Irrigation leak tips
#1
05-12-19, 08:29 AM
Irrigation leak tips
I think my leak is where the red circle is. Hard to tell when working alone...by the time I turn the water on, there’s a pond.
Any tips to correct this.....assuming it’s leaking cause the barbed connection isn’t in far enough. I’d rather avoid digging up more and adding a small length of pipe.
Any tips to correct this.....assuming it’s leaking cause the barbed connection isn’t in far enough. I’d rather avoid digging up more and adding a small length of pipe.
Last edited by PJmax; 05-12-19 at 12:38 PM. Reason: enlarged/labeled picture
#2
05-12-19, 09:51 AM
I had to blow the picture up but yes, the pipe appears to be barley onto the fiting.
Dig up a couple feet down the pipe, cut off the band clamp and see if there is enough slack to push it further onto the fitting then install a new worm gear clamp.
You need to dig up enough pipe to gain some slack of get the entire fitting further down into the ground.
I also use my butane torch to warm up the pipe, makes it much easier to slide on!
Dig up a couple feet down the pipe, cut off the band clamp and see if there is enough slack to push it further onto the fitting then install a new worm gear clamp.
You need to dig up enough pipe to gain some slack of get the entire fitting further down into the ground.
I also use my butane torch to warm up the pipe, makes it much easier to slide on!
#3
05-12-19, 12:39 PM
Group Moderator
As Marq mentioned..... the line is a tad short. If you can't dig back enough to get slack..... you will have to cut it and add on a "spliced on" piece of poly line.
The orange line is where the poly line is supposed to be pushed on to.
The orange line is where the poly line is supposed to be pushed on to.
