iScaper rating – 2 stars ★★ Click on the image to see an enlarged view. Galvanized pipe is actually steel pipe that has been coated with a layer of zinc to help prohibit corrosion. Almost all galvanized pipe is connected with the use of threaded fittings. Corrosion and chemical deposits accumulate inside galvanized and reduce [...]
iScaper rating – 3 stars ★★★ PVC (PolyVinylChloride) Class 200 sprinkler pipe has many of the advantages that PVC Schedule 40 sprinkler pipe does. The ease of attaching fittings and strength compared to weight are a couple. Like PVC Schedule 40 pipe it comes in 20′ lengths and has a bell end on one end [...]
iScaper rating – 5 stars ★★★★★ PVC (PolyVinylChloride) is the preferred pipe in most sprinkler systems. Its greater strength, the ease of attaching fittings, and high pressure operating capabilities are just a few reasons. Most PVC pipe comes in lengths of 20′ and one end of the pipe has a bell end that can be [...]
iScaper rating – 5 stars ★★★★★ Swing pipe, funny pipe, 1/2″ sprinkler head tubing, and flex pipe are a few of the names for this tubing. The word I would use is fantastic. Before funny pipe came onto the market the only way to reposition sprinkler heads was a tedious exercise of pipe cutting, inserting [...]
iScaper rating – 1 star ★ See my YouTube video on a repair of Poly (Black Plastic) sprinkler pipe, or my YouTube video on how to connect Poly pipe to PVC pipe. Click on the image to see an enlarged view. Common terminology for this pipe is Poly pipe. I don’t see this pipe much [...]