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Old 26-06-2013, 12:06 AM posted to rec.gardens,alt.home.repair,ba.gardens
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Default What are my options for fixing this chewed up drip irrigation setup?

On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 22:26:25 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
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On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 05:32:56 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote:

Was it chewed up by critters or just been shredded by rough treatment
and exposure to the elements?


I'm not sure what chewed it up.

The whole thing predates me. I've been using it to create compost
from kitchen scraps, until my wife got the bright idea of actually
using the resulting mulch to grow tomatoes.

http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410495.jpg


The drip lines used need to be covered with some mulch or buried a few
inches. In the desert here; the tend to crack and leak sooner while
on the soil surface.

The funny thing was, no water came out of the thing (it only dripped
a bit at the early connections) so I had figured it wasn't working.

How wrong I was!
http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410500.jpg


LOL - turn the valve off at the valve box; unless you need water
elsewhere. You and all the past water leaks make me giggle.