Barewolf
06-01-2011, 16:57
I’m looking to set up an irrigation system for my allotment this year, which will also use a micro irrigation system for the greenhouse.
I already have a 50 meter Hozelock reinforced hosepipe running from the outside tap down to the greenhouse which still has about 10 meters spare.
I have also installed a Hozelock Y connector half way up the allotment which I used last year to connect a second spray gun to make watering easier.
My trouble with just installing a sprinkler is that I have already tried to do this, and I found that they didn’t reach the whole of my plots, ie; cover them sufficiently.
This year, I plan to rig up a system using cut off valves, timers, and micro irrigation and micro Sprinklers.
Q1 – How do you connect a 13mm Supply Pipe to a standard Hozelock Connector? (See image 1)
Q2 – How do I connect a Water timer to a Hozelock Connector (See image 2), the timer shows a connector for a “Tap” at the top, which won’t fit into a standard connector like in image 1.
Basically, Just outside my Greenhouse, I plan to add a water timer to my existing Hosepipe, and then run some hosepipe into the greenhouse where I can set up my Micro Irrigation system. This is at the very bottom of the Garden and Allotment. I want to be able to have the timer come on separately for the greenhouse than it would be for the allotment, especially if I'm away for a few days.
So I figured if I could attach a separate timer then I could have the greenhouse water system activate when the weather will be hottest during the day.
I would have another timer on the tap which would activate to water the allotment.
Any help much appreciated
I already have a 50 meter Hozelock reinforced hosepipe running from the outside tap down to the greenhouse which still has about 10 meters spare.
I have also installed a Hozelock Y connector half way up the allotment which I used last year to connect a second spray gun to make watering easier.
My trouble with just installing a sprinkler is that I have already tried to do this, and I found that they didn’t reach the whole of my plots, ie; cover them sufficiently.
This year, I plan to rig up a system using cut off valves, timers, and micro irrigation and micro Sprinklers.
Q1 – How do you connect a 13mm Supply Pipe to a standard Hozelock Connector? (See image 1)
Q2 – How do I connect a Water timer to a Hozelock Connector (See image 2), the timer shows a connector for a “Tap” at the top, which won’t fit into a standard connector like in image 1.
Basically, Just outside my Greenhouse, I plan to add a water timer to my existing Hosepipe, and then run some hosepipe into the greenhouse where I can set up my Micro Irrigation system. This is at the very bottom of the Garden and Allotment. I want to be able to have the timer come on separately for the greenhouse than it would be for the allotment, especially if I'm away for a few days.
So I figured if I could attach a separate timer then I could have the greenhouse water system activate when the weather will be hottest during the day.
I would have another timer on the tap which would activate to water the allotment.
Any help much appreciated