Drip Irrigation Made Simple - Do It Yourself Guide
1. DIY GUIDE
D R I P I R R I G AT I O N M A D E S I M P L E
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2. Why Drip Irrigation?
Using Drip Irrigation in your garden is EASY!
In three easy steps, this guide will help you understand Advantages of Drip Irrigation
drip watering and show you how to install your drip
Up to 70% savings in Healthier, more bountiful Easy automated watering by
irrigation system. water usage due to plants as a result of less adding a timer or connecting
more efficient delivery over- watering or under- to an underground irrigation
and less run-off. watering. system. Eliminates the chores of
Work out what Decide what Install your Pope
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hand watering.
you’re watering and product best suits water efficient drip
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any special needs you your needs. watering system.
have, for example
burying under mulch
or new planting.
Did you know?
Drip irrigation is a method of
applying moisture directly to
the desired plants and their root
system. Water is distributed slowly
and accurately, reducing water Reduced weed growth Versatility on flat terrain Easy system expansion to
loss from wind or evaporation and by limiting moisture to or sloping landscapes accommodate new planting
minimising moisture wasted on desirable plants only. without wasteful run-off areas or to retrofit an
weeds, unplanted areas or runoff. or erosion. existing sprinkler system.
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3. Why Drip Irrigation?
Watering using a Drip System makes sense!
There are a wide range of drip watering products available to help you water your plants efficiently.
These include:
Individual Drippers Inline Drippers Tricklers Weeping Hose
(Such as Drip Eze or Dripper Hose.)
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• Each has their own unique features and uses.
• But no matter what you use, all drip watering systems work by releasing water slowly at targeted areas of the garden.
• Drip watering helps avoid water wastage that can happen through:
Evaporation Run Off Wind Drift
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The following pages will help you select the product that will be best for you and your gardens’ needs.
4. Watering, Trees, Bushes, Shrubs and Hedges
Drip Eze - Has built in drippers already situated in the tube for an easy to
use roll out system. Each dripper emits 2 litres of water per hour and each
dripper is spaced 30cm apart. Connects just like regular poly pipe. 4mm
Drip Eze is ideal for looping around trees, bushes, shrubs and hedges and
connects easily to 13mm Drip Eze. Can be covered with mulch.
Easy Clean Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm poly pipe or
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used with 4mm poly pipe to get right to the base of the plant. Ideal where
plants are spaced randomly. Available in 2, 4 and 8 litre per hour drippers.
Can be easily taken apart for cleaning. Use when plants have similar
watering needs.
Ultra Drippers - Can be placed directly in to 13mm poly pipe, 13mm
Drip Eze or used with 4mm poly pipe to get right to the base of the plant.
Ideal where plants are spaced randomly. Available in 2, 4 and 8 litre per
hour drippers. Can be easily taken apart for cleaning. Suits slopes and can
be covered with mulch. Use when plants have similar watering needs.
Micro Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm or 4mm poly
pipe to get right to the base of the plant. Ideal where plants are
spaced randomly. Available in 4 litre per hour. Use when plants
have similar watering needs.
Water Weeper - Connects directly into a garden hose or poly pipe.
Look for these
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Trees and Can be Covered Emits water through tiny pores in the hose. Application rate varies
depending on water pressure. Can be covered with mulch. 4mm is
symbols:
Shrubs with Mulch
most suited to looping around trees, bushes, shrubs and hedges.
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5. Watering Garden Beds and Borders
Micro Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm or 4mm poly
pipe to get right to the base of the plant. Ideal where plants are
spaced randomly. Available in 4 litre per hour. Use when plants
have similar watering needs.
Water Weeper - Connects directly into a garden hose or poly pipe.
Emits water through tiny pores in the hose. Application rate varies
depending on water pressure. Can be covered with mulch.
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Available in 4mm or 12mm diameter.
