What would i need to connect this directly to a 1/2" drip line system? planning to use it to irrigate. Are the pressure and flow ratings accurate?
923975
I returned this unit. It was too noisy and pressure was insufficient for my application.
923976
This is a great little pump. The specs are accurate as far as I can tell. It has a 3/8" male barbed hose fitting at the discharge, so you'd need an adapter to get it to fit your 1/2" system depending on what type fitting you have on your drip line. If it's a regular female garden hose fitting you'd need a short piece of 3/8" tubing and a 3/8" male barbed x male garden hose adapter. You'll need some 3/8" hose anyway for the intake side of the pump.
293076
The output connection is a standard 1/4" plastic tube. You would need the appropriate adapter to get to whatever your faucet connection is. Also, look at the flow rate under the specifications to make sure it will meet your needs.
1257451
I connected it to standard 1/2" distribution hose using the barbed fittings. The distribution hose is connected directly to city water through the irrigation timer with no regulator, and have had no problems.
370145
The outlet valve is a standard garden hose bib. So with the proper adapter the connection is no problem. As to connecting 1/4" drip tubing; the hydraulics will dictate how well it works. The volume and height of your rain container as well the length of the run and type of drip system will tell you lots. Aside from that, you will need to filter the rain water for the drip system.
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.
705111
I am not a plumber, but I do not believe this will work with 1/2" plumbling. I had a 1" line put in. These are pretty high tech and designed to work according to their specs. I also do not think plastic would work due to temperature. Troy.
1470986
I don't believe it will matter other than it will reduce the flow somewhat. The only thing you will need to do is attach a fitting on the output of the pump to accommodate a 1 inch tube. If you are using the tetra filter you will need to to the same thing there as well.
874841
We built a 4 outlet manifold for ours, each has a ball valve so we can shut lines off or even lower the flow if need be. I'm not sure how your drip system is set up or the size, but either way you should have a valve in place to shut the water off.There is a prime plug that you could attach a pipe and valve to that you could use as a pressure relief. We have those on our larger plant and recycle pumps.
1154366
Yes, the 1/2" connects directly into the base of the faucet. Had some minor leakage with the base and connector.
1086024
It WILL work that way. Some of my 1/4" drip lines sit atop the mulch, some under the mulch and some are 3"-4" below grade. You just have to remember where you buried them so that you do not cut them with a shovel at a later date. The best plan is to create a sketch of your drip watering system, and keep it up to date as you make changes (which you surely will).
131808
As long as you keep the pressure low. I would recommend a pressure reducer between the plastic pipe and the drip line.
2284531
Not directly. It had a 1/2" NPT thread, but you can buy adapters separately. This manifold is intended to replace a sprinkler head for an underground irrigation system. You can buy drip manifolds that attach directly to a garden house
1525915
No, the internal thread is 1/2" NPT. The easiest thin to do is put a 1/2" hose bibb on it and connect your garden hose to that. Or if you don't want a valve ten you néed a 1/2" male NPT to male hose thread adapter.
1851953
Hi Dave You will need a 1/4" quick connect tee and 1/4 tubing. You can adapt to larger tubing if you want more flow to you faucet. You might want a valve too. Should be quick and easy.
1394893
Not sure if it reduces the pressure but I actually use it with a 1/4" dripline and it works pretty good.
2248739
The unit comes with a push and seal connector for 3/8" plastic water line. If you don't want to use this connector simply unscrew it and it leaves a threaded pipe to connect to.
1551365
I would say to carry the water needed for that distance you should use the 1/2" tubing with emitters, not the 1/4".