Cleanable vs. Non-Cleanable Drip Emitters
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- čas přidán 26. 10. 2023
- Adam explains the difference between Cleanable and Non-cleanable Drippers (emitters) and describes suitable applications for each type of Dripper.
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Thank you for this I'm modifying your Basic Metal Raised Bed Kit and I just changed all my drippers with cleanable ones because we have hard water. I also upgraded the system to a Mainline Canister Filter thanks to your great videos :)
Thank you for the kind words (truly)!
Perfect on the filter -- with hard water, this should delay the cleaning frequency of the drippers significantly. Cleaning the filter is easier (just take out the element and spray it down) so you'll save a good deal of time.
When everything arrives, if any questions come up, don't hesitate for a second to reach out, absolutely happy to help get everything up and running smoothly :)
Thanks for sharing that info.
Always Paul, and thank you for watching!
What if. I use fertilizer in my drip irrigation line? Which one would be best for that? I also use a filter in my system but I still notice clogs with a pressure compensating emitters
Great question! With fertilizer, technically if it's water soluble it should be good to go either way, but in practice I like cleanable emitters when injecting nutrients, even water soluble ones.
What mesh/micron filter element do you have? With a fine enough mesh, clogs should be pretty rare, particularly if it's municipal water (unless it's the nutrients clogging up the emitters -- if it is, cleanable emitters are a good route).
I'm on city water and I get lots of clogs. Really a pain with un-cleanable emitters . . . barbed 1/4 hard to get off.
my emitters not on the main tube, they are on 1/4" and hard to replace.
Flag emitters I like em, pop it out rinse it put it back
Thanks for the feedback! Flag emitters are indeed handy like that, easy to clean by removing the flag.
What in your city water is causing the clogs, mineral build-up? If so, and if you're not already, try one of the small hose screen filters -- the mineral content will largely build up on the screen instead of in the lines/emitters. The filters are fairly easy to clean (open it up and rinse it, sometimes using a brush to get build-up off).
Great info on the flag drippers, fully agreed!
@@dripdepot I flushed my system but might be some remaining silt.
what is disadvantage of Flag droppers? Not pressure compensating?
@@muskepticsometimes9133 You got it -- most flag drippers are not pressure compensating.
With that said, that's not necessarily a disadvantage -- on a pressure regulated system that's in an area without much elevation change, flag drippers can operate just as evenly as pressure compensating drippers. If there a lot of elevation change (or if it's steep elevation change), pressure compensating drippers will be the way to go in most cases :)
My experience is quite different from what this video states. I have city water that is generally clean, and I get clogging from mineral build up. I find the non-cleanable drippers clog within 1-2 years, and the cleanable ones take much MUCH longer before they clog. Even though I don't generally clean them, I buy the non-cleanable ones as they work better in my location with hard water.
You got the right of it, mineral build-up from clean municipal water can definitely happen. If you're not already, you can extend the time by using a mesh filter, most of the mineral content will build up on the screen (which can then be cleaned). Even the small inexpensive hose filters are great for this -- they might have to be cleaned more frequently (smaller surface area) but even in very hard water the time between cleanings should be reasonable.
@@dripdepot Yes, I have a mesh filter (and a pressure reducer) before my irrigation valves, I'm sure this helps.
@@Zeric1 Roger that on the filter! I guess 1 to 2 years isn't too bad, but still. There's always water treatments to dissolve the build-up (we see that a lot with misters), but that might not be practical depending on the size of the system and/or the plants they're feeding.