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Plastic Weight Assemblies |
Netafim Plastic Weight Assemblies deliver superior uniformity with slow, low-flow drippers for even and uniform soil wetting of hanging baskets. |
VALUABLE PRODUCTION TOOL
With the growing demands of todays high production scale operations, hand watering is no longer a viable option. An automated Netafim Plastic Weight Assembly is the perfect solution.
HIGHER CROP VALUES
This results from having a highly uniform top quality crop - which is what to expect when water and fertilizer uniformity are improved. Netafim's drippers for hanging baskets feature both pressure compensation and a built-in check valve. This combination of features (referred to as PCNL) is the highest level of technology available in drippers today. It ensures that every plant will receive exactly the same amount of water and fertilizer regardless of where the plant is located within the system. Each dripper adjusts itself automatically to the system pressure resulting in a watering uniformity of 94%. The built-in check valve assures that all the drippers will turn on at the same time (when the system is fully pressurized), and prevents the drainage of the system onto the lowest plants when the system is turned off. Netafim drippers may be individually shut-off to prevent unwanted dripping when a basket is removed.
SLOW, LOW-FLOW DRIPPERS
Many of today's soil mixes can be difficult to wet, especially after a dry period. The slower and lower flow of Netafim drippers wet the soil media thoroughly without any run-off around the edges of the basket. This means larger zones can be irrigated at one time - often 10 to 20 times more plants on a single zone. The PCNL dripper feature ensures that each plant receives the same amount of water at the same time.
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NETAFIM SOLVES THE OVERWATERING PROBLEM
Most first generation drippers soak the baskets to overflowing at the beginning of the line before the baskets at the end of the line receive adequate water. One cause is the very high flow of these drippers (often 20 times higher than Netafim drippers). When the soil media dries and shrinks away from the wall of the basket, the high flow from the drippers runs to the edge, into this gap and around the soil, pouring out on the soil and plants below. The relatively low uniformity of these systems compounds the problem. |
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LOW COST AND FAST PAYBACK
Payback for a complete system is usually within the first season of operation. The chart to the right shows just how quickly your Netafim system will start paying you back. |
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MULTI-TIER UNIFORMITY
Netafim hanging basket drippers all flow precisely the same regardless of the length of tube (unlike lead weight drippers). This means that several lengths of drippers can be combined on the same line, with each dripper emitting precisely the same amount of water. |
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SHUT-OFF FEATURE
The plastic weight shut-off feature allows the dripper assembly to be closed easily with one hand. It also provides a quick visual reference for determining if the assembly is open or closed. |
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