Dripper hose for your lawn??

[Fr_303]

Has anyone had any experience with putting dripper hose under soil for there lawn?

I've got my hands on a roll of the dripper hose and have enough to do my lawn.

I understand my biggest problem is if the holes bloke up.

The hose will be laid at 30cm spacings and use a 30cm drip emitter spacing.
I was thinking of some type of aggreaget stone around the holes? (but I know i cant go too deep.)

I've heard about filter do these help.

It would be great to here any ideas thanks.

[dazzler]

I have no exp but think that if you were to have it come on each day for a minute or so it would pressure the system and push out the crud.

[Fr_303]

has anyone come across a filter for the dripper hose?
also some type of sock to go over the holes?

[bricks]

Geotextile fabric, buy it at your local irrigations store.

It will cost you alot of money.

[Dan574]

you could always lay it inside of some slotted agg pipe then cover with something to stop dirt getting in.

[Planned LScape]

You can get dripper line called "Tech-line" which has anti-syphon holes in it, wont get blocked. Each hole has a flap that only lets the water out one way

The only thing with lawn drippers is that you need to buy the larger lt/hr hose which uses more water, still less than pop ups though. You can also put flush valves on the end to flush out the pipes periodically. They work okay, not as good as a good pop up system but in dry times you can definately see where the drip lines are located underneath.

You will also have to measure up the total length and make sure the pump or mains you use (if allowed) has enough pressure to water it.

[dazzler]

In reality though I think the future will be almost waterless IMO so I would be investing in grass that does not require any water for the environment/region that you live in.

I spent buckets :wink: when I lived in canberra on water to try and keep the grass looking good. Nowadays most canberrans are moving away from grass to an environmentally more suitable garden for the area.

Not telling you what to do, but worth a thought. :)

[Fr_303]

You can get dripper line called "Tech-line" which has anti-syphon holes in it, wont get blocked. Each hole has a flap that only lets the water out one way

The only thing with lawn drippers is that you need to buy the larger lt/hr hose which uses more water, still less than pop ups though. You can also put flush valves on the end to flush out the pipes periodically. They work okay, not as good as a good pop up system but in dry times you can definately see where the drip lines are located underneath.

You will also have to measure up the total length and make sure the pump or mains you use (if allowed) has enough pressure to water it.

How do the flush valves work? are they anygood?

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How do the flush valves work? are they anygood?

It's worth using, particularly if the drip line is under the soil or mulch. Basically the flush valve is put at the end of the line or lowest point and when the drip system comes on, any sediment that should be trapped inside the piping will be pushed to the end and be flushed out the valve to clean it. All happens automatically when the system is turned on, but the top can be taken off to flush manually too

If any irrigation system is hooked up to your mains water, install a backflow valve just after it joins the mains (on irrigation side), as the irrigation water can siphon back into the mains supply. If there has been fertiliser, sediment, dirt etc brought in through the irrigation this will make its way through too

Try to make your irrigation a circuit too, less pressure loss that way

[Fr_303]

It's worth using, particularly if the drip line is under the soil or mulch. Basically the flush valve is put at the end of the line or lowest point and when the drip system comes on, any sediment that should be trapped inside the piping will be pushed to the end and be flushed out the valve to clean it. All happens automatically when the system is turned on, but the top can be taken off to flush manually too

If any irrigation system is hooked up to your mains water, install a backflow valve just after it joins the mains (on irrigation side), as the irrigation water can siphon back into the mains supply. If there has been fertiliser, sediment, dirt etc brought in through the irrigation this will make its way through too

Try to make your irrigation a circuit too, less pressure loss that way

Thanks for the response,
I've uploaded a rough plan of what I want to do.
The RED and BLUE Sections will be lawn and the PURPLE will be Flower Beds.

I've got given to me the dripper hose so i want to use it.
I have enough to do 30 cm spacing between each line for the lawn.

When you say put it in a circuit is the way i did it right?

Also my land slopes forward towards the road away from the house so were should i put my filters and valves?

Do you think this setup will work?
Any other advise will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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Looks ok. By circuit I mean how you have it in the diagram- have the whole irigation station joined at either end so that there are no stop ends, except for the flush valves and filters. This way the water pressure is kept more consistant. Put your filter near the start of the line and your flush valves down at the lowest point, T off the main circuit and put the flush there.

Add up the total length of the drip lines and tell the irrigation shop if you have a pump, as it will need to run it with enough pressure. Mot drip lines shouldnt run more than 100m in total then you may have to divide it into 2 stations