Drip Tape Secret to keeping them straight.

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @CharlesNelson303
    @CharlesNelson303 9 місяців тому +1

    I imagine the tension also helps keep the tap in the main line tighter with the constant tension against the barb. This is a great tip!

  • @rnupnorthbrrrsm6123
    @rnupnorthbrrrsm6123 2 роки тому +6

    Setting up drip tape this year so thanks for the tips !!!

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  2 роки тому

      Hope this helps. As tape stretches, you will have to re-tension the bungees.

  • @richardlove4287
    @richardlove4287 2 роки тому +2

    Great idea…this has been a pain in the ass every time I used the drip tape. Cheers.

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  2 роки тому +1

      Just remember to check and adjust the tension every so often. Use longer staples if you have really soft ground. It takes a little tweaking based on your ground to get it just right. Cheers.

  • @STxFisherman
    @STxFisherman Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing. Great video.

  • @JBNetBreaker
    @JBNetBreaker 2 роки тому +3

    Great idea man! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @reneemorgan9320
    @reneemorgan9320 2 роки тому +2

    great tip! I use them in raised beds so not running it over such a long distance but genius idea. Do you have any tips for the end piece at the other end constantly coming undone. Where the valve is threaded and drip tape gets pushed into? I have had constant issues with them.

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks Renee. Does your problem fitting have a barb end and a rotating collar to tighten it down or does the tape just push in to or on to the fitting ?

    • @reneemorgan9320
      @reneemorgan9320 2 роки тому

      @@bootsintheroots Yes. It has a threaded end and rotating collar with a green shut off valve. I got it from growers solution but looks like all the ones I have seen.

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  2 роки тому +1

      @@reneemorgan9320 A couple things...make sure your pressure is correct, make sure the ends of the drip tape are cut perpendicular to the hose because if they are crooked you can't push it on all the way, wet the drip tape end in and out to help it slide on to fitting, finally, tighten collar by hand first but then another smidgen with a small pliers, be very very easy with the pliers. Without seeing it, that's all I could recommend. Hope it helps, thx for watching. Cheers.

    • @reneemorgan9320
      @reneemorgan9320 2 роки тому +1

      @@bootsintheroots thanks so much!!

  • @longcanadianwinter
    @longcanadianwinter 2 роки тому

    Been looking for a way to fix this problem - thanks for the tip!!

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  2 роки тому

      Glad it helped, I'm still amazed by those sealing tape products.

  • @mrtrzech2456
    @mrtrzech2456 Рік тому +1

    Thank youbvery much !

  • @jamesedwards2687
    @jamesedwards2687 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this excellent solution to one of my problems!

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  2 роки тому

      Glad it helps. Just remember to monitor the tension. You may have to adjust as things shift around. Use Longer staples if ground is soft. Cheers.

  • @aaronfrancis276
    @aaronfrancis276 Рік тому

    A cheaper method we would do back in the Bahamas was just to pull the drip line taut then tie a bowstring knot and pound in a stake at a 45 degree angle about 1 inch from the taught distance. Pull it just a little more over the stick and boom.

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  Рік тому

      Thx for your comment. I'm not exactly sure what you are explaining but this type of tape needs a spring type of tension, which the bungee provides, to offset the expansion and contraction during heating and cooling. Thx for watching.

  • @richardhays2178
    @richardhays2178 2 роки тому

    Another great tip and possibly a problem solved.

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  2 роки тому

      Good luck. You may need longer staples if your soil is real soft. Put them in at an angle to the pull so they stay put. Cheers.

  • @sislertx
    @sislertx 2 роки тому

    After about 100 hours of researching what to buy for tape....i forgot these . Im pushing 80 but its getting so i really hate watering my huge flower beds...even with timers its a pain.

  • @MichaelMcbratney
    @MichaelMcbratney 2 роки тому +1

    Concrete form stakes work better for strength..

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  2 роки тому

      I'll look into those. 11" staples are better too if ground is soft. Thx for adding your tip! Cheers.

  • @sdot7895
    @sdot7895 2 роки тому +1

    Toro drip tape is number 1

  • @northarkboers
    @northarkboers Рік тому

    Do you use 8mil or 15mil drip tape?

  • @kirkout7366
    @kirkout7366 2 роки тому +1

    Good show, Boots.

  • @sislertx
    @sislertx 2 роки тому

    I thought u buried most.drip.TAPES ...but what do i know...zero.

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  2 роки тому +3

      Hi, although possible, just not the best idea. Too many reasons against doing it. Can't see leaks. Gophers will chew through them underground. Can't tell if each drip port is working until too late to save plant. To make repairs is a mess to dig up several feet either direction of repair. To succession plant, after you've pulled the debris, you'd have to pull all those muddy covered hoses to prep your beds. With above ground just unhook from water source and just slide them to side. Quick, easy and no damage. Even if you are putting fabric over the drip tapes, it's still better than burying. Leaks a bit harder to locate but you can hear water hitting fabric or spot it coming out from side of beds. Repair still easier. Sometimes you have to slit the fabric but that is easy to pin back down. Sure beats having to dig up buried tapes. Hope that helps make your decision. Good question.

  • @davelewis2870
    @davelewis2870 2 роки тому +1

    Drip tape is meant to be buried

    • @bootsintheroots
      @bootsintheroots  2 роки тому +2

      Sure it can be, but most in my circles don't. Also , our location has very rocky ground and would be impossible to bury.

    • @bontrix7405
      @bontrix7405 Рік тому

      Not all drip tape can be buried, you get specific tape that's anti- siphon that you can burry