Desert Gardening Basics: How to Install Drip Emitters
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- In the third video in our series on Drip Irrigation, we show you several ways you can attach 1/4" "Spaghetti" tubing to your main irrigation line using barbed emitters and connectors. Check out our other videos on drip irrigation below!
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This is a great video. Very well structured.
Duuuuuuuuude thaaaaaaaaank you! One of my main hustles is landscape and yes I was doing the Unpreferred method
Glad the video helped, good luck out there!
Wow. Awesome video. So clear and easy to follow. Thank you!
You're the man Frank!
So glad I found this video! Great info!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great instructional video, thanks!
Informative video. Thank you👍🏽
Glad it was helpful!
Ok, I've watched a million drip videos and have been installing drip in my yard for years and had NO idea that the fat end of the goof plug goes into the main line. I've always used the skinny end for the 1/4 tube and the main line. This completely explains why I have two goof plug leaks in my garden!! Thanks so much!!
Heather you big goof! That's ok, I learn new stuff all the time. Glad you found the video helpful!
Me too. I have a leak. This is why I was looking for a good video today. Wow!
HI. Great tutorial. Where did you get the valve shown? I can only find them with the same size fitting. Thanks!
so helpful! thank you!!!
You're so welcome!
excellent thank you
I must have done something wrong, my main line (spaghetti tube) runs above the ground at almost the same height as the tap, it has a few inline drippers, and a couple dripper extensions hanging down the line. The 2 hanging ones drip a lot but my end drippes do not drip at all. Is this because of gravity, pulling all water out?
Great video. Just subscribed! I have a drip irrigation system that came with my home. There is a PVC pipe that comes above ground and connects to the flex tubing (main line) you showed here. When I turn on that zone the black tubing disconnects from the pvc and a lot of water comes out. Any suggestions on the correct way to repair this? I only noticed it because all my mulch had flooded out onto the driveway. Glad I only had it set for a few minutes.
you'll need a "PVC to Compression" adapter to transfer from PVC to black polytube. Sometimes older polytube can stretch and slip out of the compression fitting so you need to replace the line or the fitting. Good luck!
Nope! Cannot take anymore of the ‘up speak’ and ‘trailing off’ speech 😮
Made it through 2:36 of this Video but no more. Moving on ………
After watching a ton of videos on that subject, I Instantly subscribed because of well explained and very informative; little details you are giving are very important to beginners.Thank You for a job well done!👍
I teach mostly to brand new gardeners so I try and explain things easy to understand so folks can understand how the whole process works from start to finish. Thanks for subscribing!
Clear, concise video, a rarity on UA-cam sometimes. Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you! My husband is at work and I accidentally cut the tubing while working in the garden. I watched your video, got the pliers, and fixed it myself. Great video 👏🏽.
lol
Your favorite way is BEST... and you don't get water feature/super leaks from chopping end of line and emmiter option...emitter is at the main line still works as Drip to emitter to spaghettismall line and maybe and end spaghetti line holder ...
Thanks for the comment Barry! Exactly, all of these methods can work, it's just some are less likely to cause problems down the road. Happy gardening!
To close to camera, couldn't see entire picture, your hand was out of view. Look at 4:43 or in that area. I think this would be a very interesting video if I could see it.
Such a helpful breakdown-concise and just what I needed! Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Thanks for the video, appreciate the southwest specific channel content, I’m also located in Tucson working on your style soil building. However I disagree on it being the wrong way to put the emitter at the micro tube end. It’s much less disruptive to change the value of an emitter, troubleshoot an issue, flush a flag end emitter vs digging back to the trunk line to locate the plugged or defective emitter. If it’s an exposed trunk line, for sure putting the emitter is the way to go. If it’s buried line, your mileage may vary.
Those are some good points, I don't really use flag emitters so that may be good alternative set up for those. If you're gonna go that route you might want to keep an eye on your system because if any critters come by and chew the emitters off you can run into some issues with flooding :)
@@SouthwestVictoryGardens It has been my experience that if rabbits find wet soil, they will dig until they find the tubing anyway. I make it a point to walk my yard while the irrigation is going at least once a week to check for "fountains), i.e. chewed off tubing!
