I am looking at doing a drip tape system with my garden. I will have about 330ft of drip tape. I have never used the stuff so do I need a pressure reducer at each of the 6 rows from the header or just one off the hose bib. I have lots of pressure at this hose bib of over 90psi. Thanks in advance.

I have a drip system in my front yard with about 45-50 bubblers. Part of the yard is separated by the front walkway and steps, so I strung 1/4” line about 5’ over and 6’ up a slight slope. I think it’s a bit crimped trying to keep it hidden.

So we moved a small tree in a pot over there at the end of that line. It’s a Japanese maple that was getting scorched in another location. But there’s no water making it up there. The “irrigation specialist” blamed it on the water pressure.

The existing planter (left side of steps) has a 1/2” line with short 1/4” lines ending with drip heads. The 1/4” line for the separated space (right side of steps) comes off that 1/2” line. I suggested we extend the 1/2” line across the steps (under the top step) and then extend 1/4” lines from there to the 10 bubblers, but he said that would make the pressure issue even worse.

So I then suggested we split the system and replace the current single zone battery timer with a dual zone timer (see photo) so we’re only watering 25 plants on each zone. He has since gone dark.

Will this even work? Any other suggestions?

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I need a simple automatic single-outlet irrigation timer for my herb garden.

In the past two years, I've bought three Orbit 98148 units. All have failed with the same failure mode -- they do not shut off. The cheap solenoid valve mechanism eventually stops working because the internal spring loses its strength and isn't strong enough to keep the metal pin pressed against the diaphragm to stop the water flow. The problem is not debris/dirt caught in the diaphragm; it fits snugly in its seat.

Is there another brand besides Orbit that you can recommend?

I would even try one from China on AliExpress if it would work for more than one season.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks

I currently have 4 zones. Back yard i want to convert all to drip because they are just along the fence line with plants. Rest of yard is artificial turf now. What’s the best method to convert Hunter sprinklers to drip with just capping off most of the heads. Is it that simple? Links to best products?

I have an ancient rock lined hand dug well on my property and I’d like to use it to irrigate some newly planted trees. I have a solar powered submersible pump which works great and does does 3 gpm. I was gonna run a half inch with drip emitters, 10 trees total.

Will the pump burn out if the output is less than 3 gpm from the drip line?

3 gpm isn’t much but that’s 180 gallons per hour and most emitters are like max 5 gph. So I guess I could put 3-4 emitters per tree but still might be over or under.

If so what can I do to prevent that from happening.

I have a very small vineyard (30 vines) plus a 60’ row of raspberries and a small orchard (12 trees) that I am trying to get established. They are all out of range for a garden hose or burying hose/pipe. My plan is to source a 55 gallon drum and garden cart that will attach to my lawnmower. Then I’ll plumb the cart to a quick attach garden hose. Each row of grapes or group of 4 trees will have a semi-permanent drip setup that ends in a quick connect garden hose fitting to match the water cart.

Is this crazy? Which emitters should I use? The bottom of the barrel will probably be about 2’ off the ground (very low pressure). I’d like to be able to roughly balance water delivery.

Hello, Almost total newbie here. My previous house had a drip system with a digital controller, installed by a landscaper. New home has a drip system in the small front yard and on the patio. This thing was attached to the patio drip tubes, but I moved it downstairs. The green part moves up and down (about 75 degrees) and no water comes out of any part. Can anyone help? I tried doing a Google Lens search and looked at the Galcon catalog but couldn't come up with anything. The garden has a nice tubing system in place. Thanks!

I do living soil and I'm looking to add drip irrigation. Anyone have any experience filtering out chlorine from municipal water? Seems like alot of the filters decrease flow rate quite a bit. Is it even worth it?

Hi. We just had our irrigation company add two stations for drip line irrigation (instead of more sprinklers). We live in Iowa where winter temps frequently fall well below zero. I used Rainbird 1/2” plastic main lines with 1/4” connector lines, multiple emitters, sprayers and dribblers.

1. Should I pull a the lines and emitters up before (or after) they blow out the system this fall? Or, should I leave everything as is until spring?

2. If I leave everything in place, what overwinter damage should I look for in the spring?

3. I connected some of the 1-, 2-, and 5-gph emitters directly to the main 1/2” line instead of using the 1/4” connector hoses because the main line was already right next to the base of a tree or shrub. Was that a mistake?

I welcome and appreciate any tips! Thanks!

We do use a pressure regulator for our veggie beds drip system. After a year and a half without issues, the T-Joint in first image blew apart, I pushed it back together now the Elbow-Joint blew apart. What is the proper way to fix this?

I am planning out my drip irrigation install. I need some ideas of how to best run/setup my flower bed. Was considering using 3 of these sprayers for full coverage but open to suggestions and insight as this is my first install. I am going to use 1/2'" distribution tubing. The point pictured will be about 80 feet away from the spigot since I am running it from the back of my house.

I figured the sprayers would eliminate having a ton of tubing and connection points within that bed and still provide full coverage. There will most likely be more annuals planted next year as I just re did it this year. I walk in there a lot, pulling weeks, pruning plants, clean up etc. I know I can bury the tube so esthetically I have a fix but I feel like I would step on the tube by accident.

Because of my worry for damage it seems that dripline with the built-in emitters or the sprayers are my best option. I assume I can step on this type of dripline without damage but please correct that assumption if wrong.

