drip irrigation

[zzznot]

I've "volunteered" to help fix up the drip irrigation around a house, nice old 1992-vintage Hardie Irrigation system with at least four circuits, bad programming, leaky hoses, ...

Two newbie questions. First, if there's a length of 1/4" hose with a cut in it, is there any point in trying to stick a patch on it or tape it, or is the only fix to replace the segment? Second, if there's a t, and I want to pull off one side and put a plug on it - there doesn't seem to be a female terminator plug in the local stores! I can put on an inch of tube with a male terminator, "goof plug" or "bug plug", in the end. Is that what everyone does?

Thanks.

J.

[nonews]

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Two newbie questions. First, if there's a length of 1/4" hose with a cut in it, is there any point in trying to stick a patch on it or tape it, or is the only fix to replace the segment? Second, if there's a t, and I want to pull off one side and put a plug on it - there doesn't seem to be a female terminator plug in the local stores! I can put on an inch of tube with a male terminator, "goof plug" or "bug plug", in the end. Is that what everyone does?

Thanks.

J.

[JimR]

There is a laser-drilled 1/4" hose -- same size as feeds the microjets, that you can lay in the trough, then just set up a timer for the amount you need. I find it in the same place as the other microjet supplies at big box stores --

[MajorOz]

Thank you

oz

[1salmo]

Just crimp over the end of the tubing and secure woth a wire tie or zip tie. It effectively cuts off water flow