g'day amy lou,

yes you have to get away from the storing bit, and use it as fresh as,
and if you don't use a dishwasher then use the washing up water as
well you can buy a good natural detergent in the supermarkets.

as working with drippers is going to be prone to frequent clogging,
and using filters just adds to the problem because you then have to
clean out an inefficient filter (cheapie) or clean out a maybe more
efficient filter that may minmise drip clogs but will need max'
cleaning. the only filterin mine gets is when i runs through the
screen at the top of tank this needs hosing off once clogged but that
is easy.

use it in the vege gardens so long as you use the under the mulch
system, it could pose problems if sprayed over foliage. maybe consider
running 3/4" hose from tank and into each garden bed then drill holes
in hose to act like drippers the size of holes dependent on how fast
you want the water to drain, say the holes could be anywhere between
1/8" and 5/16" drill size start smaller and open out as you
experiment. i'd suggest 1/2" size hose for the final in the beds but
at least 3/4" up to then. i use a single 1/2 hose and it'll clog very
occassionaly, but the above suggestions should be easier to keep clear
and not as cloggable as dripper nozzles.if need be you could fit cut
off valves so that you can spread the water around among the beds on a
rotational system.

len

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