Poly Pipe and Fittings Guide - Irrigation Express

Poly Pipe Guide

The different types of Polyethylene Pipe in the New Zealand Market cause headaches for many people trying to figure out what pipe they need, or already have on their property and matching this up with the fittings they need.
Simple Explanation: It’s a long story but to make it short LDPE is only made in NZ and Australia. Its measurement is based on the internal size of the pipe, MDPE is made worldwide and is measured on the external diameter of the pipe. Horticultural Lateral Tube is used for connection of sprinklers and drippers. These pipes use different fittings, click on the links below to see what the fittings look like

LOW DENSITY FITTINGS - LDPE

RX Plastic Threaded Hex Cap
Price range: $2.22 through $7.54

Hansen Han-Tool
$78.49

Hansen Low Density Poly Nut (Spare Part)
Price range: $1.07 through $4.45

Hansen Low Density Tow Eye
Price range: $15.78 through $22.38

Hansen Bend
Price range: $12.12 through $48.39

Hansen Female Threaded Tee Connector
Price range: $13.72 through $58.77

Hansen Reducing Tee Connector
Price range: $12.90 through $58.95

Hansen Tee Connector
Price range: $10.90 through $58.95

Hansen Reducing Female Straight Coupling
Price range: $7.37 through $23.05

Hansen Reducing Male Straight Coupling
Price range: $6.23 through $7.49

Hansen Female Straight Coupling
Price range: $6.33 through $23.05

Hansen Male Straight Coupling
Price range: $5.08 through $23.83

Hansen Reducing Straight Coupling
Price range: $7.37 through $30.97

Hansen Long Straight Coupling
Price range: $7.30 through $10.38

Hansen Male Bend Short
Price range: $12.26 through $32.67

Hansen Male Bend Long
Price range: $12.26 through $18.98

Hansen Low Density Male Camlock
Price range: $13.23 through $29.57

Hansen Reducing Bracket Elbows
$15.82

Hansen Male Threaded Tee Connector
Price range: $9.99 through $12.02

Hansen Bracket Elbows
Price range: $11.90 through $15.82

Hansen Reducing Female Bend
Price range: $13.52 through $30.88

Hansen Reducing Male Bend Long
Price range: $13.52 through $18.98

Hansen Female Bend
Price range: $13.52 through $33.17

Hansen Straight Coupling
Price range: $5.67 through $30.97

MEDIUM DENSITY FITTINGS - MDPE

Hansen Medium Density Reducing Bracket Elbow
Price range: $28.38 through $33.86

Hansen Han-Tool
$78.49

Hansen Medium Density Female Threaded Elbow
Price range: $6.15 through $199.17

Hansen Medium Density Female Threaded Tee
Price range: $9.91 through $245.93

Hansen Medium Density Male Threaded Coupling
Price range: $5.06 through $143.05

Hansen Medium Density Female Threaded Coupling
Price range: $6.37 through $149.68

Hansen Medium Density Male Threaded Elbow
Price range: $6.04 through $129.84

Hansen Medium Density Male Threaded Tee
Price range: $9.91 through $178.24

Hansen Medium Density End Cap
Price range: $6.61 through $165.06

Hansen Medium Density Elbow
Price range: $8.68 through $239.64

Hansen Medium Density Reducing Straight Coupling
Price range: $10.55 through $162.60

Hansen Medium Density Reducing Tee
Price range: $13.64 through $241.34

Hansen Medium Density Tee
Price range: $11.02 through $308.64

Hansen Repair Slip Coupling
Price range: $13.19 through $234.56

Hansen Medium Density Nut (Spare Part)
Price range: $1.78 through $93.09

Hansen Medium Density Thrust Ring (Spare Part)
Price range: $0.87 through $5.12

Hansen Medium Density Grip Ring (Spare Part)
Price range: $0.68 through $10.79

Hansen Medium Density O-Ring (Spare Part)
Price range: $0.32 through $4.62

Hansen Medium Density Straight Coupling
Price range: $8.58 through $206.80

Hansen Tapping Saddles – Medium Density
Price range: $12.56 through $32.36

LATERAL FITTINGS

Wetta Dripline Brown 13mm 2.2LPH @30cm
Price range: $52.03 through $156.08

Wetta 4mm Flexi Tube
Price range: $7.18 through $22.60

Wetta Pushfit Micro Sprays, Spinners & Risers
Price range: $1.75 through $8.42

Wetta Pushfit Fittings 19mm – 3 Bar
Price range: $0.75 through $11.01

Wetta Pushfit Fittings 13mm – 3 Bar
Price range: $0.67 through $4.34

Wetta Pushfit Fittings 23mm O.D – Suits 19mm 5 Bar Lateral Pipe
Price range: $0.75 through $11.01

