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Irrigation - Lay flat hose

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==Construction, operations and maintenance==

Layflat hose is made of soft PVC reinforced with interwoven polyester yarn. Layflat hoses are flexible, lightweight, and available in various sizes (millimetres or inches) from 1-6 in and for working pressures (PN) of 4.0-5.5 bars. They are manufactured with plain ends and supplied in coils in standard lengths of 25, 50 and 100 m.

 

There are no special connector fittings for layflat hoses. The hoses are connected by inserting small pieces of PE piping into the ends of the hoses, or by metallic quick couplings attached to both pipe ends. Small diameter PE tubes are used to connect laterals to the layflat manifolds. In these cases, wire ties are needed to secure the connections. However, several micro-irrigation industries have designed and manufactured special connector fittings for jointing their drip lines with layflat hoses.

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