With the clamp and cool down that connection is never going to fail or leak . Nice quick tip ! And if you don't have electric available a hand held propane torch will warm the plastic pipe up too , just don't hold the torch too close and make sure that you are moving the flame constantly . Have a great day Brian !

@ThatFixItGuy

3 жыл бұрын

This does make a great connection. Great idea with the propane and agree on the caution. I was looking and battery powered heat guns. I don’t really need one, but I could see how it could be handy for a sprinkler job.

@davidcotto8955

2 жыл бұрын

will the same thing work if i want to remove the poly pipe?

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@David Cotto Yes it would.

@grace2garden403

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for chiming in @richard , I do have a portable propane torch.

@RobC1999

3 ай бұрын

I’ve read hearing the end of the pipe in boiling water works well. The temp is lower than it takes to damage the pipe and high enough to soften it. If it’s already installed, wrap the joint in rags and pour the boiling water over it then wait for the heat to sink in.

Good to see that the heat gun used to build the Great Pyramids is still in use!

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

😂. My father in law rocked the old school cool tools that still work great.

I boil up some water, put it in a cup and hold the end of the tube in the water for a few seconds. It heats it up quick and works well.

Irrigation tech here, get a proper torch doesn’t have to be a high quality but a quick 3-5 sec flame to the poly end is enough and don’t heat fittings. Also hose clamp connections can undo over time, look into crimp connections with crimp clamps they will never come loose

@steveprice5664

2 ай бұрын

Exactly! Hose clamp connections don't last.

Bro busted out Thomas Edison's first ever invented heat gun

This is a great tip, I just ordered a Dewault cordless heat gun so I can quickly install all these barbs on my dripline without injuring my hands :)

Just the tip I was looking for. I was definitely struggling. Thanks Fix it Guy!!

Thanks for the tip, this saved me a ton of effort today working on my sailboat!

Used this tip yesterday on 5 fittings. Worked like a charm. My heat gun was a little more modern than yours.

@binnsbrian

3 ай бұрын

That heat gun is an industrial version. I use one like that to bend thick wall PVC electrical conduit.

Black pipe exposed to sun on a warm day makes barbed fitting slip in easily. Another good, safe option is dip pipe into hot water for a minute or so and fitting goes in effortlessly.

A stegosaurus called. He wants his heat gun back.

Thanks for the tips Brian! Made that job so much easier!

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Happy to help

Nice tip, Brian, it could also be used to bend the pipe a bit, but not kink it, too. I'm reminded of a plumber that had to get an electrician bend a black pipe to go around a corner since they couldn't get in the corner with pipe fittings.

@ThatFixItGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah right on. That will make another great video. That is pretty sweet. Thanks Bryant!

Thank you! Having a heat gun around comes in handy!

@ThatFixItGuy

3 жыл бұрын

It is pretty handy. The one I used was high dollar, but I get mine at harbor freight. Nice to have around.

omg where has this video been my entire life?? this was so helpful thx!

So very helpful--you just saved me a lot of frustration! I used boiling water for the heat.

@ThatFixItGuy

Жыл бұрын

That is a great way to do it. So glad this could help you out. Please share your experience and help us grow.

@scottwillis5434

Жыл бұрын

Easier to get boiling water out in the field; take a propane stove.

@user-gq2vn1xj2r

Жыл бұрын

@@scottwillis5434 I just take a thermos.

i use a propane torch. there aren't electric plugs 75 feet away in the yard when you have a broken pipe in the yard

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. I ran a 100 ft cord to use the heat gun. I have never used a torch. Not that I wouldn't. I have seen a milwaukee battery powered heat gun and thought about spending some money. I will try the propane torch. Thank you

Hey Brian thanks for the great information, that is one sweet trick , hope you guys have a great weekend 👍

@ThatFixItGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Britt. It works really well. I’m going to have to shoot another video with all the other ideas for doing this that people have given me.

Thanks for the great tip. Saved a lot of time and effort!

I'm not saying that your heat gun looks old, but I think I saw Roman numerals on it Great tip!

@binnsbrian

3 ай бұрын

That heat gun is an industrial version. I use one like that to bend thick wall PVC electrical conduit.

Everything is always easier in the shop.

Nice video. I just. Started fallowing you the video. Did help me a lot. Thanks 🙏 keep showing videos

Great tip Brian!!! Thanks again!!!

@ThatFixItGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated commander!

Great tip brother. I love those homemade hose clamps😂😂 whatever works with what you got. Keep up with the great videos

@ThatFixItGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Me too Steve. Im thinking about doing a 5 ways to make that connection video.

Thanks for sharing, where can I buy the exact T barbed fitting you used?

Thank you!

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Thank you for watching.

Great tip, thanks buddy 👍

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Hope we can help again.

Will this also work when trying to remove a barbed fitting from hose that has been in the ground a long time?

