Above—Grid soaking system. A: ½in. water piping 15ft. long. B: Soakers 24in. apart and 45ft. long. C: Inlet to which hose is attached. At left-Method of assembly of grid. D: ½in. bends at end of grid. E: Section of ½in. water piping 23in. long. F: ½in. T junction. G: ½in. to lin. reduction fitting. H: ½in. hose coupling. I: Soakers attached by cord binding and sealed along thread of coupling with a bituminous plumbing compound. To overcome corrosion and leaking of the grid ½in. copper tubing could be substituted for galvanised-iron piping and the sections on to which the soakers are fitted could be brazed or soldered in.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 83, Issue 4, 15 October 1951, Page 287
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108Above—Grid soaking system. A: ½in. water piping 15ft. long. B: Soakers 24in. apart and 45ft. long. C: Inlet to which hose is attached. At left-Method of assembly of grid. D: ½in. bends at end of grid. E: Section of ½in. water piping 23in. long. F: ½in. T junction. G: ½in. to lin. reduction fitting. H: ½in. hose coupling. I: Soakers attached by cord binding and sealed along thread of coupling with a bituminous plumbing compound. To overcome corrosion and leaking of the grid ½in. copper tubing could be substituted for galvanised-iron piping and the sections on to which the soakers are fitted could be brazed or soldered in. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 83, Issue 4, 15 October 1951, Page 287
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