As part of clearing the area for our fence project out back, I sawed off a few more lengths of ol’ Gene’s irrigation line and hauled them out of the battle zone. The line ran from the pump house (about 200 feet from the creek), up the hill, and about 400 feet along the property line to our house.
Presumably the plants really liked creek water…
Anyhow, he used a variety of hose clamps to hold the PVC pipe to the barbed fittings. They’ve been out in the weather, under the leaves, and generally left to rot for about two decades.
I salvaged the few clamps that were all-stainless steel, because they were in great shape.
The others have beautiful shiny bands with rotted worm screws and housings. Some are little more than rusty lumps that, if you didn’t know they were a screw, you’d never guess.
Moral of the story: make sure the clamps are all stainless steel.
I have no clue how you’d do that, though, because none of the clamps I’ve ever bought came with labels and I’d never trust the box on the LowePot shelf to match its contents.
Maybe I should add a magnet to my chandelier o’ gear, right next to the credit cards in my wallet?
Grrr…
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 