Gardening and Horticulture - best way to prime/start brook line for garden irrigation?
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russ603
05-01-07, 09:29 AM
Hello,
we use a gravity-based water line at our home for garden irrigation, and
it works quite well. The length of the line is about 100 yards or so from the brook from which we take the water to our garden. To prime the line at the beginning of each season, we hook a hose from our basement sink to the line, pump the water to the brook end, and then drain to get the water flowing from the brook-end feed.
I was wondering if there is a preferably manual or electrical pump-based solution so I could get the line going each year without having to hook up all the hoses,
etc. from my home. I don't mind the manual labor of turning and/or hand-pumping for a while - I'd rather do that than fool with hoses, etc. I'm really looking for something I can bring out, do the work, then once the pressure's built up put away.
thanks for any information!
we use a gravity-based water line at our home for garden irrigation, and
it works quite well. The length of the line is about 100 yards or so from the brook from which we take the water to our garden. To prime the line at the beginning of each season, we hook a hose from our basement sink to the line, pump the water to the brook end, and then drain to get the water flowing from the brook-end feed.
I was wondering if there is a preferably manual or electrical pump-based solution so I could get the line going each year without having to hook up all the hoses,
etc. from my home. I don't mind the manual labor of turning and/or hand-pumping for a while - I'd rather do that than fool with hoses, etc. I'm really looking for something I can bring out, do the work, then once the pressure's built up put away.
thanks for any information!