Posted by Mr Water on July 30, 2011, 9:01 am
I use 4mm tubing in the greenhouse for my drippers.
I want to be able to connect 4mm sections of tubing together - put be able to
pull apart easily and connect up in different configuration.
At the moment I cut the tubing to overcome the "barbed" end of the connectors.
Any suggestions?
Posted by Charlie Pridham on July 30, 2011, 10:13 am
> I use 4mm tubing in the greenhouse for my drippers.
> I want to be able to connect 4mm sections of tubing together - put be able
> to
> pull apart easily and connect up in different configuration.
> At the moment I cut the tubing to overcome the "barbed" end of the
> connectors.
> Any suggestions?
Put the connection into very hot water for a few minutes and you can usually
pull it apart, but the stuff is so cheap I normally replace with new
--
Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Posted by xpzzzz on July 30, 2011, 4:04 pm
On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:13:25 +0100, Charlie Pridham wrote:
>> I want to be able to connect 4mm sections of tubing together - put be
>> able to
>> pull apart easily and connect up in different configuration.
>>
>> At the moment I cut the tubing to overcome the "barbed" end of the
>> connectors.
>>
Where are you? I have (quite) a few extra connectors - including
some "T"'s - with no barbs, they are just a snug fit and do not seem to
leak.
Posted by Mr Water on July 31, 2011, 6:09 am
>On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:13:25 +0100, Charlie Pridham wrote:
>>> I want to be able to connect 4mm sections of tubing together - put be
>>> able to
>>> pull apart easily and connect up in different configuration.
>>>
>>> At the moment I cut the tubing to overcome the "barbed" end of the
>>> connectors.
>>>
>Where are you? I have (quite) a few extra connectors - including
>some "T"'s - with no barbs, they are just a snug fit and do not seem to
>leak.
Many thanks to you and Charlie, I think I have the problem solved.
I found a couple of "joins" for connecting a 4mm to the bigger piping.
They are not a barb on each end, but one end is threaded for screwing in to the
side wall of the wider pipe.
I have just made a straight through 4mm connection by screwing in to one pipe
and pushing barb on the other. It then unscrewed perfectly.
Perfect.
Thanks for your efforts though.
> I want to be able to connect 4mm sections of tubing together - put be able
> to
> pull apart easily and connect up in different configuration.
> At the moment I cut the tubing to overcome the "barbed" end of the
> connectors.
> Any suggestions?