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Irrigation - Lay flat hose

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There are no special connector fittings for layflat hoses. The hoses are connected by inserting small pieces of PE piping into the ends of the hoses, or by metallic quick couplings attached to both pipe ends. Small diameter PE tubes are used to connect laterals to the layflat manifolds. In these cases, wire ties are needed to secure the connections. However, several micro-irrigation industries have designed and manufactured special connector fittings for jointing their drip lines with layflat hoses.

They usually last one irrigation season only, as sunlight and movement of water make them brittle and they are easily punctured. They are made of recycled scrap, but can be resold as scrap too, at approximately 25% of their original price. The alternative is polyvinyl chloride tubes – which are more durable, but also two and half time the price and five times the weight. As a result they are less popular.

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