Dripper Hose - A simple roll out system with built in drippers. Dripper Hose Tricklers - Offer variable water flow and wider area coverage
expands when filled with water and is ideal for straight lines or gentle curves. than drippers. Can be placed directly into 13mm poly pipe or
Each dripper emits 1 litre of water per hour and each dripper is spaced 10cm used with 4mm poly pipe. Ideal for use with plants that have
apart. Comes in 7.5 or 15m coils. Connects to garden hose or poly pipe. different watering needs.
Drip Eze - Has built in drippers already situated in the tube for an easy to use
roll out system. Each dripper emits 2 litres of water per hour and each dripper Variable Flow Drippers - Offer variable water flow and a smaller
is spaced 30cm apart. Connects just like regular poly pipe. Use 13mm Drip Eze coverage area than tricklers. Can be placed directly into 13mm
or 4mm Drip Eze - both can be used with existing 13mm poly pipe and can poly pipe, or used with 4mm poly pipe. Ideal for use with plants
snake through the garden. Drip Eze can be covered with mulch. that have different watering needs.
Easy Clean Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm or 4mm poly Tricklers On Spike - Offer variable water flow and wider coverage
pipe to get right to the base of the plant. Ideal where plants are spaced area. Use with 4mm poly pipe when the flow of water needs to
randomly. Available in 2, 4 and 8 litre per hour drippers. Can be easily be elevated.
taken apart for cleaning. Use when plants have similar watering needs.
Ultra Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm poly pipe, 13mm Drip
MU
Eze or used with 4mm poly pipe to get right to the base of the plant. Ideal
where plants are spaced randomly. Available in 2, 4 and 8 litre per hour
Look for these Beds and Slopes
LCH
Can be Covered
Borders with Mulch
drippers. Can be easily taken apart for cleaning. Suits slopes and can be symbols:
covered with mulch. Use when plants have similar watering needs.
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6. Watering Pots and Baskets
Easy Clean Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm or 4mm poly pipe to get right
to the base of the plant. Ideal where plants are spaced randomly. Available in 2, 4 and
8 litre per hour drippers. Can be easily taken apart for cleaning. Use when plants have
similar watering needs.
Ultra Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm poly pipe, 13mm Drip Eze or used
with 4mm poly pipe to get right to the base of the plant. Ideal where plants are spaced
randomly. Available in 2, 4 and 8 litre per hour drippers. Can be easily taken apart for
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cleaning. Suits slopes and can be covered with mulch. Use when plants have similar
watering needs.
Micro Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm or 4mm poly pipe to get right
to the base of the plant. Ideal where plants are spaced randomly. Available in 4 litre
per hour. Use when plants have similar watering needs.
Tricklers - Offer variable water flow and wider area coverage than drippers. Can be
placed directly into 13mm poly pipe or used with 4mm poly pipe. Ideal for use with
plants that have different watering needs.
Variable Flow Drippers - Offer variable water flow and a smaller coverage area
than tricklers. Can be placed directly into 13mm poly pipe or used with 4mm poly
pipe. Ideal for use with plants that have different watering needs.
Look for these
MU
LCH
Pots and Can be Covered
Tricklers On Spike - Offer variable water flow and wider coverage area. Use with
symbols:
Baskets with Mulch
4mm poly pipe when the flow of water needs to be elevated.
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7. Watering Vegetable or Herb Gardens
Watering Vegetable or Herb Gardens
Easy Clean Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm or 4mm poly
pipe to get right to the base of the plant. Ideal where plants are spaced
randomly. Available in 2, 4 and 8 litre per hour drippers. Can be easily
taken apart for cleaning. Use when plants have similar watering needs.
Ultra Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm poly pipe, 13mm
Drip Eze or used with 4mm poly pipe to get right to the base of the
plant. Ideal where plants are spaced randomly. Available in 2, 4 and
8 litre per hour drippers. Can be easily taken apart for cleaning. Suits
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slopes and can be covered with mulch. Use when plants have similar
watering needs.
