Questions and Answers for DIG 3/4 in. Female Hose Thread x 1/2 in. 0.700 O.D. Compression Swivel Adapter

A:  You are not actually pointed at staging. You’re pointed at production. 

A:  Prod! I have always called it Super-Test. 

A:  The female hose thread end is intended to screw onto the male end of a garden hose or faucet spigot. Then insert the tubing into the pressure fit side of the adapter. It's a tight fit, push hard.

A:  You don't! The tubing goes into the other end. A garden hose (or spigot) goes into the thread.

A:  Rock it back and forth, applying steady pressure. Keep going until the tubing is fully seated. Once it's all the way in, it won't come out, no matter how hard you pull. On a cold day, you can dip the tubing in hot water - - but it isn't normally necessary.

A:  This is a compression fitting. The tubing is inserted to the open end opposite the female hose thread. You can use a little dish soap or petroluem jelly on the end of the hose for lubrcant. Push the hose as far as it will go into the fitting, once installed it cannot be removed. The female hose thread attaches to your water source.

A:  It doesn't. It's a connector for male hose thread

A:  The tubing should slide snug inside the adaptor. I have had some tubing/adaptors that leak so started using the type adaptor that you can screw tighten over the tubing. NOTE: Without a pressure regulator this WILL leak.

A:  It's a compression fitting and it is VERY tight! You have to work at getting the insertion started (make sure that the end cut on the hose is square) and then work and work to get the hose completely in the adapter. Once you get it started you can use more force to get the hose farther down into the adapter. If it's really hard use a hair dryer to gently warm the hose to make it more pliable.

A:  I've been using these connectors for almost 20 years. I have a quite a few of this exact connector in my garden currently, and a couple hundred others from this same family. I've never had one fail. But it can certainly be hard to figure out at first. Do the following: 1) No need to use hot water - the 0.700 black tubing will press fit into this adapter at room temperature (actually, I've done it in temperatures below 40 degrees). It will take a little force, but the 0.700 tubing should slide in close to an inch. Rocking it slightly back and forth may make it go in a little easier. Once it is in place, you will find you can't remove it, no matter how hard you pull. In my experience, once you seat it fully, this connection will not leak - ever - regardless of pressure. 2) Attach a garden hose to the threaded end. HOWEVER, you must do a couple of things upstream: a) If you are running at normal household pressure, you have to include a pressure reducer somewhere upstream. Here is an example: https://www.homedepot.com/p/DIG-25-psi-Hose-Thread-Pressure-Regulator-D46/100180295 Without a pressure reducer, this adapter won't fail, but you can blow out your drippers easily. b) If you plan to leave your system pressurized all the time (I do, using automatic timers downstream), you must include an anti-backflow valve. This should normally go next to the house, just after the house hose bibb. Here is an example: https://www.homedepot.com/p/DIG-100-psi-Hose-Thread-Backflow-Preventer-D45/100141547 Without this, your house will try to suck irrigation water back inside as soon as you stop watering.

A:  It's an EXTREMELY tight fit - maybe try some WD-40 as lube and push really hard (it's a push fitting). Don't feel bad, I thought the same thing when I installed mine!

A:  Should not be an issue. I sometimes put a little Vaseline on the hose. It IS snug, but this 71 year old is able to get it to go together.

A:  yes. The screen is removable also.

A:  Yes, it connects to a water faucet just as a hose would or if not close to a faucet you can connect it to a hose.

A:  No

A:  Yes, the end for tightening swivels separately like a garden hose does.

A:  Our C34 compression swivel adaptor is ¾ inch hose thread, the same thread you would find on garden hoses. If you have any further questions, please contact our technical service/product support team at 1-800-322-9146.

A:  No

A:  NO. This is for use only in a low-pressure, unheated drip irrigation system. Do not use it for any other purpose.

A:  Yes, That is what I used mine for! It adds a couple of degrees of heat on sunny days. A solar blanket adds much more heat though.

A:  It has a filter (screen) built in.