Great Tip!

This deserves ALOT more likes!!!

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! Please share the channel and help us grow.

Your tip surpasses mine - using a rubber mallet, when possible. One question: do you always install your hose clamps so far from the end? With pex it’s 1/8 to 1/4 inch away, but what is the best distance for poly pipe?

Will the connection withstand the pressure from the city water pressure? I am planning to replace my main line from the meter with this pipe.

With poly in place of a heat gun or torch hair dryers work in a pinch. With poly though I have normally always used a lighter.

@ThatFixItGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Right on! That’s a great idea. I had not thought of a lighter.

Thanks for the tips Brian! Plumbing made easy!

@ThatFixItGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome! Thanks for all the support.

Ladies, you can use your hair dryer too. You don’t need a heat gun.

This method is so much more work than the way I do it. I first place the roll on pavement for about an hour in sunlight to make it pliable. Then to insert the barbs I just use a few drops of water based unflavored unscented KY jelly. No heat needed. It works so well you can even pull it back out for about 10min afterwards in case you forgot to slide the clamp on first (been there done that). One comment said dish soap which would probably work as well, but I wouldn't want all of the chemicals from dish soap being sent directly to the root zone of my plants.

@nickallen2257

10 ай бұрын

That’s hard to do when the pipe is already in the ground and you are adding a valve.

@flyflh

2 ай бұрын

Clamps can be opened completely and fitted around the pipe. Then just feed the open end of the clamp back into the bolt mechanism and turn the bolt. Works every time!

what temperature do you use to heat it?

What size was the fitting you used for the 3/4 pipe?

I'm putting together my gray water system and have a new foot valve new water pump ballast tank all new fittings and even a new water heater but putting in the pickup tube from the Cisterns portal tube is concrete and has poly pipe fitted thru it but 5 Feet down inside so I can't get leverage of heat on it so I'm screwed but thanks for helpful tips buddy always helpful to keep in tool box👍

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man sound like a job. Let me know what you end up doing. Always interested in new solutions to issues.

Good tip.Maybe use some Dawn liquid soap I use it for lots of tight fitting

That's good advice, but I have done this both with sunlight and heat gun, but I still get some leaky joints. I've cut carefully, I've put on clamps, but I still have a problem. Any advice?

I like your heat gun!!!!

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Those things are awesome. Very quality.

Does this work for removing barbed connections too?

I have these on my pool and trying to change out the pump motor and I cannot for the life of me get these thing off the hose. Suggestions?

How do you get it off?

I some times want to buy clear tubing for connecting to various ports in vehicles for testing and flushing - what is the right way to measure a barbed male connector to determine correct tubing size?

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I have always gone by the size of barb and size of fitting. Like 1/4 hose will take a 1/4 barb fitting. But that being said I know that you get into auto hose and it could be different. I will start looking into this and make a video. Thanks for the question and idea.

A worker at Brinkmans said to do the same thing 👍

Great video!...I'm having a problem this morning that I've never experienced before...All of my 1/2 fittings are "too small" for my "too big" 1/2 inch irrigation tubing!!!...I can't figure out where I messed up, but either way I have to go to the store and return a big chunk of the stuff I bought...I see you used hose clamps, but in most of my yard I've never needed to use hose clamps...I've just shoved the barbs into the tubing...Do you have any clue what could be happening here?

@LindaBarron29

8 ай бұрын

I had the same problem when I started my irrigation career, this is what I learned: not all brands of 1/2" irrigation tubing and fittings are the same and also if you have a 1/2" nominal size of your pipe, the wall can be thin and have a bigger internal diameter than normal. Be sure to ask to your supplier for the internal diameter of pipes so you make no mistakes with the fittings. Sorry for the late respond 😆

I know someone that could use your expertise to run alot of permanent water lines that need to last.......🐄🐃 ......😁......... Great tip on making a great contention that's going to last! Let's Get To Fixin! 🛠

@ThatFixItGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Lol! We have been talking about that. Would love to get out that way and help with that project. Thank you Plague!

So, how do you get that bad boy apart later on?

Pretty easy 😵‍💫

Just the info I needed! Thanks!!

wow that is an interesting heat gun looks like Thomas Edison's prototype for a heat gun is that an added-on metal plate to stand it up on table or did it come with that?

Nice tip. Where in the world did you get that heat gun. Looks ancient.

I like the ancient heat gun, looked like it was from fallout post nuclear. Nice patina.

great oah thanks 🙏 lottt

@ThatFixItGuy

5 ай бұрын

Your welcome.

Good idea, I forgot I had a heat gun and used boiling water to get a joint in to some pond hose.

I like the 1962 heat gun 😂

Wow 2 whole minutes to actually get into it

I'm trying to patch up the irrigation system on a new property and can't get the old fittings to stop leaking. Will heating and cooling help mould it into place without changing up the fitting, or should I replace the fitting (it looks ok as far as I can tell). Or maybe splice in some new pipe so it's not so stretched out?

