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No, I haven’t tried spray heads. If you want to spray do not use a pressure reducer. You will need full available pressure to make a spray head work. Give it a try. It should work.
Carlshome, did you ever try spray heads on your system? I’d prefer to use those over drip or soaker hose, if I can get enough pressure and flow in my little system to work with them.
Thanks.Thank you, Michelle and Carlshome. I feel encouraged after reading your posts about how simple a system can be. I’ll look on this site for plumber recommendations, since I know that I want a professional for that.
I too wanted to water a few things at my place. See attached photo. Here is a description top to bottom of what I did:
Top: “Frost free hose bib” (use this term to search Amazon) that turns off the water inside the wall. It includes a back flow preventer.
Splitter: Allows timer on one side, hose on other
Timer: Runs on 9V battery, choose day(s) of the week, time to start, length of time, etc.
Pressure Reducer: 30 psi for drip system
Splitter: Hose goes to one location far away, drip line goes to location close by.In winter I remove the entire assembly, as well as the hose. Then I cover the hose bib with a foam cover for insulation.
With a simple system like this you would only need the plumber to install the hose bib.
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I would just call a plumber to install the hose bib and shut-off valve so you can drain it in winter. I have my plants on a system, and I bought the timer unit (including back flow prevention) from the hardware store. I use a full-size drip hose, rather than the narrow individual dripper system I use in the Bay Area. The full-size hose drains better when I take it down in winter, and is more robust when deer and other animals run over it.
Best to get a system where you can water every other day for when the drought measures come back. Even with minimal water, I love the way so many of our natural plants have sprung up within reach of the hose — baby oak and cedars, white thorn, wildflowers, etc.
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