can I use the weeper hose hooked into my sprinkler system and run it for 3 minutes 3 times and have it water enough for my plants. I had a soaker hose but in 3 minutes is was only damp and not enough water for the plants will this do the same. can I use the weeper hose hooked into my sprinkler system and run it for 3 minutes 3 times and have it water enough for my plants. I had a soaker hose but in 3 minutes is was only damp and not... » Read More can I use the weeper hose hooked into my sprinkler system and run it for 3 minutes 3 times and have it water enough for my plants. I had a soaker hose but in 3 minutes is was only damp and not enough water for the plants will this do the same. « Show Less
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I have been using the Gilmour weeper hoses exclusively for over 5 years. Depending on the plant and time of year, I run the hoses on Gilmour timers for 5 - 10 minutes every 2-3 at nights. This has been successful for both my flowers, plants and vegetables. There is no lost water from wind as it all stays on the ground. the hoses form nicely around the plant bases with no wasted water.
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The hose has very light "sprinkles" at the end of the hose, and very large "sprinkles" at the start of the hose. As a matter of fact, one of the holes right next to the connection keeps enlarging (expelling most of the water very early on). I'm going to try to mend it, but I am disappointed this happened so quickly. Basically, the amount of water your plant receives will depend on where the plant is located beside the outstretched hose. Frustrating for my use I must say.
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No if I remember right it is only for like three hours. You select how many minutes, it might have been up to 240 minutes. Been all winter haven't messed with it in months and don't have access to it currently. I love the timer though, it has worked great and reliable for me last year. My only quam with it is that it doesn't have a calendar type setup. My watering days are on the even days of the month, so if I select it to water every other day then I have to reset it come the 31st. So as long as the month ends in 28 or 30 I'm great. But otherwise it has helped me tremendously. Good Luck.
542130
Minimum is 25psi maximum is 100psi. Should work fine w/ two sprinklers. As long as you have a standard 3/4' fitting on hour hose should work fine. I use mine with a splitter.
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Sure, just use a regular hose. I have the weeper/soakers set up in all my beds and just move the far end of the regular hose from one soaker to the next. It works fine. Just use low pressure when you turn on the water.
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Drip systems are separate and can not be combined with sprinkler systems. However you can set the sprinkler head to extremely low output and it can be like a drip. I have one in a large flower box and reduced the flow - only the box gets watered!! Just for your information they do sell separate drip systems.
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I run about 100 total feet of this line in two planters (about 6 foot lengths run off of a 1/2" poly line). I use a 25 psi pressure regulator. It really all depends on the pressure in your water lines whether or not you really need to use a pressure regulator, but in general it is a good idea for drip so that the connections don't leak and the lines don't pop off. Also higher pressure means more water flow out of the drip line, which may or may not be a good thing.
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my experience is that it does not work very well with low water pressure when there is too many sprinkler. But I guess it should work well if you are using dripping systems.
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I am not 100% sure. BUT I know that the outlet by the garden has so much pressure we've busted a splitter and a lead hose, yet the timer unit has been fine. We've replaced 2 valves that leak. The valves seem to open all they way, we do have a limit on how many soaker hoses we can feed on each one as it gets light towards the end. I am not sure this helps you.
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That depends on your water pressure but honestly I doubt that you will be able to have four heads working simultaneously off one hose. Also keep in mind that you will not get the specified throw off the sprinkler heads if you try running four at one time, so even if you had the pressure to do so, you would only be watering a small areaō
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Thank you for writing with your question. The entire Garden Row Drip Irrigation Snip-n-Drip Soaker System can be set up in less than 1/2 hour. The cut ends of the soaker hose are closed off with end plugs. The cut ends of the garden hose can be connected quickly with the included 3-way hose couplers. Best Regards, Nita Gardener's Supply Company
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Yes it will. You have a couple of options for this. You can water a single station by turning the dial to that station and then press the "Water Now" button. It will start watering for 10 minutes, but you can easily adjust the time with simple up and down arrows. Or, you can simply press the "Water All Stations" button and the system will cycle through each station, watering them for 10 minutes per station. Again, you can adjust the length of time with an up/down arrow buttons. I use these features fairly often, since the weather has been anything but consistent out here.
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Yes you can use the pump for your lawn irrigiation system. However, there are some control questions you will need to resolve. 1. Is there any chance you could pump your shallow well empty or down to a level where the pickup pipe will be below the level of the water in the well? The pump cannot be ran without water to the input. It is not a self priming pump. 2. Does the irrigation system have an "on-off" timer. If so, then some method will need to be devised to prime the pump. Again, the pump cannot be ran without water at the input. 3. Are there approximately the same number of sprinkler heads in each of the three zones? If there is a large difference in the number of sprinkler heads, the pressure to each zone will vary and un- even results will occur.
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I only run my soaker hoses for one hour exactly. For one corner I have buried the hose about three inches. The rest of the house is still in the works. (too lazy to dig) I have noticed that some of the doors have stopped sticking. These hoses work with small amounts of pressure.
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A timer doesn't work so well. Unless you manually bleed the system, there is still one spritz left in the sprinkler after the timer goes off.
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I have had at most two on at one time. However, we are on well water and the water pressure varies between 40 and 60 psi. At the low end of the pressure, the sprinklers have a difficult time rotating. If you have higher water pressure, then I imagine you may be able to have more sprinklers at one time.
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I would start with 1/2 hour. Test the soil after that and see if it is good and moist around the tree/plant. Normally for trees, I would use a regular hose. For plants, such as ixora, plumbago, etc. 1/2 hour should do the trick. As I said, you really need to check your soil and make sure it is good and moist down to the root area. Normally a soaker hose is used around plants like roses, azaleas etc. So, without know what type of trees or plants you are referring to, it is rather hard to answer.
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I just used a regular garden pressure sprayer. I mixed the concentrate according to the directions and no problems here. Does this side of you house get wet when it rains.... Maybe you could try wetting the house with a hose a few times as this works best with regular rainfall after it dries. Mine gets better with each rain. I usually do mine every two years.