Hose Inline Filter 3/4" Female Hose x Male Hose 120 Mesh Poly Screen

Product Description

Inlet is 3/4" female hose thread and outlet is 3/4" male hose thread. Filter is installed between the hose vacuum breaker and the drip regulator and protects drip emitters from rust, sand and other impurities that may clog them. The poly screen is easily removed for cleaning by unscrewing the female hose end of the filter. Drip emitters are less likely to clog if you install proper filtration.

How To Install a Drip Irrigation Hose Thread Inline Filter

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Product Details

• Low Cost Hose Threaded Inline Filter
• 120 Mesh Poly Screen
• Maximum Flow Rate: 10 GPM (Gallons per Minute)
• Maximum operating pressure: 80 PSI
• 3/4" FHT (Female Hose Thread) Inlet
• 3/4" MHT (Male Hose Thread) Outlet
• Hose Washer Included
• Replacement Screen available
• Overall Length 6"

Replacement for

Ag Products PIF Inline Filter, , Agrifim .75, , Aquarius Brands PIF Inline Filter, , Drip Depot 1255, , DripKing R25P, , Dripworks FI120, , Ewing 12000300, , Jain Irrigation PIF Inline Filter, , Pepco PIF Inline Filter, ,

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Tips & Tricks

Use Teflon tape on pipe threads

For a water-tight seal

Always use Teflon tape with pipe-threaded fittings. Wrap Teflon tape clockwise 4 - 5 times around pipe threads. Hose-thread fittings use a hose washer to make a water-tight seal.

Check hose washers on hose-thread fittings

To ensure water-tight seal

Over time, hose washers can compress or deteriorate, causing fittings to leak. Check garden hoses and fittings for a flexible hose washer. Replace brittle or worn washers. Insert a hose filter washer for a little added filtration in your hose or drip poly tubing. If the fitting still leaks, try adding a second washer. For pipe threads, use Teflon tape.

A Paper Clip Quickly Cleans a Hole Punch

Insert the wire to clear the tool

A good hole punch will actually cut a tiny circle out of the drip tubing. The plug of tubing can be removed from the cutting edge of the punch with a paper clip. Push it through the cutting end to clear any plastic debris.

Fix Little Holes With a Goof Plug

Doubles as a 1/4" end plug

If you make a mistake and poke a hole in the wrong place on a drip line, insert a goof plug (small barb). If the hole gets worn and leaks a little, pull the plug out and use the large barbed end. Goof plus are also used to plug the end of 1/4" micro tubing.

Videos

Hose Thread Ball Valve - BV75

Hose Thread Vacuum Breaker - HVB

Water Source Connection w/HIF75

Water Source Components - Short Version

Hose Pressure Regulator - HPR25-HQ

FAQ

Is a filter required?

While a filter is not required, it is highly recommended. Even the cleanest water has small particles in it that can clog drip emitters. Micro sprays are especially susceptible to clogging as the orifices in micro spray components are especially small. Debris can enter a municipal water supply if a mainline breaks or when there is new construction in the area. Well or lake water should always be filtered. Without a filter, you may need to manually take apart emitters to clean them and remove debris that would have been caught by an inexpensive filter. Compare and buy filters.

How do I hook a drip system up to the water supply?

Our Connecting to the Water Source tutorial will outline all the components needed to set up a hose bibb connection or connect to the main water supply.

Filter

A filter contains a screen that is designed to remove particles from irrigation systems. Filters are critical components in a drip irrigation system. Drip emitters may clog if proper filtration is not provided. Typical screen mesh is 120, 150, and 200 mesh. The greater the number, the smaller the openings in the screen. 200 mesh is recommended for foggers (misters).

Hose Thread

Officially called "Garden Hose Thread" (GHT), hose threads are found on garden hoses and many irrigation parts and adapter fittings. Generally referred to as "3/4" hose threads" the outer diameter is 1.0625 inches and has a pitch of 11.5 tpi (threads per inch). Hose threads are NOT the same as pipe threads and should never be screwed into pipe threaded fittings.   

Male hose threads are found on the outside of a fitting and thread into female hose threads.

Female hose threads are found on the inside of a fitting and accept male hose threads.

Hose threads do not require Teflon tape or pipe dope (like pipe threads), just a hose washer. If you find a water leak with hose threads, it is most likely a worn hose washer. It may be time to replace it. Hose washers are found inside fittings with female hose threads. See also Pipe Thread, Adapter, Swivel, Hose Washer, Teflon Tape

Pipe Thread

The common term for National Pipe Thread (NPT). Pipe threads require Teflon tape or pipe dope to create a water-tight seal. Do not thread together pipe threads and hose threads. See also Teflon Tape, Pipe Dope, Hose Thread.

Teflon Tape

A non-adhesive tape (made of Teflon non-stick material) that is used to create a water-tight seal with pipe threaded fittings. It is tightly wrapped in a clockwise motion 3-4 times around the male pipe threads. Male and female fittings are then threaded together.

Hose Washer

Rubber gasket found inside fittings with female hose threads that makes a water-tight seal. See also Hose Thread.

View our complete glossary of irrigation terms.