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  • From: Burke Farm <burkefarm AT gmail.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] drip tape woes
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:41:57 -0400

Hi folks,

I am having a problem with my t-tape system. The water's not really
making it to the end of my rows- it gradually peters out about 2/3 of
the way down. There's water in the lines, but it isn't coming out of
the emitters. The emitters are, generally, rather cruddy from hard
water, but even rows with brand new t-tape have the problem, so I
don't think clogged emitters are the cause.

My entire system is within the limitations set forth by the
manufacturer, my field is fairly flat, and my rows are only about 200
feet long. I have checked the lines and don't seem to have excessive
leaks. This same thing happened to me during last summer's drought-
water stopped making it to the ends of my rows. (If I undo the end of
the tape, water will come through the hose.. but apparently there's
not enough pressure to get water through the emitters)

It is a "low flow" system (the regulator is either 7 or 10 psi, can't
remember) and I'm running it off of my household well.

Any thoughts? It seems to work fine in the spring.. either that or
maybe I don't notice this problem until I'm trying to run 8 lines of
drip at a time and the ground is really good and dry.

Lisa Burke
Farming Engineers LLC
z5 central IN




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