Micro Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm or 4mm poly
pipe, to get right to the base of the plant. Ideal where plants are
spaced randomly. Available in 4 litre per hour. Use when plants
have similar watering needs.
MU Tricklers - Offer variable water flow and wider area coverage than
Look for these Vegetable and
LCH
Can be Covered drippers. Can be placed directly into 13mm poly pipe or used with
Herb Gardens with Mulch 4mm poly pipe. Ideal for use with plants that have different watering
symbols: needs.
Dripper Hose - Has built in drippers for an easy to use roll out system ideal Variable Flow Drippers - Offer variable water flow and a smaller
for straight lines or gentle curves. Each dripper emits 1 litre or water per hour coverage area than tricklers. Can be placed directly into 13mm poly
and each dripper is spaced 10cm apart. Comes in 7.5 or 15m coils. Expands pipe or used with 4mm poly pipe. Ideal for use with plants that have
when filled with water. Connects to garden hose or poly pipe. different watering needs.
Drip Eze - Has built in drippers for an easy to use roll out system. Each Tricklers On Spike - Offer variable water flow and wider coverage
dripper emits 2 litres of water per hour and each dripper is spaced 30cm apart. area. Use with 4mm Poly Pipe when the flow of water needs to
Connects just like regular poly pipe. 4mm Drip Eze can be used with existing be elevated.
13mm poly pipe to snake through the garden. Can be covered with mulch.
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8. Watering Under Mulch Watering on Slopes
Watering Under Mulch
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Drip Eze - Has built in drippers for an easy to use roll out system. Each
dripper emits 2 litres of water per hour and each dripper is spaced 30cm Drip Eze for slopes - Specially designed for even water distribution on
apart. Connects just like regular poly pipe. 4mm Drip Eze can be used slopes. Each dripper emits 2 litres of water per hour and is spaced 30cm
with existing 13mm poly pipe to snake through the garden. Can be apart. Connects just like regular poly pipe. Can be covered with mulch.
covered with mulch.
Ultra Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm poly pipe, 13mm Ultra Drippers - Can be placed directly into 13mm poly pipe, 13mm
Drip Eze or used with 4mm poly pipe to get right to the base of the Drip Eze or used with 4mm poly pipe to get right to the base of the
plant. Ideal where plants are spaced randomly. Available in 2, 4 and plant. Ideal where plants are spaced randomly. Available in 2, 4 and
8 litre per hour drippers. Can be easily taken apart for cleaning. Suits 8 litre per hour drippers. Can be easily taken apart for cleaning. Suits
slopes and can be covered with mulch. Use when plants have similar slopes and can be covered with mulch. Use when plants have similar
watering needs. watering needs.
Water Weeper - Connects directly into a garden hose or poly pipe. MU
Emits water through tiny pores in the hose. Application rate varies Look for these Slopes
LCH
Can be Covered
depending on water pressure. Can be covered with mulch. Available with Mulch
in 4mm or 12mm diameter. symbols:
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9. Selecting the right drip solution Advantages
• Easy to install.
Drip Eze - 4mm and 13mm • Suits most drip
watering applications.
Water
• Low water
Emission Rate emission rate.
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2 LITRES
DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN
PER HOUR
PER DRIPPER
MU
LCH
Beds and Can be Covered Vegetable and
Borders with Mulch Herb Gardens
Suitable for: Drip Eze - 4mm Drip Eze - 13mm
• All soil types including
sandy, loamy and clay soils.
Distance between emitters Distance between emitters
• Areas up to 50m long.
• Can be covered with mulch.
• Low water pressure.
Not suitable for:
• Non mains water tank 30cm 30cm
connections / non-potable water. Drip Eze - 4mm works with poly pipe or 13mm Drip Drip Eze -13mm can be connected to a tap or used with
• Pots or hanging baskets. Eze and is most suitable for being looped around poly tube and is most suitable for garden beds, hedges,
• Slopes. trees and shrubs to run from existing poly tube, or if nature strips and vegetable gardens.
replacing spray jets.
