How To Install a Drip Irrigation End Cap
Irrigation Tutorial
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620 SERIES COMPRESSION END CAP: DD-EC620
The 620 series compression end cap from Irrigation Direct is a replacement for the RainDrip end cap and is used with drip irrigation for capping off the ends of half inch solid tubing. The end cap unscrews for easy flushing and draining of your drip irrigation system.
When installing, be sure to match up the drip tubing you are using to the correct compression fitting. 620 tubing uses the 620 fittings.
Look for the green compression ring at end of the fitting. The green ring indicates 620 size.
Installing a compression end cap is quick and easy.
To begin, simply cut your drip tubing with a pair of clippers or scissors at the desired location where you want the end cap installed. Make a straight cut across the pipe to ensure a tight fit. Use your thumb as a guide or score a mark on the tubing with your finger nail about 1 inch up from the end. Insert your drip tubing into compression end and press inward, rocking the pipe and fitting back and forth. Push until one inch of tubing is inserted into the End Cap.
When installing in cold weather, it helps to dip the tubing in warm water for a few minutes to soften the ends.
Our most economical half inch hose-end fitting is the Figure 8, which crimps the end of the tubing.
Compression fittings come in several sizes and all are color coded for easy identification. Other common sizes are 700, 710, and for 3/4” drip tubing…the 940 series.
Black rings indicate 700 drip tubing
Blue rings indicate 710 drip tubing
Gray indicates 940 or 3/4” drip tubing
The EC620 end cap is just one in a full line of half inch compression fittings available for Raindrip size tubing from Irrigation Direct.
