FAQ

How much should I water my plants per week with the Landscape Dripline

System?

How often you water will depend on a number of factors. As a rule of thumb, water 1-2 days a week during cooler

weather, 2-3 days a week in mild weather and 3-4 days a week in hot weather. For more specific information regarding

your plant requirements, contact your local nursery or the Agriculture Extension Department of your state University or

College. If run-off occurs, split watering into 2 or 3 shorter cycles. After a couple of days, look at the soil near your 1/2"

drip tubing. If too wet, reduce run time. If too dry, increase run time.

Use the following table as a guideline for how long to run your system (Note: watering times are based on using 1.0

GPH Emitters):

Problem: Can not attach FC-KIT or RC-KIT to water source.

1. Non-standard water source connection. The FC-KIT works with a standard 3/4” hose thread. The RC-KIT works

with a standard 1/2” pipe thread.

Check with your local hardware or home improvement center for the appropriate adapter.

Problem: No water coming out of emitters in 1/2" Emitter Tubing or 1/4"

Emitter Tubing

1. Check to make sure that there are no kinks in tubing.

2. Check to see that a Figure-8 End Closure (for 1/2" Tubing) or Tubing Plug (for 1/4" Tubing) was used and

installed properly.

3. Tubing may be clogged. Remove the Figure-8 End Closure (for 1/2" Tubing) or Tubing Plug (for 1/4" Emitter

Tubing), flush line, replace Figure-8 End Closure (for 1/2" Emitter Tubing) or Tubing Plug (for 1/4" Emitter

Tubing).

4. Check for clogged filter. If filter is clogged, rinse with water and replace.

5. Flow through system may be too high. The total system flow should not exceed 240 GPH. Count up the flow of

all the emission devices on the zone (number of emitters in emitter tubing (0.9 GPH per emitter) +number of Spot

Watering Emitters used (black SWE are 1.0 GPH, red SWE are 2.0 GPH). If system flow is greater than 240 GPH

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How much should I water my plants per week with the Landscape Dripline System? How often you water will depend on a number of factors. As a rule of thumb, water 1-2 days a week during cooler weather, 2-3 days a week in mild weather and 3-4 days a week in hot weather. For more specific information regarding your plant requirements, contact your local nursery or the Agriculture Extension Department of your state University or College. If run-off occurs, split watering into 2 or 3 shorter cycles.
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add an additional zone. Problem: Tubing or Emitters blowing off 1. Too much pressure. Make sure that a pressure regulator is being used (included in FC-KIT and RC-KIT) 2. Fitting not fully inserted. Use a rocking motion to ensure that fitting is properly inserted in tubing 3. Wrong size fitting used. The Rain Bird Landscape Dripline system uses 0.630" O.D. 1/2" tubing requiring 0.630 fittings. Another manufacturer's fitting may be a different size 4.