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What are my options for fixing this chewed up drip irrigation setup?
On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 17:31:55 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote: Do you think I can just pull out the green water restrictor with pliers and shove the slip-fit shutoff valve onto the existing white pipe coming out of the elbow? I highly doubt that you can. Remember how hard you pulled to remove the poly from the insert? The insert is already a reduced size so not likely you will find a ball valve in that size. I'd cut off the elbow (save as much pipe as possible). Then you will need: - new 3/4 elbow - PVC ball valve (like on your pool pump) - a new insert for the poly - small section of pipe (elbow to ball valve) Repeat on the other line in the other garden section. Unless I missed something... |
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What are my options for fixing this chewed up drip irrigationsetup?
On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:56:30 -0700, Oren wrote:
The insert is already a reduced size so not likely you will find a ball valve in that size. I'd cut off the elbow (save as much pipe as possible). I was afraid of that. Thanks for the warning. I'll try this procedu a. I'll try to pull the green part out of the 3/4" PVC pipe b. If that fails, I'll cut the elbow off and replumb with a new PVC coupling, elbow, & valve c. Then I'll add the pipe-to-hose thread so it can be disconnected when not in use (like when it's my compost heap again!) |
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What are my options for fixing this chewed up drip irrigation setup?
On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:09:37 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote: On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:56:30 -0700, Oren wrote: The insert is already a reduced size so not likely you will find a ball valve in that size. I'd cut off the elbow (save as much pipe as possible). I was afraid of that. Thanks for the warning. I'll try this procedu a. I'll try to pull the green part out of the 3/4" PVC pipe b. If that fails, I'll cut the elbow off and replumb with a new PVC coupling, elbow, & valve c. Then I'll add the pipe-to-hose thread so it can be disconnected when not in use (like when it's my compost heap again!) If you get permission to do it. I'm still in favor of the 8 port manifold. Mine is at surface level and has been in there for ~ 8 years. Not a single problem. |
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What are my options for fixing this chewed up drip irrigationsetup?
On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:09:37 +0000, Danny D. wrote:
a. I'll try to pull the green part out of the 3/4" PVC pipe You guys were right. That green stuff is there to stay. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13419790.jpg I'll probably cut off the elbow and start fresh, as there's no sense in restricting the water flow from the start. |
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