Questions and Answers for DIG 0.25 in. x 50 ft. Poly Micro Drip or Emitter Line Tubing

A:  Thank you for pointing out this type-o the inside and outside dimensions for our B38P are .170” ID X .250” OD. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact our technical service/product support team directly at 1-800-322-9146 or tech@digcorp.com.

A:  Hi Mike. Thank you for shopping at The Home Depot. The DIG 1/4 in. in. X 100 ft. Poly Distribution Tubing is manufactured and approved for irrigation in agriculture, but it has not been certified for drinking water. Please let us know if we can be of any additional service. Rick_HD_OC

A:  I haven't ever used it for potable water. But I have a link of the hose that I have connected to our new faucet outside and it has a hose that my grandson drinks from. We have never seen any signs that he has had issues from drinking from the hose.

A:  Our ¼” poly distribution tubing is designed for irrigation only and not recommended for use in potable water systems. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact our technical service/product support team directly at 1-800-322-9146 or tech@digcorp.com.

A:  The B38P ¼” poly tubing is constructed of low-density polyethylene and designed not to kink or crimp easily. If you have any other questions, please contact our technical service/product support team at 1-800-322-9146.

A:  We do make a micro tubing compression adapter that will allow you to connect 1/4” tubing to an outdoor faucet model C37B. If you have any other questions, please contact our technical service/product support team at 1-800-322-9146.

A:  No but you can put one on it. It's for drip irrigation you can hook all kinds of things on to it.

A:  No It is just tubing with cut ends

A:  No

A:  I would think not likely, The pressure at the ends wouldn't be much if anything at all. I run 60# water pressure about 50 feet with 15 small drippers between 2 lines and barely get it to work.

A:  The maximum run for .600”ID X .700”OD poly tubing at 25 PSI is 400 ft., so you would need to split the 750ft run into two separate zones. The maximum flow for .700 OD poly tubing at 25 PSI is around 220 GPH. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact our technical support/product support team at 1-800-322-9146.

A:  Using 1/4" polyethylene tubing is good to connect individual dripper or sprayers; however, its flow rate is too low for your project. The length of 1/4" poly is usually limited to about 15 feet or less. For your project I would select pressure compensated (PC) drippers and polyethylene tubing. Do not use emitter tubing, since your plants are spaced 5 feet apart. If your soil is heavy clay that is slow to absorb water, I would use 1/2 GPH (gallons per hour) PC drippers. Use two drippers per plant. The poly tubing needs to be at least 1/2", if supplied in the center of your 750-foot run. If your soil is very porous and sandy and quickly absorbs water, I would use 1 GPH or 2 GPH drippers. Again, use two drippers per plant. The poly tubing needs to be 3/4" to accommodate the higher flow rate. With sandy soil water more often, but for shorter time. Be sure to use pressure compensated drippers. This will ensure that plants at the end of each run receive the same amount of water as those near the water supply in the middle. As final note regarding your water supply, consider splitting this system into two zones with separate supply lines. The required water flow rates are relatively high especially for sandy soil, and your water supply may not properly pressurize the end drippers.

A:  Yes absolutely.

A:  Yes.

A:  Yes. Perfectly safe. I use it around my tomatoes and peppers.

A:  Yes, I use this tubing in my vegetable garden and flower garden with drip emitters. Works great, have no problems around dogs or children. 

A:  Our ½” and ¼” poly drip tubing is designed for, and safe to use in any landscape irrigation this includes vegetable gardens, raised beds, flower beds etc. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact our technical service/product support team at 1-800-322-9146.

A:  4lbs

A:  The weight of B30500P is 2.60 LBS. if you have any other questions please contact our technical service/product support team at 1-800-322-9146.

A:  polyethylene tubing and Poly-vinyl Chloride (PVC) are similar products. Different plastics. Good Luck!

A:  You want poly tubing for yard irrigation, vinyl tubing is softer and more supple, and is used for interior applications where resistance to UV light is not as important

A:  Poly irrigation tubing tends to have a slightly longer lifespan than its vinyl counterpart. The primary difference between the two is that vinyl tubing tends to be more flexible than poly tubing.

A:  Hi Janice - I live in an area where it can easily get over 100 at times and I use polyurethane tubing. Have been using this type for several years. I haven't had any issues with the barbs popping off. From my research it lasts long than vinyl.

A:  The difference between the two is the raw material they are made out of. This difference in material makes the vinyl tubing much more flexible when installing in your landscape. The polyethylene tubing is a little more ridged and can be a bit more demanding to install, but the poly does much better in direct sunlight. The vinyl tubing after around 10 to 15 years will start the stiffen and crack due to the UV light. Now both ¼” vinyl and poly tubing should not pop off fittings or emitters even in direct sunlight provided you have a 25 PSI pressure regulator on the zone. If you have any further questions please contact our technical service/ product support line at 1-800-344-1172.

A:  Due to the small diameter of this dripline it is not possible to insert any emitters to the side of the dripline. You would need to use our ½” poly tubing model B36 along with our 8825BB fogger/misters.

A:  Easy install