-MHT (male hose thread) directly onto the tubing friction fitting, using lots of the PVC solvent (since it was a loose fit, probably because God never intended me to glue a fitting on the outside of the tubing friction fitting):
Mostly I did it this way because, if the tubing press fitting isn't actually made of PVC, and if it therefore fails, I'll just cut it all off and, by doing so, only lose one fitting in the test.
Interestingly, using normal PVC primer & glue, it *seems* to be holding up.
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I think so. They have long tufts that eventually fall off. I don't bother removing them because they don't hurt anything.
Lucky you. What nntp client are you using? Mine (Pan) just shows the URL. Nothing else. So I have to click on each and every photo to see them.
Maybe I should switch nntp clients to what you're using.
Yikes. It was only about 95 or so here in the Silicon Valley, and
*that* is blazing hot (for us)!
Here is a picture I snapped today of the grass that might be foxtail:
There *are* "plumes" and the grass grows in clumps.
They're kind of blue, when well watered - but not when not. (My sprinklers are not fully working yet ... but I'm working on them as we speak.)
PS: Picturepush seems to now require registration, so, I'm trying flickr instead.
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