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Re: PVC fittings (was New ideas for plant supports

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> As long as I'm talking about PVC, I've been thinking of building a 
> drip watering system from rigid PVC.  I had wanted to use the 
> "creatively leaky" black rubber drip hose, but I haven't been able to 
> find a consistent supplier for hose couplings that attach to the hose 
> sizes available.  Did talk to a couple of the manufacturers, and they 
> said that the connectors they use are intended for machine crimping 
> only.  Small-diameter clear tubing is another possibility -- it's 
> certainly used for aquariums, and, back in my days as a chemist, 
> fittings were available through the laboratory supply catalogs. Not 
> cheap, though.
> 
> What I think might be the best compromise is to cap rigid PVC, 
> setting up a jig in a drill press to put holes through it at regular 
> intervals. Getting efficient layout goes back to my original question 
> of finding unusual couplers (i.e., beyond 3-way flat tees and 90 
> degree elbows).
> 
> Has anyone done this?  If so, what size did you make the holes and 
> how far apart did you space them?
> 
> Howard
> 
Howard:

Have you thought about the plastic pipes used for sprinkler systems 
though probably more expensive, they do have the fittings though.

-Ron
-Ron
menoldre@va.prestige.net


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