@@jeffross9620 Depending on where you are this can definitely be an issue. It might be worth investing in PVC if critters are a continued problem.
Completely agree with you John
Your video is exactly what I was looking for. We had a new irrigation system installed front and back yards last spring, but I didn't pay attention to the types of emitters going in (I was working at the time and couldn't get out to the yard while the system was being installed and relied on the landscaper for updates). The landscaper has retired so I'm taking on the job of checking all emitters. I can safely say that all of my emitters must be buried underground. The thing I needed to understand was the color-coding for gph.
Glad we could be of some help!
Quick question, let's say i install a 1 gallon emitter directly to the 1/2 inch mainline. What's the maximum length you would recommend running the 1/4 inch line from the emitter to the plant.
You probably wouldn't want to go much more than 8-10 feet with spaghetti line
Great info! I’m in SW New Mexico and am tired of dragging my hose around the yard to try and water! Thanks so much for your time making these videos! Greatly appreciated!!!
Glad you found them helpful Dan, as a fellow hose dragger I feel your pain! Happy Gardening :)
Wow !! You saved me from a lot of problems. Thanks 😊
Can you use some type of coupling to convert a smaller than 1/4 in. spider tubing to 1/4 in. tubing to water two plants with specific water needs. I inherited a system and don’t want to change everything, if possible.
Usually anything smaller than 1/4" is referred to as "Micro-Tubing" and will not work with standard 1/4" spaghetti tubing. Different manufactures of micro-tubing can use different fittings so it best to use the original equipment that comes with the tubing, sorry I couldn't have better answer. Good luck!
SUPER HELPFUL. I'm 80 & not very strong so I went looking for a tool. The guy at Home Depot couldn't get a tool designed to force an emitter into my 1/4 in. tubing. And he was muscular........about 2 ft. taller than I and 20+ years younger. (said he'll never recommend that one). You recommend a simple needle-nosed pliers. Guess I'm off to the garden-farm-supply store.
Ann, you are the reason we make these videos, so glad we could help!
Good day sir, the water I use for watering my trees is a bit salty and the holes of my tubes often getting clogged by the salt. I frequently flush acid solution into my tubes to dissolve the salt. I wanted to ask you which one of the 4 settings is more suitable to solve this problem. Thank you.
I too live in an area with mineralized water and have this problem quite a bit. You'll definitely want to make sure you have a filter on your system that can filter out some of the minerals, but in general spaghetti tubing will need to be replaced every so often. In my vegetable garden I replace line every 2-3 years or so but in some cases i've seen line need to be replaced every 6 months. I have not tried any acid solution other than vinegar, I have used it with success but it takes some time. Good Luck!
Excellent....hot damn, I now know what to do! Lol
Very helpful video! I never knew there were so many different ways to set this up. Thank you!
3:32 interestingly the package for the emitters shows it the way you have it in the third example not the way you recommend it
Yes any of these methods works, I just prefer one way over the other. But certain applications may do better with different set ups, find the one that works best for you and go with that one. Good luck!
If tying the 1/2 inch into an irrigation system do you need to add a compression regulator?
The components I use in this video are all designed to operate between 20-40 psi so if your water pressure is in that range you wouldn't need a regulator. In the video description there are some links to some other videos I've done on components of an irrigation system where I go into more detail about the need of a pressure regulator, I'd check those out if you have time. Good Luck!
Question! So I can slow down the drip even more with the nob control connector?
If you think of it like a light switch, the knob control is more like a dimmer than an on and off switch, you can adjust it to anywhere in between opened and closed. So lets say you have a ten gallon per hour emitter but you adjust the knob so it's only halfway open, then your emitter will only put out about 5 gallons per hour. Hope that helps, good luck!
I inherited a large supply of drip system parts and I had no idea what to do with them. I learned so much from this one video and I can't wait to go watch more and learn how to use it all. Thank you so much!
Is the poly tube the water line from a sprinkler system? Do you just tap into that?
The "poly" tube is the larger diameter black tubing that the smaller "spaghetti" lines are attached to. In this video it's the tubing that runs along the bottom of the screen. Good luck!
I so agree with comments. The information is concise and easy to understand with no fluff--thank you. I love the idea of attaching a tube to the end of the emitter to avoid plugging!! Do one of your video's cover what is best emitter (and GPH) for plants/shrubs/trees?
