Y Filter 3/4" Male Pipe Threads 200 Mesh Stainless Steel Screen

Note:  This filter has PIPE THREADS.

Product Description

This Y filter is installed between the irrigation valve and drip regulator and protects drip emitters from rust, sand and other impurities that may clog them. The 200 mesh stainless steel screen is easily removed for cleaning by unscrewing the threaded cap. Drip emitters are less likely to clog if you install proper filtration.

Product Details

• Inlet and outlet are 3/4" Male Pipe Thread (MPT).
• Stainless steel 200 mesh screen
• Heavy duty plastic with maximum UV & oxidizer protection
• Maximum Flow Rate: 16 Gallons Per Minute (GPM)
• Maximum Pressure: 120 Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) 
• Not recommended to be installed under static (constant) pressure
• Should be installed after a manual or electric valve
• Should be installed before pressure regulator
• This will not work on hose threaded items 
• Replacement screens available:
  • 150 mesh screen
  • 200 mesh screen (filters smaller particles)
• O-Ring Kit available 

Product Details

• Inlet and outlet are 3/4" Male Pipe Thread (MPT).
• Stainless steel 200 mesh screen
• Heavy duty plastic with maximum UV & oxidizer protection
• Maximum Flow Rate: 16 Gallons Per Minute (GPM)
• Maximum Pressure: 120 Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) 
• Not recommended to be installed under static (constant) pressure
• Should be installed after a manual or electric valve
• Should be installed before pressure regulator
• This will not work on hose threaded items 
• Replacement screens available:
  • 150 mesh screen
  • 200 mesh screen (filters smaller particles)
• O-Ring Kit available 

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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.

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.

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.

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