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<\/p>\nQuick-connect fittings are generally considered a luxury or convenience accessory for Blumat and EasySoak Watering Systems.<\/p>\n
These fittings can be used to quickly connect\/disconnect individual plants, rows of plants, water supply tubing, tables, raised beds & garden beds, benches, reservoirs, specific water lines, or entire systems.<\/p>\n
These fittings come in a variety of options and sizes for as many purposes.<\/p>\n
Sustainable Village carries two main types (with a variety of other, less-recommended options) of Quick-Connect fittings.\u00a0 These consist of the quick-connect fittings using a valve, as well as those fittings with automatic starts\/stops.<\/p>\n
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These fittings are available in 3mm and 8mm.\u00a0 They can be placed in-line with the tubing, and a valve is turned to stop water flow.\u00a0 The end-fitting can then be disconnected along with a length of tubing, ensuing plant\/branch\/etc.<\/p>\n
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These quick-connect fittings are also available in 3mm, 8, and even integrated into larger diameters such as 1\/2″.<\/p>\n
These are medical-grade components originally used in IV systems in hospitals (thus the high price).\u00a0 These fittings can be connected\/disconnected with a quick quarter-twist.\u00a0 When the fittings are connected, flow automatically starts\/continues.\u00a0 When the fittings are disconnected, flow automatically stops.<\/p>\n
These fittings eliminate any spills or water on the floor, and minimize wear and tear on tubing.\u00a0 With other fittings, tubing will break down over time as it is repeatedly slid over a barb and removed.\u00a0 These fittings avoid that pitfall, since tubing stays on the same fittings all the time.<\/p>\n
The placement of quick-connect fittings is paramount.<\/p>\n
In almost all cases, 3mm quick-connect fittings are used to connect or disconnect individual plants from larger systems.\u00a0 These fittings are ideal for systems with containers that are frequently moved around or otherwise need to be disconnected.\u00a0 These fittings are generally placed as close to the water supply tubing OR Blumat sensor as possible.<\/p>\n
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These fittings are used to disconnect rows of plants and\/or containers that are integrated using 8mm supply tubing.\u00a0 These are generally used at the start of a row of plants, or when dropping down from the ceiling to supply Blumat Systems with water.<\/p>\n
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These are often used to drop down from PVC ceiling manifolds of water supply tubing.\u00a0 They adapt from 1\/2″ (or from 3\/4″ using this fitting<\/a>) down into 8mm tubing, and feature a valve.\u00a0 These are recommended to avoid water supply tubing on the floor, and to be able to move beds\/tables\/trays etc from side to side.<\/p>\n [ceiling dropdown image]<\/p>\n Quick-connect fittings are generally considered a luxury or convenience accessory for Blumat and EasySoak Watering Systems. These fittings can be used to quickly connect\/disconnect individual plants, rows of plants, water supply tubing, tables, raised beds & garden beds, benches, reservoirs, specific water lines, or entire systems. These fittings come in a variety of options and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=961"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1128,"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961\/revisions\/1128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irrigation.equipment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Key Takeaways<\/h1>\n
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Quick-Connect Options<\/h1>\n
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w\/ Auto-Stop<\/h2>\n
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