Battle with irrigation pipe - help!

Hippocampus · Post by **Hippocampus** » Tue 07 Jun 2016 2:24 pm

I am in the process of trying to install an irrigation system. Can anybody tell me how to get the piping to lay flat? It comes in a coil and forms a spiral when unrolled, and refuses to straighten and flatten.

IPMAN · Post by **IPMAN** » Tue 07 Jun 2016 2:58 pm

Are you using anything to hold it in place?

kerry 6138 · Post by **kerry 6138** » Tue 07 Jun 2016 4:17 pm

If its plastic try filling with water plug both ends leave in sun to warm ,roll out peg down or if possible roll opposite way

Hippocampus · Post by **Hippocampus** » Tue 07 Jun 2016 6:53 pm

Will try putting it in the sun, and will fill it with hot water, that seems to be a good idea, thank you.

I haven't pegged it down at all, I can't think of what to use. Have tried some rocks but to have any effect they have to be pretty heavy.

Mowgli597 · Post by **Mowgli597** » Tue 07 Jun 2016 7:04 pm

Hippocampus wrote:Will try putting it in the sun, and will fill it with hot water, that seems to be a good idea, thank you.

I haven't pegged it down at all, I can't think of what to use. Have tried some rocks but to have any effect they have to be pretty heavy.

Years ago in a different life I made my own pegs from wire coat hangers. Seemed to do the trick

kbasat · Post by **kbasat** » Tue 07 Jun 2016 7:34 pm

you can either roll it open

or

rotate the pipe in the opposite direction of the coil as many times as needed.