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7 Tips to Understanding Drip Irrigation System Installation

Drip irrigation is an efficient watering technique that can help your garden plants develop by way of offering water drips at the root level. This precise amount of water drops helps you maintain moisture level in the soil which becomes favorable for the growth of the plants. It is easy to use drip irrigation system and very simple to install as well. Learn some essential installation tips and do it yourself.

Drip irrigation is made up of a number of components just as tubing, emitters, valves, timers, filter, pressure regulator, backflow preventer etc. These irrigation supplies or tools 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 through the entire landscape. For your convenience, you can also make the supply line short by installing a tee to split it.

2. Installing the Emitters

Proper placement of the emitters is important. You can position them at the base of the plant for the reason that all the roots of newly planted trees are in the root ball. It is different for the established old plants whereby you can put the emitters all over the root zone of the plants in order that water can run to and beyond your drip-line.

It is good to use a punch and make a hole to push the emitter into the supply line. You may need to 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 therefore, it is important to flush your system before committing to your watering task. Leave the ends of the tubing open and let 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 adjust the flow of your emitters if you’ve set mini-prays. It is important to check the emitters or feeder tube because 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 better you use a spade to open up a wedge so that you’ll get the line 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 can check your system to discover leaks and plugged emitters, and this need to be done once in a month. Also you should check the filter and clean it for better results.

These are the essential tips for your consideration for installing a drip irrigation system. It is not only easy to install but also cost-effective that helps maintain the moisture level, created 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 systems or drip irrigation?

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