Black LDPE Irrigation Pipe

Black LDPE Irrigation Pipe

LDPE pipe has long been the professional choice for large and small scale irrigation in greenhouses, gardens and vegetable plots. It is popular for its cost effectiveness and its versatility, it is more rigid than flexi pipe and has a thinner wall.
The thin wall construction allows for drippers and inserts to be fitted directly to the pipe by simply punching a hole in it.
Because of the thin walls this pipe will kink and flatten if you try to put in sharp bends, always use high pressure compression elbows to create 90 degree bends.
The natural curve from being on a roll can be used for large curves, if straight lines are required use saddle clamps to secure to fences/woodwork or tied to stakes pushed into the ground.  

Use
LDPE pipe is popular for installing irrigation for raised beds and in greenhouses, for this we would normally use 4mm insert nipples and 4mm flexi pipe to connect to the dripper of your choice.
LDPE pipe is also used with high pressure drippers, especially with rockwool or coco slab systems.
For both of the above we would use a high pressure hole punch to make a small hole in the LDPE pipe then the insert nipple or high pressure dripper line can be pushed into the hole.

Sizing
Irrigation pipework and fittings can be confusing to size at first, some manufacturers quote external diameters but most quote internal diameters. to avoid confusion we size pipework by the fitting size that the pipe accepts.

• For indoor and outdoor use
• Used with high pressure drippers
• Create drip feed irrigation systems
• Available in 10, 13, 19 and 25mm diameters
• Available per metre or on a roll