A:  Over time, tiny particles coming in the water system can clog your emitters if you don't have a filter to catch them. Once an emitter clogs, there is (as far as I know) no way to clean it. How important the filter is depends on how particle-free your water supply is.

A:  Filters are good to install because they are like an insurance policy, and can prevent your drippers from getting clogged. Filters are recommended on all drip systems, but especially those systems that are supplied by well water, rain barrels, or other non-potable water sources.

A:  No

A:  No, this fitting is designed for .700 OD poly tubing only. You will need to use our C44 (in store SKU#1000030311) swivel adaptor designed for .710 OD poly tubing. If you have any further questions please give our technical service/ product support team a call at 1-800-344-1172.

A:  No, it's important to use only 0.700 fittings with 0.700 tubing. That 0.01 inch doesn't sound like much, but it matters.

A:  To remove my "mistakes", I cut the poly tubing within 1/2" to 1" from the fitting and then used a needle nose pliers to pry and pull in various places around the fitting to eventually get the piece of poly pipe out of the fitting. It's not particularly easy but can be done.

A:  If possible use wd-40 to move it clockwise and anti clockwise while pulling it out.... After some it would come out. Technically they are designed to be not removable but I have had success with above approach.

A:  Using a sharp box cutter knife I cut the hose end off close to the inner end. Then using the same knife I cut the piece of hose still left on the fitting from end to end. Do this carefully and try not to cut too deep and damage the fitting.

A:  Hi there - for me, just applying quite a bit for force to pull the fitting off the hose has worked for me. It's a compression fitting so it's designed to "not be taken off," but with enough force it will still work. Another option is to possible cut the hose and then push it through the other end of the fitting (after removing the screen/gasket). I haven't tried that method though.

A:  Sadly I am not aware of any way to remove the compression fitting other than just cutting the end off the hose. I have been wanting to experiment to see if there is a trick to cut the hose a certain way but at this time I have not found a way other than cutting the fitting off.

A:  Cut the hose or I have been able to get them off by soaking the assembly in hot water and wiggling it off.

A:  Cut the hose with a sharp knife squarely at the end of the compression fitting. Use even pressure on the blade to prevent collapsing the hose. I use a utility knife with a new blade. You will not be able to pull the fitting from the hose.

A:  You have to cut the hose to remove it. If you were trying to reuse the compression fitting it is very difficult to pry the rest of the hose out of it without damaging it in the process.

A:  It's made to never be removed. Generally, it's easier to just cut the tubing a couple of feet away, and save the fitting+tube for a later use. But I have had some success dipping the fitting+hose into boiling water, then immediately pulling it apart. (Wear thick rubber gloves!)

A:  No, this fitting is for the DIG irrigation hose. Try this link: https://www.homedepot.com/s/5%252F8%2520inch%2520female%2520hose%2520%2522repair%2520fitting%2522?NCNI-5 Or search for 5/8 inch female hose "repair fitting"

A:  The female end screws onto a male hose end fitting. The other end is a compression fitting into which a poly tub or soaker hose is inserted. To make an adapter you would have to use two of these connected by a short length of poly tubing to create a female/female unit.

A:  No, this connects a garden hose to a 0.700 distribution line: https://www.homedepot.com/p/DIG-1-2-in-0-700-O-D-x-100-ft-Poly-Drip-Tubing-B36/202306118

A:  This screws onto a 3/4 inch hose or spigot. It is to adapt a 1/2 inch drip hose off a 3/4 inch hose or spigot for a drip irrigation system.

A:  It fits standard male hose thread. Doesn't matter diameter of your hose 1/2", 5/8 etc. Only thing that matters is it has standard male hose thread and this will work fine.

A:  I don't know for sure, but I suspect "no" since the walls of the funny pipe are fairly thick and rigid. I used this with DIG poly tubing which is OD .700 / ID .600. If the pipe walls had been any thicker, I don't think I would have been able to insert it.

A:  Yes. This is for 1/2" diameter "funny pipe". It creates a 3/4" female threaded end to screw onto a garden spigot.

A:  No, funny pipe uses special fittings that DIG does not provide.

A:  No, it is not good with funny pipe.

A:  No