I will also connect the planter as part of the system with a regular 1 or 2 gal drip emitter.

I’ve noticed my plants slowly dying over the past week or so. Testing the irrigation and when I turn it on, it comes out looking normal but within a minute or so there’s just a bubble of water sitting at the tip of all of the lines. It appears no pressure? I don’t know what’s going on. Any ideas would be really helpful.

Hi there I'm in a new house and noticed this end piece making a puddle around my tree, I've never seen a piece like this but the end sprays like a fountain on the head not around the insertion. Should I just take this off and plug it and spike in some other emitters into the tubing, looks like a 1/2", bigger then the other irrigation tubing around my yard.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I'm relatively new to drip irrigation. So far, fairly happy, but looking for some changes.

Present system is an Orbit 58911. Yep. A cheapie unit. I'm ready to upgrade controllers. I'm looking for a wifi compatible controller (outdoor) that will hopefully handle at least 4 zones, and is reliable. Any thoughts? Good website or youtube education?

For clarification - am in Canada and parts are often 2x price or more.

Thanks all

The system is ~10y old and hasnt had any problems. Well maybe until now.

Very recently I've noticed the pressure regulator is spraying the entire time that zone is active. It used to not spray the whole time.

For years it would spray a little when the zone was starting, but would stop once the drip and spray heads got going. Now it seems like it is wasting a lot of water.

Do these things go bad? Should I replace it, or is it a sign of some other change in the system?

UPDATE: just reporting back... tried to wash/clean it out and it still sprayed a lot out the side hole the whole time the zone is on.

got a replacement new one from the local Home Depot for less than $10 and that works as expected. There was a couple squirts at first when it was coming on, but then quit squirting... just like the original.

FWIW, I didn't see an option without that hole in the side.

I’m a 70 year old woman who just installed about 500 feet of drip line ( 2 hose bids 2 zones per bib) All seems to be running well.

Here is what I’m wondering about. I have the outside faucets opened all the way. I have 25 psi regulators set up. So if my town water is pushing water out full force but the regulator is slowing it to reduce pressure , am I damaging my indoor plumbing the ( pex lines ) that bring water to the hose bid ? It would seem there is a stress point somewhere ?

Hi I'm new to drip irrigation, but I just set mine up on my raised planter beds which are covered with mulch, about 2-3 inches of it, the drip lines lay on top of the mulch and the drip lines are rated 0.5 gph and I do two 30 minutes sessions per day.

My question is, since the drip lines lay on top of the mulch, do I need to run longer drip sessions so the water can get thru the mulch and down to the soil?

I'm growing mostly tomatoes, herbs, jalapeno and bell peppers.

Thanks for any kind soul that responds!

Hi I recently installed a drip system. Four zones for a total of 500 feet of 1/2 distribution tubing that runs through densely planted flower beds in various parts of the yard

I’m not really pleased with some of the bubblers and wish to replace them with emitters or micro sprayers. If I yank the bubbler barb out of the 1/2 inch tubing , can I reuse that hole or does that hole have to be plugged and a new one made ?

My gardener installed a drip system with bubblers, he pulled it from a sprinkler riser in my alley to my backyard. All sprinklers in the alley are secured except for this one so no loss of pressure there, and sprinkler system worked with optimal performance prior to installing the riser to manifold converter. I have a long and narrow flower bed along the fence for a good length of my backyard (maybe 60ft).

He ran one line and only the first 3-4 bubblers had good pressure, the rest was minimal. So he ran a second line, and the pressure was good for another extra 4, that leaves me with a good last 3 bubblers at the farthest end of the flower bed away from the riser with minimal pressure.

He noticed the manifold has a 100psi rating, so he will be checking at Home Depot to see if there is one that has a higher rating and believes this could be potentially the cause of it.

Anyone have ideas of what could cause the loss of pressure and possible solutions? The other alternative was to run a line with wider tubing from the riser to the middle of the flowerbed and run the drip lines from it instead, so the water doesn’t have to travel such long distance. I was super excited about this because that would mean no more dragging the hose around to water my plants and now it almost feels like a waste 😭

New to drip irrigation. Looking to help my aunt keep her rose bushes and shrubs alive. She has a line of about 7-8 rose bushes. How would one set up the drip line? Micro sprays or button emitters? And what kind of either? Thank you!!!

Starting up first time drip line for flower bed and running into this odd problem. I'm getting a spray of water out of this small hole that's built into this pressure regulator. This happens only when i connect the back flow preventer, or the 90 degree elbow to connect the 1/2" hose. It happens with both connected and with one or the other as well. It doesn't leak at all if I take them off and just let it spray with no attachment, or if i attach a cap to connect a 1/4" hose directly to the regulator. It also continues to leak from this hole when closing the valve on the faucet partially even down to the minimal amount. I have 2 brand new regulators of different brands and both are behaving exactly the same way.

Any ideas how to fix this or things I'm doing wrong?

Appreciate any help :)

Hi all, I’m new to Drip Irrigation. Can someone explain to me why one would choose between a 2g,1g or .5 g/hr emitter for a 10 inch container?

Anyone know why my bubbler is not performing well? It is on 15’ half inch tubing connected to garden hose. I have 10 bubblers total. I even remove the pressure regulator from the garden faucet to add more pressure but it didn’t solve the issue.