100-Pack Barbed Tees 16x16x16 for Micro Irrigation

100-Pack Barbed Tees 16x16x16mm for Micro Irrigation (Reference: 0941-100)

This professional 100-pack of barbed tees constitutes the ideal solution for completely equipping your micro irrigation installations. Manufactured from superior quality HDPE (high-density polyethylene), these fittings guarantee perfect sealing and exceptional resistance to mechanical and climatic stresses. The 16x16x16mm configuration allows connecting three 16mm diameter tubes to create T-junctions in your irrigation network.

Benefits and Use Cases

These 16mm barbed tees meet the needs of agricultural professionals, market gardeners, nursery growers and experienced gardeners who want to optimize their irrigation systems. They enable the creation of complex drip irrigation networks with multiple branches to supply different growing areas.

Particularly suitable for row crops (vegetables, vineyards, orchards), greenhouses, tunnels and large vegetable gardens. The 100-piece pack allows efficient equipment of large areas while achieving substantial savings compared to individual purchases. Ideal for landscaping projects, watering extensive flower beds or irrigating municipal green spaces.

Technical Specifications and Innovation

HDPE material (high-density polyethylene) offers remarkable resistance to UV rays, temperature variations (-4°F to 140°F) and chemical agents commonly used in agriculture. This composition guarantees exceptional lifespan, even under permanent weather exposure.

The barbed design ensures secure and watertight connection with 16mm flexible tubes. The barbs allow push-fit assembly without specialized tools, while providing optimal mechanical retention. The 16x16x16mm configuration guarantees uniform flow across all three outlets, avoiding excessive pressure loss phenomena.

Injection molding ensures perfect material homogeneity and absence of weak zones. Each fitting features thick walls and rounded corners to minimize hydraulic and mechanical stresses.

Installation and Use

Installing barbed tees is accomplished by simple push-fitting onto 16mm tubes. Start by cleanly cutting the main tube at the desired branch location. Firmly insert each end onto the tee barbs until fully seated. Connection should be made at room temperature to facilitate assembly.

For permanent installations, we recommend adding hose clamps to further secure connections. When pressurizing the network, perform a gradual leak test by progressively increasing pressure to operating value.

Maintenance is limited to periodic cleaning of fittings to prevent accumulation of lime or organic deposits. For disassembly, the operation is easily performed by pulling the tube while holding the fitting. Parts can be reused multiple times without performance degradation.

Expert Tips, Synergies and Advice

To optimize your installations, combine these barbed tees with our 16mm PE tubes, our pressure-compensating drippers and our micro-sprinklers. This combination enables creation of differentiated irrigation zones adapted to each plant type.

Expert advice: plan your network by drawing an installation diagram before setup. Provide extra tees for future expansions. In windy regions, lightly bury main lines to prevent displacement.

Mistake to avoid: never force fitting in cold weather. Pre-warm tubes in a heated area first. For seasonal crops, plan a drainage system at season end to prevent freeze damage.

During hot weather, install preferably in morning or evening to facilitate flexible tube handling. Professionals recommend marking branch points on a plan to facilitate future network maintenance.

Technical Characteristics