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- 1. DIY GUIDE D RI P I R R I G AT I O N M A D E S I M P L E www.popeproducts.com.au
- 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 1 2 3 hand watering. you’re watering and product best suits water efficient drip DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 1 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 3. Why Drip Irrigation? Wateringusing 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.) DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN • 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 2 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 DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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 MU LCH 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. 3 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 5. Watering Garden Bedsand 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. DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 65 4 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 6. Watering Pots andBaskets 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 DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 5 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 7. Watering Vegetable orHerb 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 DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 6 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 8. Watering Under Mulch Watering on Slopes Watering Under Mulch DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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: 7 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 9. Selecting the rightdrip solution Advantages • Easy to install. Drip Eze - 4mm and 13mm • Suits most drip watering applications. Water • Low water Emission Rate emission rate. 2 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. 8 View the Drip Eze video at www.popeproducts.com.au
- 10. Selecting the rightdrip solution Advantages • Simple to install. Water Weeper - Water seeps through tiny pores • Easy to use. • Ideal for densely Water planted areas. Emission Rate DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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 MU LCH Can be Covered Beds and Trees and MU LCH Can be Covered • Vegetable or herb gardens. Borders Shrubs with Mulch Borders Shrubs with Mulch • Slopes. 9 11 View the Drip Eze video at www.popeproducts.com.au
- 11. Selecting the rightdrip solution Advantages • Cost effective. Dripper Hose • Easy to use. • Lowest water emission rate. • Operates at very low Water pressure 100kPa. Emission Rate 1 DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 11 View the Drip Eze video at www.popeproducts.com.au
- 12. Selecting the rightdrip 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. DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 11 12 13 View the Drip Eze video at www.popeproducts.com.au Note: To take apart simply unscrew the cap and rinse free of debris and grit.
- 13. Selecting the rightdrip 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. DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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 4 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. 12 View the Drip Eze video at www.popeproducts.com.au
- 14. Selecting the rightdrip 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 DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 13 View the Drip Eze video at www.popeproducts.com.au Note: To adjust the flow rate, simply turn the cap.
- 15. Selecting the rightdrip 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 DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN • 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 14 View the Drip Eze video at www.popeproducts.com.au
- 16. Installing Drip Eze- 13mm Connecting to a garden hose Connecting to 13mm poly pipe You will need: You will need: DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 15 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au Note: For new systems being connected to a tap you will need a 13mm inline filter and a pressure reducer connected to your tap.
- 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: DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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) 14 13 16 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au Note: For new systems being connected to a tap you will need a 13mm inline filter and a Pressure reducer connected to your tap.
- 18. Installing Waterweeper Using 12mm Waterweeper Using 4mm Waterweeper You will need: You will need: DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 17 15 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 19. Installing Dripper Hose Connectingto a garden hose Connecting to 13mm poly pipe You will need: You will need: DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 18 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 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. DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 19 19 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au Note: For new systems being connected to a tap you will need a 13mm inline filter and a Pressure reducer connected to your tap.
- 21. Installing variable flowdrippers and tricklers Placing drippers or tricklers into 13mm poly tube Placing drippers or tricklers into 4mm poly tube You will need: You will need: DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 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. 20 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au Note: For new systems being connected to a tap you will need a 13mm inline filter and a Pressure reducer connected to your tap.
