Installation Guide

How to plan & your dig trenches
Always start from your water source (usually a garden tap) & identify a path that runs
to at least within 1-2m of each dripper. You’ll be installing this kit with a combination
of Poly Pipe & Micro Tube, this means you don’t need to run the larger Poly Pipe to
the base of each dripper. Your goal here should be to minimise the distance the water
needs to travel to each dripper. See this example:
You don’t need to dig deep trenches to hide your poly tube, and you don’t even need
to bury your micro tube. It’s just about what looks tidiest in the garden for you!
2) Roll out pipe & install parts
As you roll out the pipe & connect each piece, always start from the timer, it will make
your life a whole lot easier.
How to connect the timer
Connecting your Rainbird 1ZEHTMR Tap Computer is easy:
1. Pull the battery case out of the back of the timer & insert the included AA
batteries.
2. Screw the timer directly onto the tap. (the timer screws onto a standard 20mm
tap, if you have a non-standard 25mm tap,
you may need one of these)
3. Screw the included 13mm x 20mm Nut & Tail onto the bottom of the timer.
How to connect poly pipe fittings
Connecting poly fittings is easy, but you must do it correctly to avoid any burst pipes
later on! It’s a matter of:
1) Cutting your pipe,
2) Push the barbed fitting all the way inside the pipe,
3) Connect and secure a ratchet clamp, behind the raised barb, using multi-grips.
And if it’s a cold day, and your pipe is too firm, you can always dunk the cut end of
pipe in some hot water to soften it a little. Watch the YouTube video.