Can I use these under pressure? I want to place the nipples on a pvc pipe and then connect to my garden hose and leave it on. Or must it be gravity pressure only?
280153
MAYBE if you glued them on but I still doubt it. Mine popped off from the pressure of ice (I assume the chickens didn't rip them off). You be best off rigging a holding tank with some sort of float valve that shuts off the flow. (Think toilet tank)
280154
We have been using them but we have an elevated water tank and only get to the nipples by gravity. Sorry, we don't know if they will work with water preasure......
280155
You can only do this with a pressure reducer. These work much better with gravity feed. I looked but was unable to find a pressure reducer that lowered the water pressure enough do they didn't leak a lot
280156
I used them with my garden hose, no problem. In the winter the water freezes and pushes them out so I installed a pipe heater and no probs now.
280157
Not sure. Mine is to gravity. I believe the systems that can handle pressure are way more expensive.
1636896
This is the question Socrates was asked when he chose the hemlock. All I can share was my frustration with being enable to make close nipples. primary reason for buying it. Using medium hard rubber, cut or cast a "core" to fit inside pipe. mount on threaded rod. Using washers compress rubber inside pipe. You can now pass short lenghts through dies. Two other things physics remain the same. Cutting oil and cracking the thread chip no less important. Allan
1261342
Same answer as the other 2, you can always get a 3/4 " threaded nipple and use that to attach the hose to, you just will not have a shut off .
1695554
Possibly...but if there's too much pressure or it's constant, the nipples will most likely leak. I could never get my chickens to use these though. They're either too dumb to figure it out or too lazy...
676463
you would need to get a half inch barbed conection. this piece threads on to the valve and then you can push a hose on. the barbed conector comes in different sizes so you might have to find the right one. this is it stainless steel barb connector to male pipe 1/4 hose barb 1/4 male npt . look it up on amazon
155657
It would be to much pressure on them and they would leak. Psi is pounds per square inch. They are made to hook on a bucket
881280
The question is, Is this PVC pipe under pressure, i.e. like the normal pressure in your water pipes ? If so, then NO. I have alot of PVC pipes on my lawn sprinkler system, and sometimes a leak occurs, and sometimes, rather than total replace that section, I can take the pressure off, let the area REALLY dry and gluck on lots of PVC cement in the area. Sometimes it works.
814122
No, the tank is not designed for in-line plumbed installation under pressure, per manufacturer's documentation. And I don't think the spigot fittings could handle the additional pressure, as there is already significant pressure from gravity on the large volume column of water. When the tank is full, the spigot pressure from gravity already feels like 60-80 psi or more. Not sure what that would do, hooked up to your household plumbing. Could potentially back-feed the public water supply if the pressure got low enough on the main line?
85011
Yes, you need to provide your own water container (we used a 5 gal bucket from Home Depot), then drill holes to install the nipples. The container would not have to hang, but obviously you loose capacity if you drill holes someplace other than near the bottom of the bucket.
65437
I built a water system out if PVC using these nipples and the birds had no trouble finding and using them. The chicks are very aware of their surroundings and are attracted to shiny things. They will naturally peck at them and will find that they are their source of water in no time. They tend to drip a little if not properly installed. Use Teflon tape when you screw them in and they should be fine.
1897368
I tried it with 1/4 inch and there is not enough pressure to go more than a few feet. I wanted to do my raised garden. Spent a lot of time piecing it together and the connectors broke as I was setting it up, then it did not work after the first 3-4 feet. I took it apart, plugged the sprinklers into 1/2 inch and was good go to.
1904997
I've been able to use tire inflating fittings from Lowe's as well as my little dust blower fitting which uses a standard quick connect on the bottom. However, you won't get much force as the only air stored at high pressure is the air in the line. I think you would have to make the compressor go into a small tank (2 or 5 gallon) to reliably blow dust around or air up balloons.
1039670
They are for low pressure only. I have two 350 gallon totes that catch rain water off a small barn about 100yds away uphill. The elevation between the totes and the nipples is approximately 15 ft. and I have no leakage. These nipples will freeze and break very easily.
1407213
Not a good idea, if there was an attachment. There is a rubber attachment for a garden hose (several sizes) that uses water pressure. It has worked for me. Try a good hardware store.
716994
You can control the flow rate for each line, independently, yes. Orbit and DIG, and possibly Rain Birds make a pressure reduction unit. Its just a black piece of plastic about the size of a PVC joint. I havent used one in a while so I dont know what you'd need to do to install it before this manifold, but it shouldnt be difficult. Seems like they were less than 10 dollars. I'd try it if you were worried about the pressure being too much in the manifold.
1109389
I was able to find a female to female hose connector with a swivel at Lowe's easily. Check the plumbing/garden department...it was straightforward. I think the thread pitch is that of a hose and not of usual NPT threads for PVC. Good luck!
1039671
Yes, but you will want to have a pressure reduction if you are attempting to hook to a garden spigot/hose. If you gravity feed from a bucket or reservoir, they are fine.