Payday schrieb:
@f-pNo: Did you also purchase the Gardena pipeline system? How satisfied are you with the system? Our system is still in the living room because we first need to fill up the ground and don’t know the final height yet.
We had it running last year in late summer.
However, not primarily as intended – we connected it to the outdoor water tap, but to our water pump from the cistern instead.
So far, we have only watered using a hose – no sprinkler yet. Up to that point, we are very satisfied.
During early spring, we expanded the system a bit (just last weekend the last section of irrigation pipe was installed). We plan to create an “alternative” water supply to the water tap with a second connection box in case the 10m² (108 sq ft) cistern runs empty. I still need to figure out how to avoid backflow/filling the cistern. I’m thinking of adding a simple shut-off mechanism in between.
We also have lawn sprinklers now – I assume those will work fine.
Two tips – for the same reason.
Before you refill everything (especially pay attention to the connections/fittings), test your pipeline. We had to dig up the connection points again because the connections didn’t hold. A neighbor then advised me that you need to push the pipeline into the fitting very firmly (about 4-5cm (2-2 inches)) for it to fit properly. Otherwise, you make the connection and wonder why water is happily spraying out of the fittings.
We do not have an automatic irrigation system (timer control) nor “perforated” hoses. We’re not fans of those.
PS: Be prepared for heavy digging work with a spade, shovel, and possibly a pickaxe.
In case anyone is interested: we also had an irrigation system installed. Our landscaper chose Hunter products based on positive past experience. He is part of the family, so this was genuinely his recommendation rather than a way to make more money compared to other systems. Our lawn has not been laid yet, so I can’t comment on the system’s performance at this time. For the cistern, we have a Gardena pump with an automatic function; it activates whenever the pressure in the system drops below a certain level, which happens when a valve in the irrigation system opens.
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I need to take a closer look at the catalog at my own pace. Fortunately, everything is finally in place here as planned (or even more than originally intended). Still, it’s always good to gather information. With this topic, you can easily spend a lot of money (if you want to).
I need to take a closer look at the catalog at my own pace. Fortunately, everything is finally in place here as planned (or even more than originally intended). Still, it’s always good to gather information. With this topic, you can easily spend a lot of money (if you want to).
