THE HILLS Saturday June Home workshop file Choosing the proper system of underground sprinkler pipe All the planning brochures the various lawn sprinkler hirers make available do an ex cellent job in the space available to guide the reader However there are a few impor additional points regarding the selection of your pipe and some techniques you should consider All stipulate that when you I into your supply line or hose outlet if it is of the same diameter as the ser vice line to build a manifold a series of valves thit lead to in dividual eircutts you should use Schedule pipe with cemented joints or copper tubing with solder joints However the pipe leading from the control lives to the sprinkler heads ean be either PVC or the flexible polv pipe the short name for ethylene have advantages and ids int ifes of which you should be Poly pipe is the preferred pipe for most underground sprinkler systems because it is more economical costing percent thin 12 is very flexible and be bent around corners and because of its flexibility it is virtually freeze proof an important consideration when in underground system is in stalled in colder areas With poly pipe he heads ire connected whit are tiled insert fittings which merely slip into the pipe and are held in pi ice with stainless steel clamps I bus if you make an error on the he id all need 1 do is to into iht pipe an extension died in insert int Jnt he limps pipe comes in toils of KM to feet which fir some instillations i not pio duct i effective install Win I i coil if need fill for much sm jobs the semi pipi used to build Hit ike in unfold is i better turn Itciuse it is in 10 foot mil foot lengths But must be when adding the he once fitting is indited in pi ici in is the pipe upline i moie tedious when the sunt blcmuith polv lints Suite will be working with both of pipe are a few tested lips irst cutting poly pipe is easy with a sharp utility knife I the point into the wall and work your way around the perimeter to cut completely through the wall Insert fittings are molded to produce very tight fit and if the pipe is told is difficult to push the fitting all the wry into the end Solve this condition he i tin the end of the pipe usinj a he gun even in electric hair dryer iurc it will find the pi i she si f lens which makes it to push the fitting in plate when lighten Iht hose imp do not use blade screwdriver even though a slot is ivail in the screw he id use a nut driver I Figure which will not slip off when the clamp is tightened with PVC pipe requires following i isic procedure ut the pipe box and saw so end up with square cut i itur the burrs the fitting nee it is rotated to the correct position mirk the hub and pipe as shown igurt hen v hen joining brush on a primer and then to it of cement as shown in Figure 4i and line marks POLYETHYLENE FEMALE THREADS X COMBINATION I OP LENGTH- HALE ADAPTER PRIMER CEMENT COMBINATION Birds bring beauty to your garden Make your garden inviting to various 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