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10. Selecting the right drip solution Advantages
• Simple to install.
Water Weeper - Water seeps through tiny pores • Easy to use.
• Ideal for densely
Water planted areas.
Emission Rate
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VARIABLE
FLOW
Suitable for: Water Weeper - 4mm Water Weeper - 12mm
• Connecting to a garden hose.
• All soil types including Water Weeper - 4mm connects to 13mm poly pipe. Emits Water Weeper -12mm connects directly into a garden
sandy, loamy and clay soils. water through tiny pores in the hose. Application rate varies hose or poly pipe. Emits water through tiny pores in the
• Garden beds, hedges and depending on water pressure. Ideal for looping around hose. Application rate varies depending on water pressure.
nature strips. trees and shrubs. Can be gently snaked through garden beds and borders.
• Can be covered with mulch.
• Low water pressure.
Not suitable for:
• Non mains water tank
connections / non-potable water.
• Pots or hanging baskets. Beds and Trees and
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Can be Covered Beds and Trees and
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Can be Covered
• Vegetable or herb gardens. Borders Shrubs with Mulch Borders Shrubs with Mulch
• Slopes.
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11. Selecting the right drip solution
Advantages
• Cost effective.
Dripper Hose • Easy to use.
• Lowest water
emission rate.
• Operates at very low
Water pressure 100kPa.
Emission Rate
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1 LITRE
PER HOUR
PER DRIPPER
Suitable for: Dripper Hose
• All soil types including sandy, 7.5m or 15m Beds and Borders
loamy and clay soils.
• Tap based or fixed irrigation systems.
• Densely planted gardens including Distance between emitters:
hedges, flower beds and vegetables.
• Where straight lines or gentle MU
LCH
curves are needed.
• Areas up to 15m long. Can be Covered with Mulch
• Covering with mulch.
• Very low water pressure.
10cm
• Non mains water tank Pope Dripper Hose is packed flat and expands when Vegetable and Herb Gardens
connections / non-potable water. filled with water to become a round tube. It comes
• Slopes. fitted and ready to attach to a garden hose or poly pipe.
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12. Selecting the right drip solution Advantages
• Can be placed exactly at each
plant’s root zone.
Easy Clean Drippers / Ultra Drippers • Can be installed onto 4mm
tube-reduces the need for poly
tube to run past every plant.
• Can be taken apart to be cleaned.
Easy Clean Dripper
• Low water emission rate.
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Easy Clean Drippers connect straight into 13mm poly
tube or can be used with 4mm poly tube.
Beds and Vegetable and Pots and
Borders Herb Gardens Baskets
Suitable for:
• Plants spaced randomly apart.
• Targeted and efficient watering
2 4 8 at each plant’s root zone.
• Pots or hanging baskets.
• Areas with low water pressure.
2 LITRES 4 LITRES 8 LITRES
• Easy to take apart and clean.
PER HOUR PER HOUR PER HOUR
Ultra Drippers connect straight into 13mm poly tube or Drip
Eze and can be used with 4mm poly tube. They are suitable
• Ideal flow rate for • Ideal flow rate for • Ideal flow rate for
for sloping garden areas or to be covered in mulch. They also most applications. trees, shrubs, bushes trees, shrubs, native
inhibit insects from entering and blocking the dripper. and mid to large gardens and any
• Suits sandy
soils.
sized established plants requiring • Non mains water tank
plants. infrequent but
MU thorough soaking. connections .
Beds and Slopes
LCH
Can be Covered • Suits loamy or clay
Borders with Mulch soil. • Suits loamy or clay • Non-potable water.
soil.
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13. Selecting the right drip solution Advantages
• Can be placed exactly at each
plant’s root zone.
Micro Drippers • Can be installed onto 4mm
tube-reduces the need for poly
tube to run past every plant.
• Cost effective.
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Micro Drippers connect straight into 13mm poly tube
or can be used with 4mm poly tube.
