Drippers need to drip

The black irrigation tubing is marked with red crossed lines, while two red and black irrigation manifolds are shown nearby with a green checkmark.

Tore out a tangle of irrigation tubes installed by a former landscaping contractor in two of our building’s planters because half the drippers weren’t dripping. I replaced them with a system based on pressure-compensated manifolds (bottom right) that deliver a reliable 2.0 gallons per hour to every single emitter, regardless of water pressure. Thirty years ago, a fresh-grad landscaper introduced us to this technology, which back then was mainly used in farming.

The black irrigation tubing is marked with red crossed lines, while two red and black irrigation manifolds are shown nearby with a green checkmark.

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