Happening-20190517
My doughter said that Half of Greenroof is dead. So I went on the greenroof …
Oh my god!
First of all, I decided to switch the automatic irrigation system to manual and see what happens. As you can see in the video below (it’s hard to understand!), the water flow seems to be only in the front half.
Is the root of the flower clogged somewhere in the irrigation pipe? When I went up to the roof again, there was a place where water overflowed from the soil.
Investigation-20190518
Now, looking at the drawing, the irrigation pipe is embedded in the ground like this.
I will try to dig the grass between the green part and the dead part.
When the irrigation pipe came out, I tried to manually drain the water again…
Jackpot! It turned out that the pipe had a break, and most of the water went out of here, and there was no water flowing into the pipe from here. Why did this part break?…
Repair-20190519
Now, the repair procedure is… First, I think it is appropriate to cut this part of the pipe and connect it with a joint. I have procured a hose fitting that matches the diameter of the pipe at a nearby DIY store.
Go up to the roof and start working!
Cause and Response
- The pipe was scratched for some reason.⇒Repair with fittings.
- The water pressure was too high (fully open the faucet!).⇒Squeezed the faucet considerably and changed the irrigation time to 20 minutes.
I want to see the situation for a while.
20190519