Gardena Sprinkler System Water Plug with 3/4 inch external thread: Water intake of the pipeline system, integrated stop valve, removable dirt filter, underground installation (08266-20)

Simple way to get water into an underground piping system, or an outlet to connect your conventional hose to for getting water out of an underground system.Personally I'm using one as an inlet, and I'm looking into extending my underground piping to install a second to give me a water outlet on the driveway for my pressure washer without needing to trail pipes around.Quality wise it's very light weight, pure plastic but then it's for water -- weight/metal would only rust and cause problems, The little cover that can slide over the outlet is good for keeping it clean/safe when not in use.I'm using all Gardena piping/fittings, I lifted a patio slab under my taps and buried it into the hole, filled with agregate then finished with some decorative stones this looks perfectly fine, drains well, and I can unclip the hose for winter protection - and despite the unit itself being light weight, it doesn't move an inch if bumped when installed, fitting using Gardena fittings is easy enough.

Have nothing to compare it with, pops up as it should, a lot of digging required to about a foot deep. I am happy with it although I'd say the spread will depend on your water pressure and I wouldn't personally put the frost valve in again as it dumps all the water in the pipes out every time, so if you have a long pipe that's a lot of water, really how likely is it going to be affected by frost in the uk buried a foot deep, I not convinced its necessary. Also the automatic connectors for me are not fool proof, you need the pipe to be perfectly straight going into the connector or it will leak.Overall Id say if installed correctly and tested before being covered over you'll be happy with this. Id like to experience a different set up so I could compare.

Honestly, this is making my garden so much nicer and providing great functionality. Really easy to use and set up, but as you go down this route of enlightenment and tranquillity in the garden, it becomes quite expensive. But no regrets. I will continue to grow my system in due course

Can replace the connector to fix 1/2 inch pipe. A neat and tidy choice for a garden watering system.

This product is brilliant for buried pipes. The quality is excellent. These look very smart buried in the garden. Be aware that the connectors are 3/4 and not typical 1/2 but can be easily swapped with a 3/4 hose end connector

I have a rainwater harvesting tank below ground complete with a pump and a supply pipe routed below ground and with these Gardena connectors at strategic points around the garden it saves a long trailing hose. it is brilliant

The item arrived with a box that had clearly been opened and taped back together. I checked all the parts were there comparing to the parts list on the box and everything appeared to be there with all the fittings in a sealed bag.After a few hours installing it, I turned it on and got a very low pressure spray probably reaching about a meter either side whereas I need 5 meters either side.Then I noticed the leak from where the hose pipe connects to the system. I dug it back up and turned it on again and it looked like the leak was within this plastic component not from the pipe connection. I disconnected the hose and immediately saw that there was no rubber O-ring on the fitting. I have some O-rings and tried several of them but none fit very well.Obviously this was opened, the O-ring stolen and the box taped back up.

Coverage from the sprinkler is not very good