Features:

  • Provides fast, easy connection of 1/4" Drip tubing to an outside faucet or garden hose
  • Fits 3/4" Male threaded pipe components
  • Use with pressure regulated watering devices or with pressure regulator (available separately)
  • Accepts Rain Bird and all other brands of 1/4” Drip irrigation tubing
  • Constructed of highly durable UV and chemical-resistant materials
  • To automate your system, add a Rain Bird 1ZEHTMR Hose-End Timer (sold separately)
Works quite well

The extra blank stud on one side is a big help in installation. I also found that using a BBQ lighter to warm the tubing just lightly makes installing easy.

Great Irrigation Distribution Tube Coupling

We bought & used 2 packs of these fittings for 2 separate projects: To irrigate our raise garden beds and to set-up a system for our hedge of Podocarpus bushes at the yard's perimeter. This allowed us to go on vacation without any worries about our plants. These couplings fit easily into the hole with a tight seal (just take care to punch the holes at a right angle to the tubing so the hole isn't distorted). I also used a few couplings from another irrigation kit I had but I wouldn't say I had a preference between one style of the other. (See pics) Here is what we used for our irrigation systems: (Qty 1) Timer Orbit 3-Outlet Programmable Hose Faucet Timer (Qty 2) 50-Pack Drip emitters Axe Sickle (Pack of 50) Drip Emitters Perfect for 4mm/7mm Tube, Adjustable 360 Degree Water Flow Drip Irrigation System for flower beds, vegetable gardens, herbs gardens. (Qty 4) 100' Irrigation tubing 1/4'' Gunsamg 1/4'' Blank Distribution Tubing Drip Irrigation Hose (100foot),KORAM Drip Irrigation 1/4 Blank Distribution Tubing Drip Watering Hose 100ft Roll with Plant Garden Labels (Qty 2) 30-Pack 1/4" Coupling fitting Rain Bird BC25-30PS Drip Irrigation Universal 1/4" Barbed Coupling Fitting, Fits All Sizes of 1/4" Drip Tubing, 30-Pack (Qty 2) Hose end plugs Raindrip 304G00UB 5/8-Inch Hose End Plug with 3/4-Inch Cap, Loose (Qty 1) Soil / moisture / pH tester Soil Tester, Deepow 3-in-1 Soil Moisture Meter, Soil Ph Meter Kit for Moisture, Light & pH - Helpful for Garden, Lawn, Indoor & Outdoor, High Accurate & Easy Read Indicator (No Battery needed) TIPS on How to Set Up Your System: - To make the distribution tubing MUCH easier to work with, just soak it in warm to hot water or lay it out in the sun for a little while to soften. - Always a good idea to flush the system a bit before installing emitters to clear any debris. - Create your lateral lines (1/4-in. tubing and emitters) BEFORE hooking them up to the main line. - ALWAYS cut the tubing LONGER than needed! Much easier to trim off excess than to try to come up with additional lengths of tubing if mis-cut too short! - Be sure to hold the hole punch at a right angle to the tubing when you punch a hole and you'll get a perfect seal around the barb of the coupling. - Place the emitter stakes strategically so that the plant's root ball will be kept damp but not soaked. - Adjust the flow for each plant and again every season according to the plant size. TIP: Remember to reaccess requirements as they grow and needs change! - Your emitters farthest from the faucet will need to be set on a freely flowing adjustment due to loss of water pressure. - Use a timer to water twice a day for only 5 or 10 minutes, depending on the plant's needs and weather. - Test to make sure the moisture is getting where you want it. TIP: Don't assume rain means you can turn off the irrigation system. Leaves can redirect rainwater so it doesn't actually reach the roots! - We didn't add a fertilizer injector to the faucet assembly this time, but we might try this step next year so we can feed our plants while we water. TIP: Don't forget to Install a good filter and change it every few months or at least once a season, especially if you have alkaline, mineral-rich, or well water. Why do you need an automatic drip irrigation system for your container or raised garden? Simple. Containers dry out so quickly that they often require once or even twice daily watering in hot weather. So just bite the bullet and do it. These couplings worked perfectly for our irrigation systems in our veggie garden as well as for the perimeter hedge, so now I don't have to lug around hoses to water them each day. A real time-saver that we should have done long ago. Recommended & will buy again!

Best products out there

We live in a harsh climate. I have tried most of the brands. Rain bird has outlasted every other brand 3 to 1. We have highs ranging 92-104 and lows -5 to 15. No humidity over 300 days of sun a year. Unless they get stepped on in freezing weather on the average they last 7-9 years. The big box garbage last 1-3 years tops. So if you want to save a few cents go for junk. If you want to save your back and not deal with this every year. Buy these.

Exactly as described. Best piece for the connections.

Great connector. Works great. Same quality as Rainbird products from the wholesale landscaper supplier. (Not all products are, retail products are often less heavy duty). The fit to a 1/4" tube IS tight, but it's supposed to be. I found a tiny amount of Vaseline ointment helps a lot. Just don't get it in the openings or you might block the water. Working on a hot day instead of a cold day also makes the tubing more pliable.

Works great with RainBird 1/4" drip irrigation kit

I purchased this to go with my Rainbird 1/4" drip irrigation kit, this one on amazon: Rain Bird DRIPPAILQ Drip Irrigation Repair and Expansion Kit It appears to be the EXACT same adapter that came in the kit. The hose fits perfectly, and it comes with the rubber seal inside so it doesn't leak. This product was a great value at the price.

Works great! So far

Just started using this one. Was looking for a cheap faucet adapter for my drip line and tried this one out. The tube needs a little coercing to get into the adapter, but it wasn't too difficult and has been working fine since. The price also makes them easy to replace if they crack in the winter.

I like the nubbin to hold on to

I've bought several off brand drip connectors and found that one or two in a pack were poorly made and leaked. What's that worth in the long run? Then I bought several Rain Bird connectors that are solidly made, insert easily, and weren't much more expensive. I think it's worth it. These T's are just a better design, since it gives something to hold on to and strengthen the whole arrangement

Easy adapter to use.

This the adapter I use to water my planters. It is from a 3/4" hose splitter behind a timer unit to the planters. I am able to get about 2 years out of one before it leaks. Great price for the convenience.

Great for watering my garden

These worked just as described. I did discover that you need to cut the 1/4" line on an angle in order to get it to start into the adapter, but after doing that, each run went together well and there were no leaks.

Can never have too many when you need them

These, followed by the elbows and straights, are the most used items in the vertical farming drip kit. I always keep them on hand for adjustments.

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