@JeffMerrick

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve had fittings that wouldn’t stop leaking and the only fix was to replace. On close examination, the barbs were deformed. You can try heating but in my (limited) experience, you’ll have better luck replacing the fitting. Might need heat to accomplish that without cutting.

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I could totally see a bad batch of barbs screwing things up.

@scottwillis5434

Жыл бұрын

Is there flashing (a ridge of plastic where the halves of the mold met) on the barbs? Might need to trim that away.

Do you have to use hose clamps on all those fittings if it's just a drip line, like 30-40 psi?

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I think that if it goes on pretty easy then I would secure it some way. Wire is a good cheap option for what you are doing. 30-40 psi is pretty good pressure

@KimBelletare

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatFixItGuy I haven't been using clamps (or anything else) with barbed connectors, should I be using them in addition to the barbs or is relying on the barbs on their own enough?

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@KimBelletare If it has been working for you without them then I would not worry about it. It really is only going to matter if your water pressure is high and blowing lines apart. have you noticed fittings leaking?

Where does one get a short 4" length of poly water pipe? Googling it looks like stores only sell it in 100' lengths.

@old1234

Жыл бұрын

Menards sells short lengths. Or find an irrigation contractor, they will probably have scraps and may just give you a piece

This is wonderful! Exactly what I needed, however my poly… is still in the ground. Thank you for sharing

Is that a heat gun or a prop from the 1970’s StarTrek? Lol! Awesome Vid Bro.

@ThatFixItGuy

Жыл бұрын

Lol! It is a sweet old school heat gun I know. Father in law has all the cool old school tools.

That's nice, but what if there's no electricity around? I normally use dishwasher liquid, and it works.

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I will have to try dishwashing liquid. Thank you.

I use an electric kettle water boiler. Just dip it for 30 seconds then push

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

That is an awesome idea! Thank you for sharing.

Can not turn the pipe when it is in the ground

@ThatFixItGuy

Жыл бұрын

That is true, but you can turn the fitting your installing.

Heres a black poly tip NEVER use plastic barbs. They split from the pressure of the hose clamps, ive even seen a barb crack and fail and the part that was inside the pipe was melted. Use brass barbs and 2 all s.s. Hose clamps face one left and the other right.

Hot boiling water works most of the time. And is safer for the pipe. The heat gun could damage the pipe if too much heat is used.

You will have a hard time with 160psi pipe though .80 psi rated pipe should be more than enough as most systems should be running at 40 -60 psi.

As a professional who works on sprinkler systems I get an even better and faster tip for you. Just use a rubber mallet. Two three wacks and it's in place. I only use heat on anything above 1.5" pipe. Below that and a rubber mallet does the trick. All the heated pipes I run into that they "set the clamp" are leaking and never made a seal. They just left clamp marks in the hose.

@PushaDee

11 ай бұрын

What about for funny pipe? Can't wack anything into that with a hammer.

Don't forget to put the hose clamp over the tube before attaching the connector. I don't know how many times I got the barbed connector on only to realize I forgot the clamp!

If I want to remove, do you know how to do?

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

you can usually pull and twist. May have to heat again, and in some cases cut it off.

@sandyl2010

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatFixItGuy thank you

Be careful of overheating the poly - it will weaken the pipe wall.

woooooow

Should you let the pipe cool down before putting the clamp on???

HI

@ThatFixItGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi back!

Hello T-F-G, ... do you ever use the TEFLON Pipe Sealer on your BARBED Fittings ? Yes NO ??? why or Why NOT ? COOP ...

Is this for leisure watching god dammit? I’m out in my yard LFG

Remember-hose clamp first.

Just use a torch it's easier and quicker

Or just use a thermos of hot water.

Instead of using barbed fittings can u just use PVC and clamps

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Just 1/2 pvc?

@jayc4715

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatFixItGuy yea I've done it before..

I use a torch. It goes anywhere and you don’t need electrical. I have installed several sprinkler systems with pressure as high as 75 psi and have never used a hose clamp and have never had a fitting failure.

He gets to the point here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqx7ycxpcdeyZbw.html

nice sunglasses

First off the barbed fittings need to be sanded. They come out of the mold with defects.

I guess shayne gills career didn’t take off

I just use a little wd40 and a mallet... clamp

TLDW: Use a heat gun!

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

😂 thanks for commenting.

It could've been a 30 second video or 1 sentence: use a heat gun.

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

😂 your right. Thanks for watching.

I've used a cigarette lighter as well and held it close to the pipe

WD40

Just put pipe dope on it, clamp it your done.

@ThatFixItGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I will try pipe dope and see how it works.

or you can shoot it with fire for 1 second and get same results.