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Dripco Reducing Tee - 13x6, 19x13, 25x13 or 25x19mmDripco Reducing Tee - 13x6, 19x13, 25x13 or 25x19mm
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Dripco Top Hat Grommet - 13, 19 or 25mmDripco Top Hat Grommet - 13, 19 or 25mm
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Dripco Barbed Tee - 6, 13, 19 or 25mmDripco Barbed Tee - 6, 13, 19 or 25mm
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Dripco Tap In-line Valve - 13 or 19mm - 25 PackDripco Tap In-line Valve - 13 or 19mm - 25 Pack
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Dripco Barbed Joiner - 13, 19 or 25mmDripco Barbed Joiner - 13, 19 or 25mm
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Dripco Reducing Joiner - 13x6, 19x13, 25x13 or 25x19mmDripco Reducing Joiner - 13x6, 19x13, 25x13 or 25x19mm
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Dripco Barbed Joiner - 6mm
Dripco Barbed Joiner - 6mm
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Dripco End Plug - 13, 19 or 25mmDripco End Plug - 13, 19 or 25mm
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Dripco Barbed Elbow - 4, 6, 13, 19 or 25mmDripco Barbed Elbow - 4, 6, 13, 19 or 25mm
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Why DRIPCO

Fittings are the least interesting part of an irrigation system and the part that decides whether it leaks. DRIPCO covers the standard Australian LDPE sizes in every combination, and most items are sold across multiple sizes so a single order can cover a whole run.

The three sizes that matter

Australian poly irrigation runs on 13mm, 19mm and 25mm LDPE. DRIPCO fittings cover all three plus 6mm for micro-tube, and the reducing fittings are what let you step down from a 25mm main line to 19mm laterals to 13mm at the plant.

Barbed fittings and how they seal

These are barbed push-fit fittings. The barb grips the inside of the pipe and the pipe wall does the sealing, which is why warming the pipe end makes assembly far easier and why a clean square cut matters more than force.

Grommets and taps

Top hat grommets let a fitting pass through a tank or tray wall without leaking. The in-line taps, sold in 25 packs in 13mm and 19mm, let individual laterals be shut off or balanced without draining the system.

Our DRIPCO range

Joining: joiners and reducing joiners in multiple sizes, plus a 6mm joiner for micro-tube.

Branching: tees and reducing tees in multiple sizes.

Direction and termination: elbows in multiple sizes, and end plugs in 13mm, 19mm and 25mm.

Tank and control: top hat grommets in multiple sizes, and in-line valve taps in 25 packs for 13mm or 19mm.

Building a run that does not leak

  1. Cut square and clean. An angled or ragged cut will not seat on a barb properly. Use a proper pipe cutter rather than secateurs.
  2. Warm the pipe end. Poly pipe stiffens in the cold. A few seconds in hot water makes a fitting that felt impossible slide on easily — and it grips harder as it cools.
  3. Step down, do not jump. A 25mm main to 19mm laterals to 13mm at the plant keeps pressure even. Reducing fittings exist for exactly this.
  4. Put a tap on every lateral. Being able to isolate one line means a repair does not shut down the whole room, and it lets you balance flow between rows.
  5. Plug the ends properly. End plugs, not folded-over pipe. A run that can be opened and flushed is a run you can maintain.

See the full Irrigation range, or Drip Systems for complete systems.

DRIPCO FAQ's

The range covers the standard Australian LDPE sizes — 13mm, 19mm and 25mm — plus 6mm for micro-tube. Most items are listed with multiple sizes available on the one product page, so check the size selector rather than assuming. Reducing tees and reducing joiners are what let you move between sizes in a single run.

Warm the pipe end first. A few seconds in hot water softens LDPE enough that the fitting slides in with reasonable pressure, and the pipe grips harder as it cools back down. Forcing a fitting into cold pipe usually splits the pipe or gives up before it is fully seated, which is where leaks start.

It seals the hole where a fitting passes through the wall of a tank, tray or reservoir. The flange sits against the inside face and the body fills the drilled hole, so the fitting can be tightened without the plastic wall cracking or weeping around the edge. Match the grommet size to both the hole and the fitting.

Not strictly, but they make the system far more usable. An in-line tap lets you shut one lateral for a repair without draining everything, and lets you throttle a row that is getting more flow than the others. They are sold in 25 packs in 13mm and 19mm because a real system uses a lot of them.

A folded end works until it does not, and it makes flushing impossible. A proper end plug can be pulled to flush debris out of the line, which you will want to do periodically as sediment and biofilm accumulate. End plugs are stocked in 13mm, 19mm and 25mm.

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