Thursday, September 16, 2010

Fixing the drip line to the citrus after punching a hole through it for drip line stake

The first image shows a big rut made by the large volume of  water caused by the hole in the drip line.
The next images is of clearing the rock  away to make the repairs.

Next dig down until you find the problem. I found a hole in two drip lines, so make sure you check all lines in the area so you don't have to dig it up again!

Now cut out the section of drip line with the holes in it.

Replace the cut out section with new 1/8" drip line and a in-line connector at each end.
Make sure to pay attention and not let any dirt get insdie the open drip line.

Now that you have made your repairs, turn on the water and check for leaks. As you can see we have water flowing out of our emmitters and zero leaks. Next bury the lines and put everything back how it was and nobody will ever know you made a bonehead move and poked holes in your drip line - unless you post it online on your blog HA HA HA!!!

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