I don't go into detail here about that, but typically for trees you would use emitters that put out a lot of water per hour, usually 5-10gph emitters and for shrubs you are probably ok with the standard 2gph emitters you see in this video. What's most important is how many emitters you place at each plant and how you space them. You can visit my website and where I have links to several publications on how to properly water trees and shrubs. www.southwestvictorygardens.com/documents. Good Luck!
Firstly, I wanted to say thanks for creating such an informative video series! My partner and I are in southern Colorado and are setting up drip irrigation for our vegetable garden. We're currently agonizing over how to do 2 rows of grow bags fed by 1 common 1/2" line. I'm looking at one of these two setups:
A) 1/2" line -> Tee -> 2 spaghetti -> one valve on each spaghetti-> emitters and such
B) 1/2" line -> 2 valves directly on the line -> emitters and such
B would be easier and cheaper, but I'm afraid that the valve will start leaking at the connection to the 1/2" line after repeated adjustments without the strain relief added via the tee and the spaghetti in version A.
Do you find that barbed fittings connected to 1/2" line eventually loosen and leak if they're messed with too much / when you put the valve directly on the 1/2" line?
I sincerely appreciate your help. Thanks a bunch!
The goal would be to try to spread the water evenly across the surface of the soil while trying to poke as few holes in the main 1/2" poly line as possible. The more holes you poke in the line to add emitters or barbs, the more possibility for leaks. Rather than poking two holes in the line you can use one emitter and come off of it with a 1/4" "T" barb and run two lines off of the "T" to opposite sides of your containers. This of course is a lot of work but it's the way that I water a lot of native shrubs in native soil. This method uses fewer emitters and also spreads the water around the root zone more evenly
@@SouthwestVictoryGardens Thanks for your help! Glad to know I wasn't just being OCD with worrying about the 1/2" line punctures. We'll go with the Tee method.
Wow! Great video! No fluff, all info, I'm ready to go forth and drip line with full confidence! Thank you!
Awesome, You got this!
My fingers aren’t strong enough to get the emitters into the spaghetti tube. Suggestion?
This is very common, I have trouble as well. When you get the hang of it, using needle nose pliers can make the job easier, but you can also heat up the tubing using a lighter, hot water, or heat gun and it will make inserting the lines a little bit easier. Good Luck!
How many connection can you use on 1 emitter. I am use 2 line with a T for 1 emitter and only one is working. Does the length off line matter and loops?
You can split emitters with a "T" or even a cross fitting, but you'll only want to do that with a short distance of line and both lines should be equal distance from the split or you can get uneven water distribution. I'll sometimes take a 2 gallon emitter and split it close to the plant so I can have 1 gallon watering from two lines instead of two gallons from one line, if that makes sense. You don't want to have more than about 8' of line if you attach the emitter at the poly tube, if you put the emitter in line, you can run it for a longer distance. Hope that helps, good luck!
Tyvm known I know my problem !!
I want to use it to water mr. Stacky how to set it up for each level?
I don't know Mr. Stacky i'm sorry.
This was exactly what I needed. A couple of questions: We have many "water-wise" drought tolerant plants: Coneflowers, Asiatic Lilly, Daisy, Black-eyed Susan, Iris, English Lavender, and Ice plants. It seems I should use the 1/2 gal per hour emitters for these. Should I only have one spaghetti tube go to each plant? I know the Ice plants really spread out, so perhaps I need at least two spaghetti tubes going to each plant. Thanks for your help.
I'm using floraflex 1/4 tubing with netfim woodpecker Jr. Using 6 way splitters from 1/2 tubing, from Amazon, surprisingly seems to work those parts. Anyway, the green tubing from the floraflex maybe isn't the best, the emitters don't fit in it very tightly, some were poking out and at an angle for a second, a few popped off easily. I cut some tubing off and reattached, but I'm concerned as I need this to work while I travel. What's my problem? Should I get different tubing and what's the best for this?
I pulled an old 1/4" line adapter out of my 1/2" hose. It broke, leaving an exposed, damaged, leaking, 1/4" line adapter. Couldn't get it out with pliers. I think I have to cut that section out and re-attach 1/2" poly with a coupler. How do I know which coupler to use - they're all different? Thanks for this video!
