Fritz Oppliger wrote:
SVTKate wrote:

Maybe get the kind that seep all over rathern than the kind with little
holes intemittently poked in them


Well it is the kind ... a rubberized web type of thing with holes of
various sizes. Either the fabric or rubber? swells up or algae grow to
obstruct the holes.

The kind of hose SVTKate is speaking of has no "holes". The hose casing gets
wet from the inside, and soaks through to the outside. Even if there were a
coating of some kind of organic material inside (as you seem to think you
have), it wouldn't prevent it from functioning.

Normally these hoses come with a small, plastic disk at the coupling to
regulate the flow of water -- inexpensive pressure regulators of sorts.
Perhaps the hole in this disk is clogged? Or if the disk is missing, perhaps
a solid clump of debris is preventing water from passing to the rest of the
hose.

You could try removing the disk, and opening the capped end of the hose, and
try flushing it out. Or with a female to female adapter, you could attach
the water supply to the normally capped end, and back-flush out the soaker
hose.

--
Warren H.

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