- 22. Installing your dripsystem Connecting to the water source - Using a garden hose based system from your tap 1 2 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. 21 21 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 23. Installing your dripsystem Creating a system from your tap - The quick and easy way to install your drip system 1 2 3 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! 22 22 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 24. Converting spray systemsinto drip systems Using Drippers or Tricklers Using 4mm Drip Eze or 4mm Water Weeper 1 2 3 1 2 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). 23 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 25. How long shouldI 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 24 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 26. Installing your dripsystem Accessories you may need To make your drip system the most effective, you may need to consider these products. Loc-Sure Locking Clamps Repair Plugs Pressure Punch Hold Down Inline Filter Use this table as Clamps Reducer Stake a guide for what you may need for DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN installing your drip irrigation system. Size 13mm or 19mm 13mm or 19mm 4mm Fits 3/4” or 1” garden Punches holes for drippers For 13mm Poly 13mm or 19mm taps and 4mm fittings Tube, Drip Eze or 12mm Water Weeper Use Used to secure Used to secure barbed Use when repairing Lowers the available Easily and quickly punches Secures tubing in Should be used in every barbed fittings fittings to poly pipe or holes in 13mm poly pressure from your holes in 13mm poly pipe or place. Particularly drip application to ensure to poly pipe or Drip Eze. Easy to use, pipe or Drip Eze, or as garden tap to a Drip Eze to make inserting useful when using that dirt or particles are Drip Eze. Loc-Sure can be squeezed tight an end peg for 4mm suitable level for drip drippers or tricklers easy. bends and curves. filtered from the water Clamps are the by hand. pipe or Drip Eze. irrigation. Fits directly Also used for inserting Stakes ensure line before reaching the dripper most suitable onto your garden tap. 4mm adaptors into 13mm does not lift or system. Connects to 13mm clamps for drip tubing. move so that water or 19mm tubing with Loc- systems. is distributed in the Sure or Locking Clamps. right place. USE WITH Look for products with this symbol. DRIP 25 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 27. Useful Hints andTips Sandy soil and potting mix Larger plants such as trees, shrubs & bushes Sandy soil and potting mix have very fast drainage. This means you should use Established plants generally drippers with lower emission rates so the water seeps more slowly into the soil and water can be absorbed by the root zone, rather than bypassing the roots. require more water than smaller or younger plants and 4 they require it less frequently. 4 LITRES Often, a good long soak is PER HOUR recommended. Consider using higher flow 8 DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN Fast Water Emission Rate Slow Water Emission Rate rate products such as 4 or 8 litre per hour drippers and ensure coverage is around the 8 LITRES PER HOUR root areas of the trunk. Where to Place Drippers Loop around Trees Drippers should be placed almost in line with Drippers should be spaced evenly around the width of the tree. the tree. 26 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 28. Useful Hints andTips More Handy Hints Use a Punch to pierce holes in 13mm poly pipe. For hanging baskets, use 4mm poly and a 4mm Using a pressure reducer lowers the available For potted plants use drippers, poly and a 4mm adaptor to apply water direct to basket. pressure from your garden tap to a suitable level adaptor to water the base of the plant. for drip irrigation. DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN Use a Repair Plug if fittings need to be moved. Always use a filter, to prevent particles from blocking drippers and clean out your filter regularly. 27 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 29. Useful Hints andTips How much water does your soil hold? Watersmart Checklist: Save water in your garden! 1 Check the light Check your soil type to calculate how much water your soil will hold. How many hours of direct sun does each area of your yard get? This will This will help you understand how often you should water. influence how often you need to water. • Grab a hand-full of soil and squeeze it gently with your fingers (don’t do this when 1 - 4 hrs 4 - 6 hrs 6+ hrs the soil is very wet or very DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN dry). Open your fist and gently poke at the soil. • 1 to 4 hours of sun or 3 to 6 • 4 to 6 hours of sun or 6 to 8 • More than 6 hours of sun hours of dappled sunlight means hours of dappled sunlight a day means you have a you have a shade garden. means you have partial shade. sun garden. 2 Check you compost levels No matter what type of soil you have, adding organic matter allows for the ideal flow of water through the soil. You can easily make your own at home. By using compost or mulch in your garden you can stop water loss through evaporation and also prevent soil erosion. Mulching can prevent up to 73% of soil evaporation loss whilst it also restricts weed growth. Sandy Soil Loam Soil Clay Soil 3 Check your plants and placement If the soil falls apart If the soil gently breaks into If the soil stays tightly in a completely you have sandy small clumps, you have loam clump, you have clay soil Select plants and grass suited to your climate, the amount of light, and soil type. soil which allows water to run which is the ideal soil. It which doesn’t allow water to Native plants are the best choices. Incorporate “hydrozones” within your landscape. straight through and therefore contains a mix of particles, flow through it therefore roots Hydrozones are areas where you can group plants with similar water requirements. plants don’t get enough water allowing water to move more don’t grow well, and plants and dry out quickly. slowly through the soil. get waterlogged. 4 Check your garden is weed free As a general rule sandy soil will need to be watered more frequently Weed! Be on top of your weeding in the garden. Weeds compete with the plants than loamy or clay soil which will hold more water. in your garden for water. Be water wise and don’t water the weeds! 