please advise if water system can be directly connected to a garden house with the hose left on to create a permanent "no action" required system
926982
As long as this doesn't freeze, it should work great. The other problems You might have are mineralization and breakage. After seeing this, I think in the future I will build my own.
926983
Not sure. It should work so long as he water pressure isn't so high the valves leak.
926984
I had it connected to a water hose with a pressure reducer. It worked great, but the reducer leaked a bit so I removed it. The nipple exploded about 3 days later, so if you plan to connect to a hose to leave the water on at all times, be sure to get a pressure reducer and one that threads correctly for both connections.
926985
I don't think so, this is a static system, I would think that the additional pressure would cause leaks.
462219
Sure - why not? Hook to hose - set timer - turn on water - Remember, it shuts off on time, not amount of water.
509051
The water is most likely coming from a kitchen or bath faucet and should be safe, however if you connect a garden type hose to it, it's a question as to how safe or sterile the hose is.
1540105
I think the only way you can turn the water off at the unit is to put a nozzle on the hose, just make sure it doesn't leak. It would probably be better to move the bush.
834725
Looks like you could just hook up a regular hose in between your water source and the area you want watered with the soaker hose.
330244
Nope. There is just an on/off switch. You can leave it on with no hose attached but there is not a setting for it.
406508
It's possible to connect it to a spigot as you've inquired but this would generally be a violation of local building code ordinances and utility regulations due to the potential adverse impacts it could cause to a municipal potable water system (e.g. creating a suction and promoting water contamination from cross-connections). In other words, creating a health hazard from the suction/negative pressure you'd create. Unless you have your own water source such as a private well, I'd strongly discourage doing what you're suggesting. It's not safe.
1181029
Good quetion! The only way I can think to do that takes away some of the advantage of an automated system. That would be to program days and watering times for the valves as desired, leave the system off and then turn on when needed and use the "water all zones one time (or only one zone) button", turning system off again when done. I know that's not an ideal scenario, but I think it's all the system will allow since it's based on weekly rather than monthly programing intervals.
1302787
no not in my set up, there is a valve that closes like its motor driven, not like an electronic gate valve, so my answer would be no, I use it to water my outside plants in the summer with two cycle's per day it works great...Rocky
1669368
We have ours hooked to a hose that runs from the outdoor water faucet to our garden since the garden is about 75' from the faucet. It would certainly hook up directly to the faucet as well.
1223847
You will need to supply water to the faucet by a hose. The faucet is a simple sink faucet and you can leave it on and control the water by the hose if you like
793830
I assume the pump can be used to water garden through the regular hose. I used the pump to drain a littleback yard pond and attached a garden hose to it for the water to be pumped out. Sorry to say the pump didnot work very long. I used it twice and it didn't work anymore.
2068790
Yes, it will work with a constant water supply from a hose. Just don't let it run dry.
1605049
Yes, if you can be sure that the water will never be sudsy. If there are suds, they can form a "bridge" between the sensor and discharge pipe from the pit that will keep the sensor triggered even though the water may completely pumped out. A better solution would be the HC5000 Sewage Pump Switch, which is designed specifically for these types of applications.
1632935
No that wouldn't work. You need water pressure from a live line to make it work.
1211503
You connect your hose to the attachment below the sink. Very easy and great outdoor use. I set it up for an outdoor crab party, of course my guests required frequent hand washing, so this set up worked great. Easy to assemble.
1753392
That depends how you want to use it. There is a waterfall and so In order for the waterfall to keep working a hose needs to be on the whole time. However, if you don't want to use the waterfall then you can just fill up the pool and turn off the water