On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 13:08:42 -0400, Dave Gower wrote:

I have several hundred feet of plastic tubing which I use to water various
plants, shrubs and trees on my property. It has a hose attachment and works
well to deliver a slow stream of warmed water (I am on a well, and here in
Ontario well water is cold all summer).

It works better than a garden hose since it naturally has a low flow rate
and therefore is easier to get a dependable rate of water delivery. It is
also easier to handle and store than several hundred feet of garden hose.
The problem with it is algae build-up. Since it is semi-transparent, algae
grows on the inside and constantly gives me plugging problems.

I guess the answer is periodic flushing with an algaecide, so my question,
what can I use that will not be toxic to the soil (I am on septic, not city
sewer). I've never had a swimming pool, so how about the pool algae killers?
Any home remedies?


Besides bleach you could try to flush vingar throught the system to shock
the algae. Remove all the drip heads and soak them over night. Flush the
sytem with as high of a pressure as possible.

The real answer, in my opinion, is to drain the whole system after each use.
The water laying in the line is only encouraging the algae growths.
Depending on the system, it might be as easy as un-corking the main line
at it's lowest spot.
Better luck with your algae..........

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