Building a Drip Irrigation System Step-by-Step
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- We're back at it with Part 2 of the irrigation series. We're starting off by showing you how to put together a system.
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0:51 Setting Up Our System
Setting up irrigation systems feels really tedious to me, and I would much rather be planting. Since we live in Southern California, though, irrigation is incredibly important!
Starting from the hose bib, it's nice to use a splitter so you can still have a hose attached in addition to your irrigation system.
With a spigot dedicated to our system, we start off with a timer. This allows us to schedule everything and serves as the brain of the entire system.
Right off the timer, we have a pressure regulator. This is really important for drip systems because it controls the PSI. Without one, you can blow off bits or constantly fight with your system. If you are using well water, you will also want to use a filter.
Because our hose bib is 3/4" inch and our supply line is 1/2", we have a compression fitting to bridge the sizes.
From there, you just build out your pieces to feed your needs! Other pieces you may use in your setup are:
-Supply line
-Barbed Elbows
-Other Intersections like T's
-Emitters
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Hose fittings are 3/4 HOSE thread which is slightly different than PIPE thread. If you try to put the two together it won't seal. Also, to make compression fittings and the smaller 1/4 inch tubing and fittings easy to put together HOT WATER. I take a thermos of hot water to my garden, dip the tubing ends in and voila! they go together easy peasy. Tubing, they all say 1/2 but the outer diameters can range from .620 to .710 so you need to remember what size your original tubing is or look for connectors that cover all the sizes.
Keep more coming please! Love all your videos and how patient you are with our rookie gardeners ❤❤
Thank you for doing a series on drip! You are such a good teacher.
Great video thanks- tip for compression fittings put some rubbing alcohol on the tube then it is easier to put on 🤙
Perma-loc twist lock type fittings will change your life!! They're a little more expensive but definitely worth it for a smaller home garden setup imo
This is EXACTLY what I need help on! I live in Miami, FL zone 10b. Last year was my first year gardening and I learned so much, including that I could use help with my watering! Thanks for posting!
i have found putting the pressure regulator before the tap timer extends the life of the tap timer by a long time
Perfect timing I will be adding irrigation, but I was feeling intimidated and this is so much help thank you❤ I will keep watching till I get it into my garden 😅
Thank you!
Very Nice vidéo ⚘ have a Nice Day. ⚘
Thank you for doing this series. Will you show us how to fit an existing overhead sprinkler system and convert it to a drip system in a raised bed and with pop up sprinklers in the ground?
You’re awesome. We need this in San Diego!
That might be a little beyond me!
I added the filter to my system so that I can fill the filter with liquid fertilizer every other week. Drip irrigation, city water, raised bed and Smart Pot bags. I use NK = >5, worm tea, or that awful smelling fish emulsion 🤢. No worries about plant burns, delivered right to the soil and roots, and no running around fertilizing one plant at a time, mixing and filling, pouring and swirling.
All suggestions and critiques are welcome.
Very cool! That's something I've considered but haven't done. You just fill up the filter with it?
@@SanDiegoSeedCompany Yes, and spill a little.
I have question why are you taping a fitting sealed by a gasket? Should not be done
We have very mineralized water here. It corrodes fittings very quickly. This is why we do it.
where is the backflow preventer ?
It's the piece just below the timer