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Dear Jim and group,
I wish I could agree with you on the 200 PVC, ..."piece of mind and you have it forever". Here in central Texas we have this stuff called hail. It was my sad experience that 200 PVC looks like shattered eggshells after encountering Texas hail.
Make sure you drain the pipes when expecting freezes (zone 8b, gardens year round). That is the only downside I have experienced, otherwise it is the best way to go.
Greg

--- In MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Kennard" <jbkennard@...> wrote:
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> One of our group members asked if he could use soaker hoses to automate his garden. I mentioned my feelings about the subject, including better reliability, lower cost, etc. and he responded as follows, which I thought you'd enjoy:
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> "Hello Jim its me nick from texas..just wanted to say that i have reviewed the prices of class 200 pvc vs running flat tube and hoses etc..and I must confess that you are absolutely correct..here in texas a 10ft stick of 1 inch class 200 pvc is only 1.43. and 3/4 is only 1.19 for 10ft...going 400 ft to the garden area only costing a little over 65 bucks! you cant move water any cheaper than that and especially with the pressure loss factor its the most efficient..and the rows usually will run about $8.00 each by the time you buy the ball valve, 30 ft of 3/4 and all the fittings.
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> "And just like you said its a small investment for the piece of mind and you have it forever. I personally think its brilliant the way the holes are drilled in the pipe so that water pressure is really not an issue.
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> "I also wanted to say that i checked out your detailed instructions on the website under the frequently asked questions and that really helped a lot and i was able to get a better visual than i had before and it seems easy.. thanks"
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> Jim Kennard
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