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13mm Pipe Installation - loop or not loop? Resolved

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DickeyTT
09 Jun, 07:33
Just setting up my greenhouse with the watering system. Do I need to run the 13mm pipe in a return loop, what is the benefit of this, and what is the disadvantage of not having the pipe in a loop?

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Chris
ADMIN
09 Jun, 09:26
Hi - if you run a loop, water will get to the furthest point faster as water is coming from both ends. If it's just a single line outwards, then the furthest point only has water coming down one length of pipe. Not a big deal if it takes longer to push the air out ... but all the drippers/sprayers will get to full pressure sooner in a loop.

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DickeyTT
09 Jun, 10:08
thanks that makes sense

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DickeyTT
10 Jun, 07:53
I have a 2nd question about this, could you have 2 loops on one feed to support 2 small greenhouses, so a main feed and a loop for each GH?

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Chris
ADMIN
12 Jun, 09:59
Yes, there shouldn't be a problem in theory.


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