No desert animals will ever knock down this garden hose connection! An inventive Borrego Springs gardener came up with a good idea for protecting and insulating his garden hose connections. You may ask why it is smart to protect the water service pipe. If you've ever seen one that has broken, you will know the answer.
I have called the water department several times to report water gushing into the air from broken PVC lines on neighbor's properties and found them on our own property at least four times. Coyotes on the chase have broken our PVC risers three times and too strong a tug on the garden hose the other time.
I can imagine a horrendous water bill if the owner is away and the broken line has gone un-noticed...to say nothing of all that water going to waste! Note that the container surrounding the riser is filled with gravel. A coyote would have a bad headache if he ran into this highly visible water source!
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