Outoor Products

The parts list for even a modest backyard drip irrigation system can be quite long, and it all starts at the faucet. You need a way to connect your 1/2-inch plastic line to a faucet, a filter to keep any debris out of the little drip openings, a pressure regulator that keeps the water pressure low enough and a back-flow preventer so that any ca ca in the garden won't be somehow sucked back up the pipes, out your faucet and into your mother-in-law's seventh bourbon and water. All this can be costly and then you have to figure out how to assemble it, and you know that connecting a bunch of plumbing fixtures together can result in you getting a bag of expensive brass bushings, pipes, adapters, etc. Or, get this fine little unit. Cheap, all-in-one and just fine for a modest back-yard system. You can easily add a timer to it so long as it has faucet/hose connections as most of the small in-line battery operated timers do. This makes for a good, affordable and legal system (there are codes requiring back-flow devices). The bottom part connects that 1/2 plastic hose in a simple and non-leaking manner. This is how I hooked up my little system: first, I got a 90-degree angle faucet so that it points straight down. I found a drain faucet that did the trick. I just wanted the unit to be straight up and down, not sticking out at an angle as it does on a standard faucet. I think it looks better and people won't trip over it. It also makes the timer sit nice and level, neat and professional-looking. The last advantage is that the plastic hose goes straight down into the ground, into the ditch you dug for it. When it is covered with dirt, this helps stabilize the kit. After all, it is plastic and while it seems sturdy enough, support at the bottom will help it survive an impact. The last tip is to put a two-or three-way tee connector between the faucet and the kit. This allows you to simultaneously use a hose, and you know you will still need one for miscellaneous watering. The kit, a tee and a timer adds up, so your faucet either has to be fairly high or the bottom part of the kit will have to be buried in the ditch. This won't hurt anything and might make it even more stable, so don't worry. This kit is great for the average yard, is simple and economical and works well. I can recommend it.

Was easy to assemble and works well. It took a bit to figure out the hose end connection because the picture has the hose lock nut upside down to the actual lock nut on the kit I received. Maybe it is just an old picture. Anyway, once I realised the problem it was easy.

Must get for drip system

Works as advertised

This product is aptly named (FCKIT-1PK ) as long as you already have tubing and a garden hose this does everything else you would want. After 7 years of solid service left outside all year this item started to develop pinhole leaks at the pressure regulator so instead of buying another pressure regulator a new drip adapter etc, I'm just getting another one of this kit and saying FCKIT. Truly does what it says and is worth the slightly higher price tag. It sees service for me from May until early November so 7 years is truly insane staying power. Update: apparently they've slightly changed the size of this as the more recent reviews say it's hard as **** to tighten it onto the plastic threads and that's accurate with *rainbird* .500 inch drip line from years ago or this year. Everything else works as it should but get a metal hose clamp to clamp your drip line onto this and you will be happy. Dropping review from five stars to four 7+ years later.