28 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 30. Useful Hints andTips Glossary of terms Drip Eze Dripper Hose Filter Loc-Sure Clamps Spacing Unlike standard poly pipe that must have Dripper Hose is a cost effective and A filter is always recommended when Loc-Sure clamps are manufactured from The distance between emitters or rows of drippers manually inserted, Drip Eze has extremely water efficient method of drip using drip watering products. A filter will a metal alloy and are recommended for emitters. Drip Eze contains pre-installed emitters that are inserted inside poly pipe watering. Dripper Hose comes flat but block dirt and other particles that may use with all drip applications. They have emitters spaced every 30cm while Dripper as it is being produced. The emitters are expands with water to become a round enter the drip system, blocking drippers a high resistance to corrosion, will not be Hose has pre-installed drippers spaced welded to the inside of the wall resulting tube. Inside Dripper Hose, technically and making them less effective. Filters every 10cm. damaged or become brittle with exposure in a hassle free rugged and economical advanced dripper tape with in built should be cleaned of debris regularly and to UV rays. This means that they are the Ultra Drippers watering solution. Installation is especially emitters is welded to the inner wall of the should always be installed before the first easy - just unroll the tubing, connect to hose and water flows through the emitter emitter in the system. most secure method for securing poly pipe or Drip Eze and fittings together. This Drippers that provide optimum utility in the water source and you’re done. and beads from the precise laser cuts. the garden. They can be used on slopes, Dripper hose comes fitted and can Fixed Flow (or discharge) is particularly beneficial for drip systems DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN can be covered with mulch, resist the connect to garden hose or 13mm poly A fixed amount of water that is emitted. which may be run at higher pressures for ingress of insects and can be easily taken pipe. longer periods than other fixed watering apart and cleaned. For example, 2 litres per hour. systems. Inline Drippers Variable Flow (or discharge) Drip Eze is available in 4mm and 13mm LPH diameters, and is suitable for covering Inline drippers are drip emitters that are A variable amount of water that is with mulch. pre - inserted into a hose or pipe system. The abbreviation for “Litres per Hour”. emitted. This may be because the flow Inline drip systems include Drip Eze and LPH is used to measure flow or the rate is manually adjustable or because the Drip Irrigation System Dripper Hose. of movement of water in drip irrigation product has an imprecise delivery of systems. water. A complete arrangement of products that when put together deliver water kPa Pressure Reducer Water Pressure from the source to the garden. A system The abbreviation for kilopascals. This is a may include devices such as timers or measure of pressure used with water flow. A device that is fitted to the water The “force” with which water is controllers as well as other individual Emission Rates source that restricts the flow of water discharged for example from a tap, a For example, 100 kPa would be typically components. The rate at which water is discharged, to a predetermined level. In most drip water tank etc. considered low pressure, while 700 kPa or usually in litres per hour for drip related applications 100kPa or 300kPa pressure more would typically be considered high Weeping Hose Dripper products, and litres per minute for pop-up pressure. Pressure gauges can be used reducers should be used. A water emitting device that delivers sprinklers. Typically made of recycled rubber, to accurately determine water pressure if a slow rate of water to the garden. weeping hose is constructed with Emitter required. Slopes thousands of tiny pores that allow small Generally, drippers emit a precise amount of water that is controlled through some Any outlet device used to control the Some drippers are designed to perform droplets of water to escape along the type of regulating device within the rate at which water is applied to specific on sloping ground. In industry terms entire length and all around the hose. dripper itself. areas is an emitter. An emitter is also this is called “Pressure Compensation Unlike emitters with a controlled flow sometimes referred to as a dripper. (PC)”. PC emitters are specially designed rate, weeping hose may have varying to deliver the same precise amount of water emission rates, depending on the water regardless of their location in the pressure under which they are operated installation. For example, a pressure and the length of the hose overall. compensating dripper will deliver the same amount of water as one located 10 metres downstream. Their consistent flow rate makes them ideal for sloping landscapes. 29 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
- 31. Parts List Reference Guide The packaging for Pope Drip Solutions has been coded to suit the needs of your garden. Look for the colour coded packaging which corresponds to your requirements when shopping for products at your local retailer. To save time use the handy parts guide below to make a list of what you need. 1 2 4 8 DRIP IRRIGATION FOR YOUR GARDEN 1 LITRE 2 LITRES 4 LITRES 8 LITRES VARIABLE USE WITH PER HOUR PER HOUR PER HOUR PER HOUR FLOW DRIP Product Code Quantity Product Code Quantity Product Code Quantity Product Code Quantity Product Code Quantity Product Code Quantity 7.5m 13mm Drip Easy Clean Easy Clean 12mm Water 13mm Tap Dripper 1010273 1010264 1010216 1010217 1011546 1010253 Eze - 15m Dripper Dripper Weeper - 15m Connection Kit Hose 15m 13mm Drip Pressure Ultra Ultra 12mm Water Dripper 1010274 Eze - 20m 1010280 1010221 1010223 1011547 Reducer 1010088 Dripper Dripper Weeper - 30m Hose (Slopes) 100kPa Pressure 13mm Drip Micro 4mm Water 1010276 1010251 1011543 Reducer 1010089 Eze - 40m Dripper Weeper - 10m 300kPa 13mm Drip Veri Flow® 13mm 1010277 1010200 1011111B Eze - 80m Dripper Inline Filter Loc-Sure 4mm Drip Veri Flow 1010267 1010201 Clamps 1010085 Eze - 20m Trickler® -13mm 4mm Drip Adjustable Flow 13mm Locking 1010268 1010225 1010083 Eze - 50m Trickler Clamps Adjustable Easy Clean 1010215 Flow Trickler 1010226 Repair Plugs 1010042 Dripper on Spike Ultra 1010219 Hole Punch 1010032 Dripper 30 For more information visit www.popeproducts.com.au
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