Features:

  • Convenient and portable storage kit contains 112 professional grade universal parts to repair or expand any Drip system
  • Handy pail neatly stores an included 250 of self-dispensing 1/4" blank distribution tubing
  • Refillable top tray holds commonly needed parts such as: emitters, connectors, plugs, couplings, and stakes
  • Rain Bird's patented Emitter Installation/Removal Tool makes it easy to work with emitters and 1/4" fittings
  • Contains 40 high-quality pressure compensating, self-piercing emitters: (10) 0.5 GPH, (20) 1.0 GPH, and (10) 2.0 GPH
  • Includes trouble-shooting guide with tips on how to adjust flow or fix clogs and breaks
the type of material used in the manufacture and creation of the product seems to be of very good quality. One must consider tha

For this particular product, the type of material used in the manufacture and creation of the product seems to be of very good quality. One must consider that for any product of this type there is a balance between the type of material used and the cost that is to be passed on to the consumer. I think for this product that balance has been met fairly well and I believe that the product will meet the expectations of most buyers. With regard to the fit and finish of this particular product, I believe it to be about average for the products of similar make or style. That is to say that it is not of poor or moderate craftsmanship/finish nor is it something that I would rate as outstanding. The quality of the piece is such that I feel it is a good value for the money.

Rain Bird is the way to go - QUALITY Design and Parts

This is a deal for the $. Maybe you can find it a little bit cheaper elsewhere, but its Amazon, love the frustration free return policy. Always done me right for problems with errors. It happens to the best of companies. Its better than Digg products, which I used at my last house, in the quality of tubes, as well as the design for ease of attaching pieces together. Really good engineering design from my standpoint. Have a few plants I was going to need some watering while I was gone out of town for about 2 weeks. Didn't want to have this task assigned to any one person, so decided to get 2x of these (front and back yard), and 2 of the Orbit Single-Dial Water Timers. Eazy, Peazy, Smart and Teazy! Rain Bird, also use for my sprinkler heads and LOVE the quality. Always worth the extra $.

Great value

This comes with a LOT of 1/4 inch tubing. 250 feet. Just the tool and that tubing would cost you about $20 themselves, or more depending on what brand of tubing you buy. Decent number of pieces to start with. I also purchased: "Rain Bird GRDNERKIT - Gardener's Drip Kit" because it comes with the 1/2 inch brown tubing with built in pressure compensating drippers, just that costs a lot too, then some more regular 1/2 inch tubing, and the faucet adapter with filter, pressure regulator and backflow preventer, plus other assorted pieces. Both good value kits to get if the components included fit into your plans. This is my first time with this brand, but it seems like it's what the professionals used that did landscaping at my university. I spotted some little red and black PC drippers that look just like what is included in this kit. Let's see how they last. Just DO use them as instructed.. DO purchase a backflow preventer (and a splash block if water that may spurt from the vents will go where you don't want water to be sitting around, like right next to the house) and a high mesh filter-- both sold separately or in the second kit I mentioned above. Mineral build up breaks down the components more quickly.

This makes my life so much easier.

This was the best thing I ever did in my garden. It took no more than an hour to get it all set up and installed (it was super easy and self explanatory) and kept my landscaping alive all summer. It held up well through our nasty Michigan winters, just by opening the end of the line and letting the water drain out in late fall so it didn't freeze. I added a hose timer and some additional micro-spray nozzles to complete the system, and I never have to worry about watering my landscaping again!

Everything you need to get started

This kit comes with everything you need to set up a drip installation at your house for flower beds and other plantings. Using this kit, adding a drip system and hooking up to your water faucet is a snap. There were enough emitters for everything I needed, I just wished they had included a few more stakes. I ended adding more emitter tubing, but that is because I have landscaping and plantings that go around my entire house and large patio. I also ran a line so that I could pop in an emitter and tubing for for a half dozen pots. Paired with an electronic timer this will take all of the hassle out watering your plantings.

More expensive than the Chinese brands, but worth it.

