Barbed Fitting Troubles?...QUICK TIP GUARANTEED TO HELP!

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[richardthomas]

With the clamp and cool down that connection is never going to fail or leak . Nice quick tip ! And if you don't have electric available a hand held propane torch will warm the plastic pipe up too, just don't hold the torch too close and make sure that you are moving the flame constantly . Have a great day Brian !

[driveman]

Good to see that the heat gun used to build the Great Pyramids is still in use!

[ThisIsJulianC]

I boil up some water, put it in a cup and hold the end of the tube in the water for a few seconds. It heats it up quick and works well.

[agustinramirez]

Irrigation tech here, get a proper torch doesn’t have to be a high quality but a quick 3-5 sec flame to the poly end is enough and don’t heat fittings. Also hose clamp connections can undo over time, look into crimp connections with crimp clamps they will never come loose

[edgararcega]

Bro busted out Thomas Edison's first ever invented heat gun

[paget]

So very helpful--you just saved me a lot of frustration! I used boiling water for the heat.

[mikeschumacher]

Used this tip yesterday on 5 fittings. Worked like a charm. My heat gun was a little more modern than yours.

[carmenmesick]

This is a great tip, I just ordered a Dewault cordless heat gun so I can quickly install all these barbs on my dripline without injuring my hands :)

[cmendla]

I'm not saying that your heat gun looks old, but I think I saw Roman numerals on it

Great tip!

[carolbarranco]

Just the tip I was looking for. I was definitely struggling. Thanks Fix it Guy!!

[charlessudom]

Black pipe exposed to sun on a warm day makes barbed fitting slip in easily. Another good, safe option is dip pipe into hot water for a minute or so and fitting goes in effortlessly.

[susanseymour]

Thanks for the tips Brian! Made that job so much easier!

[JustinMaines]

Good tip, great old heat gun!
Not as easy when you are doing it in a hole in the ground (that you are trying to keep as small as possible) though.

[fredericksweet]

With poly in place of a heat gun or torch hair dryers work in a pinch. With poly though I have normally always used a lighter.

[Farm_fab]

Nice tip, Brian, it could also be used to bend the pipe a bit, but not kink it, too.
I'm reminded of a plumber that had to get an electrician bend a black pipe to go around a corner since they couldn't get in the corner with pipe fittings.

[jgardner]

Thank you! Having a heat gun around comes in handy!

[Tkdmaster]

Thanks for the tip, this saved me a ton of effort today working on my sailboat!

[PushaDee]

A stegosaurus called. He wants his heat gun back.

[dharoltankersley]

omg where has this video been my entire life?? this was so helpful thx!

[diesel]

This method is so much more work than the way I do it. I first place the roll on pavement for about an hour in sunlight to make it pliable. Then to insert the barbs I just use a few drops of water based unflavored unscented KY jelly. No heat needed. It works so well you can even pull it back out for about 10min afterwards in case you forgot to slide the clamp on first (been there done that). One comment said dish soap which would probably work as well, but I wouldn't want all of the chemicals from dish soap being sent directly to the root zone of my plants.