Thanks Brendan, Super helpful!
Happy to help!
Hey, Brandon Phoenix gardener here in a new sub. Tito channel as well. Quit question. Does it matter to the size of the polytube? I'm using quarter inch strip line.
Need your opinion, I have 1/2" poly line thats going to a sprinkler head and want to tap off of it with 1/4" solid line for nearby shrubs. I'd like to water 5 plants spaced at 4 or 5 ft, more or less in a line. I'd like to use your first method (pressure reg emitter) and run the 1/4" line for 20 ft. But what is best approach for drips every 4 or 5 ft? I guess I could use T connectors with local emitter, but can I just punch a couple holes in the line?
Sorry for delay was away on a honeymoon! If you need to run the spaghetti longer than 10 ft or so you are better running a 1/2" poly line and then just coming off of that where you want to water, you won't have much water pressure if you try to run a 1/4" line 20'. You can punch holes directly in the line, even with a pressure regulator the pressure will be so high it will erode a big hole eventually. Good luck!
Nicely done. I really appreciate this explanation. Couldn’t you use the emitter alone ? I mean, is the spaghetti setup the only way ?? Seems unnecessary unless there’s a plant that’s a bit a way from the tube right ??? Thanks again
This is so helpful and that sound it makes as it pops the hole is so satisfying. You could do ASMR with that!!
Thanks for your video, very informative. How do I replace clogged emitters? Is it possible to remove them with a plier and reuse the same hole?
it's possible to gently remove an emitter and replace it, but more often than not you'll end up stretching the hole so much it will leak after you replace it. I find it's better to plug up the old hole and make a new one right next to it. Good luck!
I was curious what you use to plug up the old emitter hole? Thank you.
@@davidmarshall8265 In the video he showed that you should use a plug . It's on around the 10th minute in the video.
I moved into a new construction and they had installed the drip emitters using the least preferred method. Instead of using different color emitters, they used 3 red for trees. I am going to install a new zone, how deep does the 1/2 inch line has to be buried in the Phoenix area?
I have 1/2" rainbird drip irrigation emitter tubing wrapped under multiple hydrangea plants. I have a 30" planter about 7 feet away I'd like to run spaghetti tube to water the planter. Is it possible or okay to just insert an emitter into one of the holes on the emitter tubing then run 1/4" spaghetti tube to planter?
Thanks for the question shane. I wouldn't recommend trying to insert line directly into one of the emitters on your 1/2" tubing. Instead i would recommend you place an emitter somewhere in between the in line emitters and then run some spaghetti tube off of that into your planter. good luck!
@@SouthwestVictoryGardens Thabk you sir, had you not responded my naive butt would've done just that 🤣💥🖐🇺🇲👌
if you put emitter first, then 1/4 inch tubing, you will have to buy a bug cap, right? because the 1/4 inch tubing opening looks bigger than emiter outlet. but if you put emitter at the end, you don't need a bug cap.
I've never heard of a "bug cap", shouldn't be necessary though. The lines are designed to fit onto the emitter using compression so they are slightly smaller than the barbs of the emitter. Good luck!
This video was awesome! I wish I saw it before we did our front yard irrigation.
After you punctured a hole and inserted the emitter into your 1/2 inch pipe can you remove it and plug in a new emitter? Also, will the emitters break in the winter where it drops below 25 degrees?
Most of the tubing is rated for cold weather, but the timers usually are not. In areas with cold winters I would probably drain the lines in the winter disconnect the timer. Sometimes you can very carefully remove an emitter and replace it, but most times removing an emitter stretches the hole so much that when you replace the emitter you'll have a leak in that area. Best thing to do remove the emitter and plug with a goof plug and replace it with a new emitter. Good luck!
Dang you are off screen when showing sides of the emitters?! Missed it!
Where can you buy this type of system? With those style drip emitters ?
We get all of these materials from a local sprinkler and irrigation supplier called Sprinkler World. Another local company is called "Ewing irrigation" you can also find these products online from any company that carries Rain Bird or Netafim products, I like Berry Hill Irrigation, good luck!
@@SouthwestVictoryGardens Thank you!