I had to do a lot of irrigation in my yard, so I bought three different big irrigation packs - all from different vendors/manufacturers. Other than this Rain Bird pack, the other two were random 'brands' with broken English from some places in China, I think. The other two packs were/are decent too, but the Rain Bird packs are definitely higher quality and better engineered. For me, the biggest difference is the tubing. The stiff Rain Bird tubing seems better than the flexible rubbery tubing from the other packs. I definitely recommend the Rain Bird tubing. The other notable difference is the pressure compensating emitters present in the Rain Bird pack. The pressure compensating emitters weren't a huge selling point for me, but I concede they seem to work well; I probably prefer them over the spray emitters present in the other cheaper packs.

Best Buy and save lot of money

If you plan to start changing the old system to drip system, this is for you. The big box shop charge a lot if you get it from them piece by piece. In big box, just the drip tube is same price as this whole expansion kit. Each connector is few dollars in big box and it adds up quickly. Even you did not used it all, you can save those for repair later. Bottom line, get this kit rather than get each module in big box. It will save you lot of money and travel back and forth to big box stores.

Awesome sprinkler system!

I needed a small sprinkler system for my backyard flower bed. It's unevenly sloped and watering by hand caused the water to pool, resulting in some of my plants not getting water at all. This package solved that problem. Came in 2 days perfectly packaged. Was very easy to set up. Instructions were very easy to follow and got it set up in 20 minutes. I used 4 sprinklers only and it distributed the water perfectly among all of my plants. The puddling in the photos is just the slope of the hill but the water can reach all sections. Highly recommend!

The kit to get

This is the kit to get for the Rain Bird drip system whether for the expansion or your main kit. I actually got this after I purchased Rain Bird SWDMSPKIT Drip Irrigation Spot Watering Manifold on a Spike Kit because I ran of parts I needed. This does come with a hose connector while the other one comes with a manifold but I recommend Orbit 67000 Apollow 8 Manifold which has 8 connections that are individually adjustable and the cap screws on making a lot easier to disconnect a line and plug it. But between the two kits you'll have enough parts for several systems so extra manifolds will come in handy. They tried to make this like a toolbox but it does not work well. The pieces fit in a divider at the top but one bump and they will go flying into the ground/bush/plants/grass. I use the pail for something else and put everything into an easy to carry bag so that I can go from one line to another making adjustments. The kit comes with 250 feet of 1/4 inch tubing hose adapter (female fits on male end of hose) with filter 10 stakes that clip over the hose or connector 10 bug caps (these require a short piece of hose fit over the emitter but are easy to slip on) 10 0.5 GPH blue 20 1.0 GPH black (I used these the most) 10 2.0 GPH red 20 Ts with one barbed end 20 couplings 10 plugs for capping a line It came with a tool to help attach the pieces to the hose but I personally prefer my fingers. I use a lighter to quickly warm the end of the hose before slipping on to the device. This is a very inexpensive way to setup a watering system. We planted a lot of new trees and other plants. Now all I need to do is connect the hose and set the timer!

Excellent starter kit.

What a great kit ! ....more hose than I can use...which is a good thing ...because I'll probably be expanding and replacing line in the future. An EXCELLENT starter kit...pretty much everything you need. Actually helped me figure out what I needed...because I had never done this before. RainBird was gentle with me. I also found that when I made a mistake, I was better off leaving the tap in there and crimping off some 1/4 in line on it to stop it ...rather than to try to remove it and insert a "goof plug". I guess they have their place. You have to be somewhat careful when inserting the barbed taps /emitters into the 1/2 in hose. the 1/2 in drip hose has fragile walls. I drove one right through the other side (Hulk smash hose). I am attaching a picture of an aid / tool that I made. It's a fender washer that I modified so that I could slip it under the barbed taps. I found it easier to insert the drip line barbed taps into the 1/2 in tube first ...then I put the washer in back of them to hold them firm while I inserted the 1/4 in tube. I did not like the idea of inserting the emitter itself into the 1/2 in tube because if I changed my mind on what flow rate of emitter I wanted to use, I was simply out of luck. It is, however, easier to insert the emitters into the 1/2 in tube...but the Sheldon in me didn't like it. Knock Knock Knock Amy.

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