The choice of a hose for watering plants is an important task for gardeners and gardeners. Today on the market there is a wide range of products designed for these purposes. Watering hoses have different properties and have different prices.
All products for water supply can be divided into intake and garden. The first group has a rigid base, which prevents the "collapse" of the hoses. Such materials can easily withstand the negative pressure that occurs when fluid is taken from a well. The second type of product is the irrigation hose itself. They are usually connected after a pump that pushes water.
These materials have good flexibility, ease, they are convenient to use. Such hoses for irrigation are required in any farm in large quantities. With their help, water the plants through tips or sprinklers, wash paths and cars, create home water supply.
The most common materials from which watering devices are made are polymers and rubber.
Often produce a three-layer version, when there is an external protective layer and an internal component, and between them is a fabric reinforcing pad. All these materials determine the properties of the product.
The watering hose (rubber) must withstand the pressure created by the water pressure. For this, the workload should be three times lower than indicated in its characteristics. In irrigation systems, this indicator is rarely higher than 6 bar, so standard products calmly withstand it.
When choosing hoses for irrigation, it is necessary to take into account the temperature regime at which the material will be used. If there is a need for pumping water during frosts (late autumn), products with improved properties should be purchased. Otherwise, they will lose strength and elasticity.
When passing hot water there is also a risk that the watering hoses will lose their quality.
Depending on the speed of the fluid and pressure, choose the product with the appropriate diameter. If the cross section is too large, the pressure can drop, and it will not be enough for normal watering.
Too small a hole will not allow you to get the necessary flow of water, which may affect the work, for example, sprinklers. A standard solution is to choose an irrigation hose with a diameter of one inch, which is suitable for many pumps.
When choosing a product, the term of its operation should be taken into account. Any watering hose bends during use, rubs against various surfaces. The subject follows the summer clerk on the ground, lawn, gravel or stone paths. In this case, the main load falls on the casing, which gradually wears out, becomes thinner and becomes unusable. Different products age at different speeds. It all depends on the thickness and wear resistance of the casing material. Depending on the conditions of use, the life of the hose is between three and ten years.