Suitable for:
• Plants spaced randomly apart. Beds and Borders
• Targeted and efficient watering
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at each plant’s root zone.
• Areas with low water pressure.
• Trees, shrubs, bushes and larger
plants. 4 LITRES
PER HOUR Trees and Shrubs
Not Suitable for:
• Ideal flow rate for
• Non mains water tank trees, shrubs, bushes
and mid to large sized
connections. established plants.
• Non-potable water. • Suits loamy or clay soil. Pots and Baskets
• Sloping gardens.
• Covering with mulch.
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14. Selecting the right drip solution
Advantage
• Allows the flow of
Variable Flow Drippers and Tricklers water to be adjusted
to suit plants with
differing water needs.
Variable Flow Drippers Veri-Flow® Dripper adjusts from
0 - 60 litres per hour.
Low flow rate: Mid flow rate: High flow rate:
• Sandy soils. • Loamy or clay soils. • Heavy clay soils.
• Potting mix. • Established bushes, • Trees & large plants.
• Plants that require shrubs and hedges. • Vegetables and
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less water. • Vegetables and fruiting plants.
fruiting plants.
Connect straight into 4mm or 13mm poly tube.
Beds Trees Vegetable Pots
and and and Herb and
Borders Shrubs Gardens Baskets
Variable Flow Tricklers Suitable for:
• Connecting to poly pipe.
• Plants with different
watering needs.
Veri-Flow® Adjustable Inline Trickler
• Pots or hanging baskets.
Trickler Flow Trickler on Spike
• Garden beds and borders.
• Adjustable flow • Adjustable flow • Adjustable flow • Hedges, shrubs, bushes & trees.
rate 0-30 lph. rate 0-50 lph. Trickler 0-100 lph.
• Low water pressure.
•`Threaded inlet. • Barbed inlet. • 100mm spike
• Use with 4mm • Use with 13mm elevates trickler.
rigid poly tube. & 4mm poly tube. • Connect to 13mm Not suitable for:
Connect straight into 4mm or 13mm poly tube. • Ideal for pots and • Trickler action gives poly using 4mm tube. • Sloping garden areas.
hanging baskets. larger area coverage. • Trickler action gives • Covering with mulch.
Beds Trees Vegetable Pots • Trickler action • Ideal for shrubs. larger area coverage.
and and and Herb and gives larger area
• Non mains water tank
Borders Shrubs Gardens Baskets connections/ non-potable water.
coverage.
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15. Selecting the right drip solution
The difference between Drippers and Tricklers
Drippers Fixed Discharge - Dripper Only
Drippers water a concentrated area. Guaranteed to deliver water in an ecologically responsible and
efficient manner when used correctly. Use when watering plants
that are the same or require the same amounts of water.
• Easy Clean and Ultra Dripper - 2, 4 and 8 L/hr
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• Micro Dripper - 4 L/hr
• Drip-Eze - Built in drippers each emitting 2 L/hr
• Dripper Hose - Built in drippers each emitting 1 L/hr
Tricklers Adjustable Discharge - Drippers and Tricklers
Tricklers water a wider area. Variable Flow Drippers and Tricklers are adjustable to suit the
plant being watered. Just unscrew the cap to increase flow.
• Veri-Flow® Dripper 0-60 L/hr
• Veri-Flow® Trickler 0-30 L/hr
• Adjustable Flow Trickler 0-50 L/hr
• Trickler on Spike 0-100 L/hr
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16. Installing Drip Eze - 13mm
Connecting to a garden hose Connecting to 13mm poly pipe
You will need: You will need:
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13mm Barb to Snap-on
Tap Ready Garden Hose Hose Connector 13mm End Plug 13mm Loc-Sure Clamps 13mm Barbed Joiner 13mm End Plug 13mm Tees or Elbows 300kPa Pressure Reducer 13mm Loc-Sure Clamps 13mm Filter
1 Roll out Drip Eze and 2 Insert the 13mm barb to 3 Insert the 13mm end 1 Roll out Drip Eze
and place in area to
2 For poly pipe systems use
a 13mm barbed joiner to
3 For other watering
patterns such as grid
place in area to be snap-on hose connector plug at the end of the
watered. at the end to be Drip Eze. Secure with be watered. connect to 13mm poly layouts, you can use
connected to the hose. 13mm Loc-Sure clamp. pipe or other 13mm Drip 13mm tees and 13mm
Secure with 13mm Loc- Eze. Secure with 13mm elbows to cover the
Sure clamp. Loc Sure clamps. desired watering area.