I don’t like burying the drip emitter so much prefer the closer to the plant: they are easier to remove without buggering the supply line, easier to change out if you need to go more or less gph, and when they finally fail. Downside is are more exposed to elements, add a perhaps unwanted colour to the flower bed, etc., and may not meet a certain aesthetic criteria…
I actually don't mind leaving it on the surface. It's easy to spot leaks and do any kind of maintenance and add emitters. In my experience most poly tube is pretty resistant in the desert sun. Trying to fix a leak in a line that is buried 12" is no fun and it still degrades over time requiring replacement anyway.
@@SouthwestVictoryGardens Thanks for that logic
After dozen searches about drip irrigation, your video is the most concise and have the best explanation!
Thanks, hope they were helpful for you!
I have 4 4x8 raised beds will 1 1/2in main line handle all 4?
yes for sure!
Very nice but I would suggest putting your emitter onto the end of the 1/4 inch tubing first (if possible) and it will save you a lot of headache, especially if the polytube is already in the ground. Otherwise you are fighting with it twice.
that's a good idea, you should make a video about it!
How do you pull them out of the half inch tube?
I use needle nose pliers. You have to work them between the emitter and the tube and gently wedge them out. Once you do that you won't be able to reuse the same hole again without leaking so you'll need to get some "Goof Plugs" and plug the hole using the fat end of the goof plug. Good luck!
Thank you for your excellent video on emitters.
What happened to all of the comments?
I'm still getting comments, not sure if they are visible to everyone else but I'll still reply when I can!
!!!! Best video ever put on You Tube !!!!!!
Thank you!
How about the Flag type dripper?? I use and install them above ground into the micro tube near the plant. If there is any type of clog or calcium build up in the emitter, it is very easy to clear the flag emitter by unscrewing the flag, clearing the debris and screwing back in. Also, if you have lack of water flow, with the button style dripper installed into the burried underground mainline, you gotta dig up the micro tube basically following or trace it back to the main line to to replace the button dripper. You can not clear a button dripper. ... So, for this reason I never understood the logic of installing button drippers into the mainline which creates more work to determine lack of water flow issues....????
a lot of "flag" type emitters are non-pressure compensating, meaning they will put out different amount of water if there is an elevation change, I tend to stay away from them. If they work for you then I would keep using them but I don't keep any in my kit. I personally like to leave my poly lines above ground so that if there are leaks they are easy to spot, i've spent to much time digging for leaks that I don't mind the messy look. But burying is good, and in my experience all lines degrade leak eventually, it's a matter of when not if, so I think it's ok to go with whatever works best for your situation. Good luck!
Great video. Helped a ton. Could I use a T after a 1/2 gallon emitter so that I can have water go to both sides of a plant?
Oh yeah, I do this all of the time. I'll take a 2 gallon emitter and split with with a "T" and run it to different parts of the root zone of a plant, this helps to spread the water around without increasing the overall amount of water. Good Luck!
Great video! How do you remove a broken 1/4” straight fitting from poly tubing? It broke off and the barbed part of the fitting is still inside the 1/2” tubing.
You just gotta pry it out with needle nose pliers. Once it's out, use the fat end of a goof plug to plug up the hole. You can use the same needle nose pliers to insert the goof plug if you are having trouble. Good luck!
Can we punch holes as many as we like in the main poly tube? How long Does it need to be between each punch?
The landlord has the green emmitter exposed for a tree in the yard and it keeps breaking every six months and shooting the water out like you said it would! I was trying to see if I could fix it myself since it keeps happening. This makes so much sense! Thank you!
After reading the comments, this was the first video that popped up for me....lucky me! I subscribed!
The magic of youtube! Glad you were able to get the water under control, happy gardeing!
Thanks for video. I learned a lot from your video. Stay blessed :-). Love from India...
My pleasure 😊, much love from the USA!
"Desert Southwest"? Are you in NM by chance? I'm in love with New Mexico!
Nope, we're in Arizona!
I'm doing a science project with different drip size emitters effectiveness on plant (not the final question but something like that) and I'm not necessarily planting anything big or excessive so I was wondering about the tubing and was wondering what size I should get
Drip irrigation is pretty standard and the tubing sizes are relatively limited. Most of the time you are going to use 1/2" poly tube for your main water supply line and to that you will connect 1/4" "Spaghetti" tubing, sometimes called "microtube". all of the emitters are designed to work with standard 1/4" spaghetti tube, regardless of how much water they put out. Hope that helps, good luck!
