Re: Scarecrows and hoses
- Subject: Re: Scarecrows and hoses
- From: D* M*
- Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 08:34:28 -0600
>If you're plumbing something that will be "turned on" all the time, you
>might want to think about using something other than garden hose, like
>perhaps the black plastic pipe used for drip irrigation. I left a water
>hose under pressure while I was on a business trip; it sprang a leak and ran
>through $400 of water before we noticed and got it turned off. Not pretty.
I had to create a faucet extension to a portion of my front yard
garden. I was able to find some heavy duty hose at our local farm
supply store. It is available by the foot and has been installed for
2 seasons (turned off and drained in winter) with no problems.
--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com
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