Insert a 13mm end Ensure a 13mm filter has
TIP! 4 plug at the end of the
Drip Eze (if required)
5 been fitted to the start of
the line and if connected to
To customise your watering so
and secure with a tap, use a 300kPa
that selected plants receive water
a 13mm Loc Sure pressure reducer.
right at the root zone, add 2 lph
clamp.
Ultra drippers to the Dip Eze.
These can be placed as desired
in the line. See instructions for
installing drippers.
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17. Installing Drip Eze - 4mm
Replacing existing spray watering systems
OR running lengths of 4mm Drip Eze from the main line.
Making loops around trees and bushes
You will need: You will need:
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Repair Plugs 4mm Barbed Adaptors Hole Punch 4mm Barbed Tees 4mm Barbed Adaptors Hole Punch Repair Plugs (in case of error)
1 Remove existing spray 2 Insert the 4mm adaptor 3 Plug end of 4mm Drip 1 Cut the required
length of 4mm Drip
2 Join together using a
4mm barbed tee.
3 Cut another length of
4mm Drip Eze (or 4mm
products from your into the required length Eze with a repair plug.
13mm poly tube. If of 4mm Drip Eze. Push Eze so it can circle the poly pipe) long enough
necessary, repair hole into existing hole left by base of the plant and to connect to the main
in poly tube with spray system or make apply water to the poly or Drip Eze line.
repair plugs. a new hole with a hole root zone.
punch.
a) Attach a barbed 4mm Punch a hole in the Connect the “tail”
4 adaptor to the tail of
the 4mm line.
5 main line. 6 of the loop into the
main line.
b)
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18. Installing Waterweeper
Using 12mm Waterweeper Using 4mm Waterweeper
You will need: You will need:
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Tap Ready Garden Hose 4mm Barbed Adaptor Repair Plugs 4mm Barbed Tees Hole Punch
1 Roll out the Water 2 Connect to your garden 1 Cut the length of
4mm Water Weeper
2 Insert a barbed adaptor
into one end, and a repair
3 Punch a hole in existing
13mm poly tube.
Weeper and place in hose.
area to be watered. required. plug in the other end.
TIP! 4 insert the barbed end 5 Lay 4mm Water
TIP!
of the cut 4mm piece Weeper in the area to
• Use hold down stakes to keep into the poly tube. be watered. For looping around trees, cut
the Water Weeper in place! the Water Weeper so it can circle
• Cover Water Weeper with the base of the plant and apply
mulch for greater water saving. water to the root zone. Join
• For best results always turn the together using a 4mm barbed
tap on slowly with each use tee. Connect to the poly tube
until water slowly drips from using another length of water
the Water Weeper. weeper and a barbed adaptor.
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19. Installing Dripper Hose
Connecting to a garden hose Connecting to 13mm poly pipe
You will need: You will need:
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Tap Ready Garden Hose 100kPa Pressure Reducer 13mm Snap Sure Connector 13mm Inline Filter 13mm Poly Pipe 100kPa Pressure Reducer
1 Roll out dripper hose and place in area 2 Connect to garden hose fitted with 1 Roll out dripper hose and place in
area to be watered.
2 Use a snap on connector at the end of
the 13mm poly pipe and connect to
to be watered. snap on connector.
dripper hose.