@@SouthwestVictoryGardens THANK YOU :))))
Idk if he said it in the video, but a little tip is to pop the holes in your distribution tubing while it’s cooler outside or if nothing else in the shade. Once that tubing is hot it can be a real bastard trying to pop the hole.
This is usually more of a problem on thinner tubing, thick tubing tends to stay more rigid even in our hot summers. When buying poly tube I always get the highest quality "virgin" tubing and I usually don't have this problem. Good luck!
Thank you for the great video. Can someone tell me if it's normal to have a leak where the emitter connects to the polytube?
There shouldn't be any leaking from the poly lines, try pulling on the emitter a little bit to see if that helps to stop the leak, if it doesn't, you'll want to remove the emitter and plug it with a goof plug and replace the emitter. Be sure to use a punch tool when inserting the emitters so you don't make the hole too big. Good luck!
Best video! Just what i needed
Thanks!
I have a soaker running in my flowerbed. Can I punch in an emitter with the spaghetti pipe in my soaker to water my pots?
Not sure of your set up, but you can connect 1/4" tubing to 1/2" tubing using barbed connectors.
I was hopeful this was a useful video, and I honestly gleaned a few usable bits of information. The first 3 1/2 minutes was almost a total waste. Could have been presented in under 30 seconds. Still had to fast forward. For that reason, I cut it off at 3:30. Ridiculous.
lol, get a life turd nugget. What kind of dumb name is Michael Jensen anyway? Loser.
Oh boy, I knew something was up with my emitters. I've been doing it no 3, the bad way. Going to go step 1 going fwd. I appreciate this video!
Hope it works out, good luck!
I love your instructions much better than many professional channels.
Wow, thank you!
Question: I added a drip line to a large planter with succulent plants and covered with pebbles-I buried the lines. Do you suggest I uncover the drip lines? Will they clog?
It is not necessary to have the lines above ground, but in my experience they will work better, be easier to maintain, and last longer if they are not buried. Good luck!
Excellent video. I could not hear ss I'm in a restaurant. How long do you water your plants with the system? Time?
Watering duration depends on many factors including plant species, soil type, and season. Unfortunately I can not offer suggestions on how long to water without knowing more about all of these things and more. I would suggest two things, first in dry climates like ours it's often good practice to water deeply and infrequently. Deeply and Infrequently. Second, I would consult your local co-operative extension as they might have more knowledge of the particular plants, soil, and climate in your area and could offer better suggestions. Sorry I couldn't be of more help in that regard, I wish you good luck and happy gardening!
Thank you very much for your time and instruction. Great videos.
Thanks!
Thank you very much, from México
Does you favorite way work for going up in to pots (vertically) was just wondering if putting the dripper at mainline would not supply the pressure needed to push it up.
You can run the lines from the emitters uphill and for about 8 feet or so before you lose any pressure. The emitters are "pressure compensating" so they are designed to work with elevation changes. the third method shown, with the emitter in between two lines, will allow you to run the spaghetti line longer distances. Good luck!
Does the sound go away for anyone else, right about 1:03? I've tried rebooting, etc. But the audio just drops and never returns. Would LOVE to hear the rest!
Not sure what happened to your audio, everything works on my end. Sorry I can't help with that!
@@SouthwestVictoryGardens OK, it's working now - albeit with a distinct quality change in the audio, so maybe there was a setting or a re-record. At least it's there
I will be running a drip/soaker hose into my 5 gallon buckets and this is a good way to show my husband who has never done irrigation what we will be doing so instead of the spaghetti tubing we will be using this spaghetti dripper hose And not the drip irrigation
Good Luck, I hope it worked out!
Well I have 1/2inch water Carrier tubing but those plugs are too small and the 3/4 inches too big so we're Having to adjust But should have it completed within the next week
Is it ok to switch places of the ball valve and the emitter?
Thank you for being very specific. I am a first timer and your step-by-step instruction makes it so much easier.
Thanks T.S., I wish you good luck with your irrigation endeavors!
