notaplumber
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I am about to try to cobble together an irrigation system for a garden (currently 30x40, but ever increasing in size and will probably be double that very soon.)
I want to put something together that is
a) inexpensive - the whole point of the garden is to save money. If I put a bunch of money into the irrigation system, then I am moving backwards.
b) reconfigurable - there are a number of permanent plantings. But the vast majority of this changes season to season.
c) expandable - see the ever growing comment above.
I would like to have the trunk lines above ground. This is mostly to make it easy to reconfigure, but also so we don't go accidentally digging them up all the time. There are some pathways where I will bury them to avoid a trip hazard, but I want it mostly above ground.
and now the rambling gets to my question... What sort of plumbing do I use here? I have seen some PVC really deteriorate in the sunlight (and this will be full sun). Is there something better for the trunk lines that will stand up to time and sunlight?
I am not a plumber here, so the answer may be that I just need to buy the right type of PVC...
I want to put something together that is
a) inexpensive - the whole point of the garden is to save money. If I put a bunch of money into the irrigation system, then I am moving backwards.
b) reconfigurable - there are a number of permanent plantings. But the vast majority of this changes season to season.
c) expandable - see the ever growing comment above.
I would like to have the trunk lines above ground. This is mostly to make it easy to reconfigure, but also so we don't go accidentally digging them up all the time. There are some pathways where I will bury them to avoid a trip hazard, but I want it mostly above ground.
and now the rambling gets to my question... What sort of plumbing do I use here? I have seen some PVC really deteriorate in the sunlight (and this will be full sun). Is there something better for the trunk lines that will stand up to time and sunlight?
I am not a plumber here, so the answer may be that I just need to buy the right type of PVC...