Note: Note:
Dripper Hose works at very low pressure. If you aren’t using a 100kPa pressure reducer, you should ensure
For new systems being connected to a tap you will need a 13mm inline filter and a 100kPa Pressure reducer
that when inflated with water, the drip tube can be easily squeezed together. If there is resistance or it is
connected to your tap.
hard to push together, you should adjust your flow of water at the tap accordingly.
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20. TIP!
Installing Easy Clean Drippers / Ultra Drippers
To clean drippers unscrew
the cap, rinse the dripper
and clean debris and grit.
Screw the dripper cap
back in place.
Placing drippers into 13mm poly tube Placing drippers into 4mm poly tube
OR placing Ultra Drippers into Drip Eze
TIP!
You will need: Y
You will need:
2 lph Ultra Drippers can be
inserted into 13mm Drip
Eze for extra watering or
more localised application
of water.
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Hole Punch 4mm Poly Tube 4mm Barbed Adaptor Hole Punch
1 Ensure that the 13mm poly tube is laid 2 Using the hole punch, pierce holes 1 Cut the required
length of 4mm poly
2 Fit the dripper to the end
of the 4mm poly tube.
3 Fit the 4mm adaptor
to the other end of
out in the best position in your garden. into the 13mm tube, getting as close
as possible to the plant’s root zone. tube so it can reach the 4mm poly tube.
the base of the plant
applying water to
the root zone.
Push the dripper firmly into the poly tube If you make an error or need to change Punch a hole in the Push the 4mm barbed
3 (or Drip Eze for Ultra Drippers). 4 the position of any drippers use repair
plugs to patch the hole.
4 main line (the existing
13mm poly tube)
5 adaptor into the hole
in the main 13mm
poly line.
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21. Installing variable flow drippers and tricklers
Placing drippers or tricklers into 13mm poly tube Placing drippers or tricklers into 4mm poly tube
You will need: You will need:
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Hole Punch Repair Plugs 4mm Poly Tube 4mm Barbed Adaptor Hole Punch
1 Ensure that the 13mm poly tube is laid 2 Using the hole punch, pierce holes 1 Cut the required
length of 4mm poly
2 Fit the trickler to the end
of the 4mm poly tube.
3 Fit the 4mm adaptor
to the other end of
out in the best position in your garden. into the 13mm tube, getting as close
as possible to the plant’s root zone. tube so it can reach the 4mm poly tube.
the base of the plant
applying water to
the root zone.
Push the trickler or dripper firmly into the If you make an error or need to change Punch a hole in the Push the 4mm barbed
3 poly tube. 4 the position of any drippers or tricklers
use repair plugs to patch the hole.
4 main line (the existing
13mm poly tube).
5 adaptor into the hole
in the main line.
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22. Installing your drip system
Connecting to the water source - Using a garden hose based system from your tap
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This method gives you the versatility of using Remove tap nut from tap (if one exists) and Connect a tap nut to the base of your
your Tap Ready™ garden hose to connect to your attach a pressure reducer to your tap. This will pressure reducer.
system. This means you have flexibility to use ensure the water pressure is low enough to
your garden hose for many things, and you don’t correctly operate the drip system.
have to worry about burying pipes under paths or
driveways.
DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN
This style of connection can be used with:
• 12mm Water Weeper
• 13mm Drip Eze
• 13mm Poly Pipe Systems
• Dripper Hose
3 OR
Add a tap timer to the base of the pressure Snap your garden hose on to the tap timer. Snap the end of your garden hose into your
reducer for greater watering efficiency. (Your tap 4 5 drip system. Water Weeper and Dripper Hose
timer should be ready to use without attaching come ready to connect directly to the hose.
a tap nut.) If you’re using 13mm Drip Eze or 13mm poly
pipe, fit the start of the pipe with a 13mm
barb to snap on hose connector and secure
with a Loc- Sure clamp.
Note: If you’re using 13mm Drip Eze or a 13mm poly pipe based system you should use a filter to minimise particles being deposited through the system and blocking the drippers.