Did he stop talking? I need this video with a verbal explanations
Thank you! Great information I have not seen anyplace else for alternative ways to connect emitters the professionals in my area do it the way you say to avoid. I like your way.
Glad it was helpful! Hopefully as drip irrigation becomes more common, more folks will learn how to do it properly. Happy Gardening!
I really enjoyed this! Very useful information. I learned several new things that I will use when I install my drip irrigation system next week. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
You have been very helpful to a novice gardener learning about drip irrigation. Thank you! I hope you can clarify something for me. In your demonstration you added the on/off valve directly into the 1/2 inch tubing then added the 1/4 inch tubing to it. Are there any negatives to adding the on/off valve to a section of the 1/4 inch tubing? I am looking for a way to reduce the flow of water to a selection of planters than need much less water.
Thank you!
Thank Betty, you are so nice for saying that! Yes you can put the 1/4" valve anywhere along the line and use it to adjust the flow to whatever you like. I often do this when I don't have the right size emitter. Good luck!
@@SouthwestVictoryGardens Thank you! So glad I came across your channel!
Hi, thanks for the video! Is the Rain Bird ½" poly tubing that you use in your video the same as the "The Pipe with the Stripe" poly tubing for sprinkler irrigation that you can get from Home Depot? I'm thinking of getting that, but i'm wondering since it handles upto 75PSI the pipe walls might be too thick to punch the holes for emitters. Any advice would be helpful, thanks!
You often see black poly tube with a colored stripe. It makes it easier to identify when installing multiple lines in the same trench. Whether or not it's the same type i'm not sure. It should be flexible and not rigid. Get yourself a good punch and you can punch the holes easier. I've used a very thick commercial grade tubing and was still able to punch through with no problem.
@@SouthwestVictoryGardens That's great, thanks for the tips. I have one more question if you don't mind. I'm installing about 500 feet of ½" tubing with about 1000 feet of ¼" drip line coming off of that. I'm a bit concerned about losing pressure as I get farther away from the hose bib. Would you recommend going wider than a ½" diameter for the feeder tubes, in order to maintain a higher water pressure farther from the house?
@@MyNiagaraGarden For that length of line I would upgrade to 3/4" poly, you'll probably not have enough with 1/2" tubing.
@@SouthwestVictoryGardens Thanks for the reply, i ended up doing the math on the 200 GPH capacity of ½" poly tubing. So, as long as i switch from ¼" drip lines (where each emitter emits at 0.5 GPH) to drip tape (where each emitter emits at 0.25 GPH) i should be able to able maintain the water pressure i need to supply the whole grid.
Great video. Rain Bird recommends that you install the emitter in the 1/2" distribution tubing unless the 1/4" tubing is longer than 5 feet, in which case they recommend that you install it in the 1/4" tubing closer to the plant being watered. Your methods one and two in the video. They don't recommend method three.
I like your black barb hole punch tools, where do I get those specific ones
I get these at our local irrigation supply store called "Sprinkler World." They always have different types every time I get new ones, they just order whatever they can get. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful!
Great breakdown, I couldnt find anything and then I find your video and tell me everything i wanted to know, great video!
thank you so much!
For drip systems say 50-60 .5gph emitters , does the system need too be a closed loop ? Is it required for the emitters too open correctly ?
Using a 900gph pump that maintains 70psi
most drip systems are set to run at a lower PSI no higher than say 40. On a standard system with 1/2" tubing and pressure compensating emitters you can run about 300' of line and up to 180-200 gallons of emitters without losing pressure so 60 .5gph emitters should be no issues at all. Good luck!
Fantastic tutorial for a newbie like me. Subbed!
Great video! My 1/2" is buried, so the 2gph option 1 would be hard to go around checking all the spaghetti. However, I have option 3 (and clogging). I'm going to fix my system to option 2 based on your video...THANK YOU!!
And i have a question for you, in which situations would you run a drain to waste setup instead of drip?
I'm not very experienced with hydroponic gardening so that question i'm afraid I can't answer. I would say that as much as possible in the desert we try to avoid "wasting" any water so we benefit from modifications like self-watering containers or sub-irrigated planters and also more traditional desert agricultural practices like sunken beds.
What brand of tubing and admitter were you using?
Excellent video. Thanks