1-Acre Rain Hose Kits in Kenya
Aqua Hub’s 1-acre Rain Hose Kits are commonly used to water crops in low pressure and high flow rate overhead manner. Our Rain Hose Irrigation System allows you to produce a reliable rain for your field crops as per the specified water requirement.
Are you looking for an affordable and effective way to water your crops? Rain Hose Irrigation kits from Aqua Hub makes a huge difference.
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Specifications of 1-acre Rain Hose Kits
- 3 mm wall thickness
- Rain hose pipe diameter is 32mm, 40mm and 50mm
- Nano-punched emitter hole spacing of 5cm
- 14 – 22 cubic liters per hour.
- Works at a pressure of 0.8 – 3 bar.
Crops Recommended for 1-acre Rain Hose Kit
- Animal feeds – Napier grass
- Cabbage, Kales, and Spinach
- Onion
- Garlic
- Macadamia
Cost of 1-acre Rain Hose Kits
The cost of 1-acre rain hose kits is determined to be around KES 75,000 to KES 115,000 depending on the rain hose pipe diameter.
1-acre Rain Hose Kits
To set up and install a fully functional rain hose irrigation system, you need the following irrigation kits:
- HDPE Pipe – for water supply from the source to the field distribution points where the rain hose pipes will be connected.
- HDPE Pipe connectors – Tee, Elbow, End Cap and Couplings for mainline pipe connection.
- Start or offtake Connector – connects the rain hose pipe to the mainline HDPE pipes.
- Rain hose connector – for connection of two rain hose pipes together.
- Mini-valves – controls water distribution to the rain hose pipe.
- Screen filter – you need to connect a screen water filter to
Rain Hose Pipes
1-acre rain hose kits come with rain hose pipes of diameter sizes; 32 mm, 40 mm, and 50 mm.
Sizing the rain hose pipe to use
The size of the land to irrigate and the water requirements per day for your specific crop often determines which rain hose pipe to use. The crop spacing and line spacing should match with the radius of coverage of the rain hose pipe to use.
The mainline pipe also varies with size of pipe suitable for your rain hose irrigation system
Length of Rain Pipe required per Acre
It varies according to the radius of coverage, flow rate and size of the farm you are planning to irrigate.
For 32 mm rain pipe the length required is around 800m, 40mm rain pipe should be around 600m and 50mm pipe takes around 400m.
How to Lay and Install 1-Acre Rain Hose Kits
- First dig and prepare trenches for laying HDPE or PVC mainline pipes. The trench should be 1 ft deep and about 30 cm wide.
- Lay the main line pipes on the trenches and connect them to the source tank or water pump near the source.
- Sub-mainline HDPE or PVC pipe connection to the mainline pipe. Use a smaller HDPE pipe as the sub-mainline. The connection requires HDPE tee or elbow fitting.
- Attach a ball valve near the junction of the main line and sub mainline connection for water flow control.
- Use a rain hose connector for connection of rain hose pipe to the sub mainline pipe.
- Spread the rain hose pipe, and close along the space between the plant lines.
- Connect one rain pipe to another with a connector.
- Seal the end of the rain pipe and Mainline HDPE using end caps.
How Beneficial are 1-acre Rain Hose Kits
- Water Efficient – rain hose irrigation system generates effective farm irrigation compared to furrow irrigation. It uses less water to generate sufficient moisture distribution.
- More affordable – rain hose systems are more affordable compared to drip irrigation kits.
- Best for Closely Planted Crops – ideal for variety of animal grasses such as Napier and lucerne grass.
- Higher Flow Rate – the flow rate enhances sufficient irrigation for your crops.
