[Community_garden] Fire Hydrant Drip Tape

[Fred Conrad]

Greg,
Here in Atlanta we have to use an expensive water meter when we take
water from a hydrant.  I can't think of a time we used it with drip
because we can't leave the meter unattended for even  a brief period of
time so we're usually hand watering or attaching multiple overhead
sprinklers to make the best time.

One thing about the hydrants here - they are made to put out fires and
that means being open full blast.  If you run them at a trickle you lose
hundreds of gallons of water down the street that bubbles up from the
valve under the hydrant.  I can't stand the waste.

fgc
Fred Conrad
Community Garden Coordinator
Atlanta Community Food Bank
732 Joseph E Lowery Blvd, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
ph: 678.553.5932 fx: 678.553.5933
fred.conrad at acfb.org    <http://www.acfb.org> 
Our mission is to fight hunger by engaging, educating and empowering our
community. 



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[mailto:community_garden-bounces at list.communitygarden.org] On Behalf Of
Gregory Strella
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 7:23 PM
To: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org
Subject: [Community_garden] Fire Hydrant Drip Tape

Does anyone have any experience hooking a drip irrigation system up to a
public fire-hydrant?  We are planning on setting up a system of drip
lines and feeding it from a fire hydrant that is 200-300 feet from the
garden.  To hook up to the hydrant we will use a 1" garden hose and a
brass converter - purchased from Baltimore City - that will marry our 1"
hose to the approximately 4" wide opening of the hydrant.  We have
ordered 450 ft of tape, a bunch of connections and a stock 10-PSI
pressure regulator.  Also, the garden is on level ground.  We are
distressed enough with our current watering scheme that we are willing
to spend a little bit of extra money to regulate the pressure if it is
necessary/possible!

Thanks for all of your thoughtful discussion,

Greg Strella
The Madeira Gardens
The 400 block of N. Madeira St.
Baltimore, MD 21205
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