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  • #1

    What is it called?

    When we were renovating the house I found and old cable which ran from the house to the shed and greenhouse.

    The cable was sheathed in a strong, black flexible pipe. I managed to salvage a few metres of it and thought of using it to drape my brassica netting over. I need to buy some more - but what is it called? For the life of me I can't remember.
    Last edited by amandaandherveg; 09-05-2009, 04:15 PM.
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    Alkathene pipe?
    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

    Diversify & prosper


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    • #3
      Originally posted by Snadger View Post
      Alkathene pipe?

      Yaaaaay! Thanks so much Snadger.

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      • #4
        So that's what water pipe is properly known as...
        "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

        Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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        • #5
          i always find if you go to the hardware/diy/whatever shop and tell em what you want (specially if you're a particularly dizzy girly like me when it comes to technical stuff) they love trying to work out what you're on about (don't go at busy times ) ... I'm sure they talk about me for days when i go down my local one ... but usually get what i want .... eventually

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          • #6
            I'm pretty sure 'water pipe' is really MDPE pipe.

            like this...... MDPE Pipe
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            • #7
              we bought 'armoured cabling'
              "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

              Location....Normandy France

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              • #8
                Apparently, they are the same thing.
                Blue Alkathene Pipe (MDPE) 20mm x 100 Metres - Header Tanks & MDPE Pipe - Poultry

                Although some sites have them as different ?
                "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

                Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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                • #9
                  I live next door to a plumbers merchants and they are getting used to me! Yesterday I went in to ask about MDPE but had forgotten the paper I had written on. I said what I wanted it for and that it was called something using initials and it took about 10 mins for 3 of them to decide what it was! - 20 metres for £19. My bed is only 2 ft across, any idea how to work out how long they need to be to give a reasonable height ( I have peas in the bed).
                  Last edited by Suky; 10-05-2009, 12:46 PM.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Suky View Post
                    I live next door to a plumbers merchants and they are getting used to me! Yesterday I went in to ask about MDPE but had forgotten the paper I had written on. I said what I wanted it for and that it was called something using initials and it took about 10 mins for 3 of them to decide what it was! - 20 metres for £19. My bed is only 2 ft across, any idea how to work out how long they need to be to give a reasonable height ( I have peas in the bed).
                    Less than a quid a metre sounds reasonable to me!
                    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                    Diversify & prosper


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                    • #11
                      I also get 'good' rates 'cos I'm a nice neighbour
                      Still need to work out how long to make the hoops, can see me cutting them JUST too short Mind you 20 m should mean I have some to spare and share.

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                      • #12
                        Can you take a wee bitty of the original piece into the shops with you?

                        Jules
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