Bug Cap Set
Price range: $2.86 through $3.08

Antelco Lateral Male Director Double Barbed
Price range: $0.59 through $0.62

Antelco Lateral End Plug Double Barbed
Price range: $0.55 through $0.81

Antelco Lateral Elbow Double Barbed
Price range: $0.62 through $1.25

Antelco Lateral Reducing Tee Double Barbed
Price range: $1.32 through $2.17

Antelco Lateral Tee Double Barbed
Price range: $1.16 through $1.84

Antelco Lateral Reducing Joiner Double Barbed
Price range: $0.84 through $1.51

Antelco Lateral Joiner Double Barbed
Price range: $0.49 through $1.04

Antelco Lateral Pipe Saddle with Nail
Price range: $0.31 through $0.58

Driplock Take Offs With Grommet
Price range: $1.92 through $3.12

Antelco Xpando Drill Bit
Price range: $50.78 through $75.16

Antelco Lateral Take Off Elbow
Price range: $0.97 through $1.18

Stepless Ear Clamps – S/Steel 12mm – 30.1mm
Price range: $0.77 through $1.41

RX Plastic Threaded Hex Cap
Price range: $2.22 through $7.54

Bug Cap For Snap-on Joiner
Price range: $1.08 through $1.12

Antelco Lateral Tees
Price range: $0.59 through $3.52

Norma Cobra Clip Hose Clamps – S/Steel Band – 8.5mm- 32mm
Price range: $0.86 through $2.21

Eindor Goof Plug – 8mm & 10mm
Price range: $0.36 through $0.38

Antelco Female Threaded Tee
Price range: $2.75 through $3.85

Lateral Corner Elbow 19mm barb x 15mm thread
$3.78

Jifficlip – Jiffy Clip
Price range: $92.24 through $146.63

Antelco Saddle Clamp
Price range: $0.26 through $0.41

Antelco Goof Plugs
Price range: $0.94 through $3.40

Snap on Hose Connectors – 13mm and 19mm barbs
Price range: $2.98 through $3.15

Snap on Quick Connect Joiners to 13mm and 19mm barbs
Price range: $1.01 through $1.30

Antelco Lateral Cross
Price range: $0.78 through $1.61

Antelco Rubber Grommet Capo Top Hat
Price range: $0.85 through $3.06

Antelco Lateral Takeoff – Xpando
Price range: $1.08 through $2.33

Antelco Lateral Takeoff
Price range: $0.49 through $2.14

Double Flange Grommet
Price range: $0.76 through $2.17

Antelco Increasing Tee
Price range: $1.43 through $3.02

Antelco Reducing Tee
Price range: $1.28 through $2.63

Antelco Lateral End Sleeves
Price range: $0.71 through $1.31

Antelco Lateral End Plug
Price range: $0.35 through $1.93

Antelco Male Threaded Tee
Price range: $0.54 through $1.33

Antelco Nut and Tail
Price range: $1.52 through $2.76

Antelco Male Threaded Director
Price range: $0.69 through $2.19

Antelco Male Threaded Elbow
Price range: $0.74 through $1.67

Antelco Female Threaded Elbow
Price range: $2.09 through $3.28

Antelco Reducing Joiner
Price range: $0.67 through $2.45

Antelco Plastic Ratchet Clips
Price range: $0.23 through $1.04

Antelco Lateral Elbow
Price range: $0.38 through $3.22

Other Poly Pipe Guides

Medium Density Fitting Guides

Low-Density Fitting Guides

Lateral Pipe Fitting Guides

Which Pipe Fitting To Use

The Manufacturers There are 6 main manufacturers of Poly pipe and there are numerous New Zealand based and international suppliers of fittings for the pipe, all making for confusing times for those who are new to choosing pipe and fittings.

Pipe Measurements

The Pipe is made to NZ standards and this table below details Pipe diameters in NZ
There will be slight variations between manufacturers in these measurements. These measurement are based off the RX Pipe Guide If you find you need to measure pipe regularly use the Hansen pipe measuring tool.

Hansen Han-Tool
$78.49

NB: This explanation has excluded PE pipe for Civil use and Effluent Pipe Below are details of the different brands and manufacturers, this may not be a complete list but it is to my knowledge
Major Pipe Brands

Low Density

Iplex - Novathene
RX Plastics - LDPE
Marley - Enduro Flex, 950 Series
Rural Direct - LDPE
Waters and Farr - Imperial LDPE
Fittings to Use

Hansen

Anka

RX LDPE

Low Density Pipe Fittings

Medium Density

Iplex - Greenline, Redline, Blueline, Blackline, Rural Black, Effluent

RX Plastics - MDOD, MDID (MDID pipe uses LDPE fittings)

Marley - Oasis

Asmuss Water Systems

Waters and Farr
Fittings to Use

Plasson

Hansen Compression

Philmac

RX Compression

Jimten Gamma

RX

Metric

Elsysee

Irritec

Electrofusion

(numerous other manufacturers).

Medium Density Pipe Fittings

Lateral

Iplex - Novatube (5bar)

RX Plastics - Hort Lat Tube (3bar), Horticultural Lateral Tube (5bar)

Wetta - Lateral (3bar)

Rural Direct - Lateral (3bar)

Waters and Farr - Hi Pol
Fittings to use

Antelco

Wingfield

RX

Lateral Pipe Fittings