I’m planning on putting two spigots out in the yard.
I was thinking of putting them next to hose pots where you curl the hose up inside of it. That way I’ll have two shorter hoses out in the center of the yard.
I want to feed these two off of a spigot on the side of the house. I can put a splitter on the house spigot and pressure them up form there.
They will be under pressure all the time and I will disconnect the system in the fall and blow out the water.
What pipe would you use? At the end where the hose connects I will have to make the spigots stable so it isn’t flopping around. I was planning on using copper for that.
Should I have an anti- siphon device at the house spigot?
I have a general idea of how to do this but I have never done one of these and would appreciate some pointers.
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I don't know.
I think that I would go one of two ways.
Either permanent piping and connecting into the house under ground. And frost proof yard hydrants. Everything on all the time.
Or supper temporary. Just split the ground enough to keep the hose below the mower level.
And a rebar driven in the ground at each end to have something to hold it up.
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I would probably use the black poly, comes in 100 foot rolls, you can get a roll of 3/4" for $10 to $15. It uses insert fittings with hose clamps. The fittings are kind of a pain but you don't have many to make. It probably has enough flexibility to make the connection to the house hose bib. If the connection to the hose bib is close to the ground or otherwise requires a sharp bend, use a short piece of hose to make the actual connection.I would probably use galvanized not copper for the riser in the yard. It will be much stronger than copper and yes you will need to replace it when it corrodes in 40 years.You could use PVC pipe instead of the black poly or if you want to do it with no tools other than a shovel, you could simply bury a garden hose. In the garden center you can buy a faucet extender which is a few feet of garden hose with a hose bib mounted on a steel post. You may need a hammer to drive the post in the ground.
With the temporary way. What kind of pipe? Would 1/2" be ok for one? I planned on teeing it to one and using 1/2".
One of them is on the other side of a walkway and I put 3" chases under it. But there is no way it would be frost proof going through the chase.
I don't need alot of pressure or flow. Just enough to water plants.
Would pex be to expensive?
For the cheapy way I was just going to use garden hose.Both PVC and PEX should not be exposed to the light without some protection from UV.I don't think that PEX is that expensive. But I have only bought 10 ft section for a specific repair.And even protected I thing that you need to be careful with any connections to it so that it does not put pressure on the PVC.And how are you going to make a rigid, but removable connect to the faucet?I like the black PE (poly). Bury it and put on right angle fittings to bring to out of the ground to about a foot or so to the faucet. Then make up a short hose wipe to connect them. And if the PE is in the ground a ft or more it should be rigid enough to be self supporting unless it is really long.
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William the Geezer, the sequel to Billy the Kid - Shoe
Thanks Bill.
Pex would be more expensive, the fittings will be more expensive and it needs special tools that are pricey for one project. You could do all the PE work with a pocket knife with a screwdriver if you had to.
I did two of these in my yard. Set 4x4 posts at each location. Ran 3/4" poly and 12 gauge UF in the same trench. Transitioned poly to 3/4 galvanized below grade and attached to posts. Very sturdy. Mounted electrical boxes on opposite side of posts. Very handy for low voltage lighting transformers and tool/radio use out in the yard.
Poly is set up in basement with valves and fittings between it and house copper, so I can blow out the lines with my compressor in late fall.
Bear
Thanks! I bought two hose pots today and spotted them in the yard. Now I just have to run the water lines to them.
For the basic irrigation piping and equipment, see this page:
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=49668&cat=2,2280,49657
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For the terminal hose-bib connection at each location, use one of these. They are very solid, but you can just pull them out of the ground and bring them inside for the winter.
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=10400&cat=2,2280,33160
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If you leave the pressure on using a regular hose you're asking for trouble. When it eventually busts it could flood your basement, especially if the spigot is near a window well. This assumes you have a basement...
Billy
If you are going to be leaving the valve at the house on all the time, make sure whatever hose/pipe/connections you use are capable of withstanding constant pressure. Also, if you make a ridgid connection to the hose bib, be sure it will be able to withstand any anticipated impact or abuse.
It is amazing how much water would escape if the hose burst or a fitting broke--think washing machine hose.