On Aug 31, 8:47�am, "Jacqueline Davidson"
wrote:
Our new house has only two outside faucets, neither is near the patio. �We
want to bring a water outlet to the patio by connecting something to the
faucet, copper or PVC plastic, which will allow us to connect a water faucet
at the patio which can be turned on and off, for the patio plants. �We also
need to have the water on the side of the house (which will water the front
plantings too). �My husband is a great do it yourselfer, but not a plumber
so far.
Comments?
And thank you to all the help I get on this list. �Much appreciated.
Jackie
zone 7, MS

Two hose bibs at opposite ends are plenty for most houses... how large
is your house? I have two hose bibs, one at the front, one at the
rear... each with 100' of hose on a reel... that's plenty to reach to
the sides and more than enough to reach out away from the house for
occasional distant watering. There was a time I thought of adding
hose bibs at the sides but then realized how unsightly, two hose reels
are enough to hide and mow around. And quality hose reels are a bit
pricy and still don't hold up well, seems they make them more and more
flimsy each year and charge more and more.

Other than plumbing in additional hose bibs (not very difficult/
expensive) the easier method is to simply lengthen your existing
hoses... probably the least troublesome as well... extra hose bibs and
hoses just present more exposure to winter woes, maintenence/
replacement, and hose storage. Also, for patio watering coil type
hoses are probably the most utile and least cumbersome... it's simple
enough to use a "Y" connection to bring a hose to your patio, tuck it
in to your foundation so you can quick connect a coil hose, simple
valves are easy to add wherever. I think when living in cold weather
locations the fewer hose bibs the better. I have potted plasnts on my
deck but I don't remember ever hauling a hose over to water them,
rather than unwind and rewind a hose it's far easier to fill a
watering can... and I fill my watering can at my kitchen sink. And
think honestly about how often you use a hose, probably a couple times
a week at most, during a rainy spell perhaps not once in a month. And
now at summer's end is a good time to buy a few extra hoses, I like 50
footers, much simpler to handle than 100 footers.