An inline filter has two barbed ends so it fits easily on the 13mm poly tube or 13mm Drip Eze. This can be situated anywhere in the line, but it must be before the drippers.
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23. Installing your drip system
Creating a system from your tap - The quick and easy way to install your drip system
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Fit pressure reducer to the tap. This will ensure Attach a timer to the base of the pressure Connect a tap nut with 13mm barbed tail to the
the water pressure is low enough to correctly reducer for greater watering efficiency. base of your pressure reducer or tap timer if
operate the drip system and conserve water. using one. You can then connect your 13mm
poly pipe or 13mm Drip Eze to the barbed outlet.
DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN
All systems should use a filter to minimise Attach poly tube or Drip Eze to the inline filter and lay
4 particles being deposited through the system and 5 in desired location in garden.
blocking the drippers. An inline filter has two
barbed ends so it fits easily on to 13mm poly tube
or 13mm Drip Eze. This can be situated anywhere
in the line, but must be before the drippers. TIP!
Secure with 13mm Loc-Sure clamps. Consider using a two
way tap to give you
more versatility. Use
one outlet for your drip
system and another for
your garden hose!
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24. Converting spray systems into drip systems
Using Drippers or Tricklers Using 4mm Drip Eze or 4mm Water Weeper
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Remove existing spray Repair holes with repair Place drippers directly Remove existing spray jets. Repair holes with repair plugs (if not
jets. plugs (if not using into existing holes (or using existing positions).
existing positions). use a hole punch to
create new holes).
DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN
OR Cut required lengths of 4mm Drip Eze Add a 4mm barbed adaptor to one end
3 or Water Weeper. 4 of the 4mm Drip Eze or Water Weeper
and place a repair plug at the other end.
Attach dripper to a length of 4mm Insert a 4mm barbed adaptor into
1 poly tube. 2 the other end of the 4mm poly pipe.
Push 4mm poly with adaptor into Place dripper in required position. Using the existing holes left by the spray Place 4mm Drip Eze or Water Weeper
3 the new or existing hole. 4 5 system, insert the barbed end of the 6 in the required position throughout the
4mm Drip Eze or Water Weeper into the garden.
existing line (or create a new hole in the
existing poly line).
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25. How long should I water?
Watering using drippers and tricklers
Using drip systems in your garden
Drip systems use low pressure from your tap. Always remember to use a filter with drip systems and a pressure reducer to ensure low operating pressure.
Drippers Drippers Drippers Micro Dripper Veri-flow® Dripper Veri-flow® Trickler Dripper Hose Drip Eze 4mm Water Weeper 12mm Water Weeper
Use this table
as a guide for
DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN
watering your
garden.
flow rate per emitter 2 l ph 4 l ph 8 l ph 4 lph 0 - 60 l ph 0 - 30 lph 1 l ph 2 l ph 120 lph per 10m 240 lph per 15m
seedlings 10 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes 5 minutes up to 5 minutes up to 5 minutes 20 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 5 minutes
small established
30 minutes 15 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes up to 15 minutes up to 15 minutes 1 hour 30 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes
shrubs
larger shrubs 45 minutes 25 minutes 15 minutes 25 minutes up to 25 minutes up to 25 minutes 90 minutes 45 minutes 45 minutes 25 minutes
flower beds 30 minutes 15 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes up to 15 minutes up to 15 minutes 1 hour 30 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes
vegetables 30 minutes 15 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes up to 15 minutes up to 15 minutes 1 hour 30 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes
trees 1 hour 30 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes up to 30 minutes up to 30 minutes not suitable 1 hour 1 hour 30 minutes
Note: Watering times highlighted above are based on operating pressure of 150kPa. Use as a guide only.
Watering times will vary based on your soil type and weather conditions.
Water sandy soil more frequently and water clay soil less frequently (refer to the diagram
on page 28 to check what type of soil you have).
SAND LOAM CLAY
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