Re: Water Measurement
Hello,
I would put the soaker hose in a large pail or tub, turn on the hose for a
specified time, shut off the hose, measure out the water in the pail/tub
and do the math to establish the rate. It will vary, but you will have a
"ballpark" number to work with.
Tom
On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, M.G. wrote:
> Has anyone found a good way to measure the amount of water in gallons that
> goes through soaker hoses and drip tapes. Measuring water with soup cans
> works for overhead sprinklers but not the slow flowing random flow of soaker
> and drip hoses. Have considered filling a know volume tank and then
> emptying that tank through the hoses, but looking at methods that I haven't
> tried yet.
>
> Matt Garver
> mattgarver@wiers.com
>
> p.s. Have seen Squash Bugs in the house and car. Don't know where these
> Winter travelers came from, but only too delighted to dispose of them.
>
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