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

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 !

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

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.

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

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

i use a propane torch. there aren't electric plugs 75 feet away in the yard when you have a broken pipe in the yard

A stegosaurus called. He wants his heat gun back.

Ladies, you can use your hair dryer too. You don’t need a heat gun.

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

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

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

Wow 2 whole minutes to actually get into it

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.

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 :)

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.

Everything is always easier in the shop.

He gets to the point here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lxGgj0AtL5Y.html

Can not turn the pipe when it is in the ground

It could've been a 30 second video or 1 sentence: use a heat gun.

Should have mentioned sliding on hose clamp before inserting fitting. Used to pour hot water on the pipe. It worked OK. Now I got a heat gun. I have had pipe split if trying to brute force barbs into cold pipe.

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

Interesting. I had 2 barb fittings fail after hose clamps were applied. I swore I tightened them. after seeing that the clamps were applied over the barbs . Mine were near the end close to the fitting end. I’m gonna try over the barb area. Hard to get the heat on them due to they are in the ground

Will this also work when trying to remove a barbed fitting from hose that has been in the ground a long time?

Has anyone tried using some plumbers silicon based grease on the barb connector? Heating the female connector is a sure thing, but it’s fatiguing and hassle to do more than a few.

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.

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.

I use an electric kettle water boiler. Just dip it for 30 seconds then push

I usually use a bit of Vaseline as lubricant addition to heating it

Be careful of overheating the poly - it will weaken the pipe wall.

Hey Brian thanks for the great information, that is one sweet trick , hope you guys have a great weekend 👍

How do you get it off?

I some times want to buy clear tubing for connecting to various ports in vehicles for testing and flushing - what is the right way to measure a barbed male connector to determine correct tubing size?

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

I just use a little wd40 and a mallet... clamp

Great tip brother. I love those homemade hose clamps😂😂 whatever works with what you got. Keep up with the great videos

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

Hello T-F-G, ... do you ever use the TEFLON Pipe Sealer on your BARBED Fittings ? Yes NO ??? why or Why NOT ? COOP ...

This deserves ALOT more likes!!!

Is that a heat gun or a prop from the 1970’s StarTrek? Lol! Awesome Vid Bro.

I know someone that could use your expertise to run alot of permanent water lines that need to last.......🐄🐃 ......😁......... Great tip on making a great contention that's going to last! Let's Get To Fixin! 🛠

That's nice, but what if there's no electricity around? I normally use dishwasher liquid, and it works.

I'm putting together my gray water system and have a new foot valve new water pump ballast tank all new fittings and even a new water heater but putting in the pickup tube from the Cisterns portal tube is concrete and has poly pipe fitted thru it but 5 Feet down inside so I can't get leverage of heat on it so I'm screwed but thanks for helpful tips buddy always helpful to keep in tool box👍

Don't forget to put the hose clamp over the tube before attaching the connector. I don't know how many times I got the barbed connector on only to realize I forgot the clamp!

Heres a black poly tip NEVER use plastic barbs. They split from the pressure of the hose clamps, ive even seen a barb crack and fail and the part that was inside the pipe was melted. Use brass barbs and 2 all s.s. Hose clamps face one left and the other right.

great oah thanks 🙏 lottt

WD40

Great tip Brian!!! Thanks again!!!

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Nice video. I just. Started fallowing you the video. Did help me a lot. Thanks 🙏 keep showing videos

Your tip surpasses mine - using a rubber mallet, when possible. One question: do you always install your hose clamps so far from the end? With pex it’s 1/8 to 1/4 inch away, but what is the best distance for poly pipe?

Great video!...I'm having a problem this morning that I've never experienced before...All of my 1/2 fittings are "too small" for my "too big" 1/2 inch irrigation tubing!!!...I can't figure out where I messed up, but either way I have to go to the store and return a big chunk of the stuff I bought...I see you used hose clamps, but in most of my yard I've never needed to use hose clamps...I've just shoved the barbs into the tubing...Do you have any clue what could be happening here?

I like the ancient heat gun, looked like it was from fallout post nuclear. Nice patina.

First off the barbed fittings need to be sanded. They come out of the mold with defects.

I guess shayne gills career didn’t take off

You will have a hard time with 160psi pipe though .80 psi rated pipe should be more than enough as most systems should be running at 40 -60 psi.

Good tip.Maybe use some Dawn liquid soap I use it for lots of tight fitting

Thanks for sharing, where can I buy the exact T barbed fitting you used?

Do you have to use hose clamps on all those fittings if it's just a drip line, like 30-40 psi?

Instead of using barbed fittings can u just use PVC and clamps

wow that is an interesting heat gun looks like Thomas Edison's prototype for a heat gun is that an added-on metal plate to stand it up on table or did it come with that?

Hot boiling water works most of the time. And is safer for the pipe. The heat gun could damage the pipe if too much heat is used.

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.

Nice tip. Where in the world did you get that heat gun. Looks ancient.

That's good advice, but I have done this both with sunlight and heat gun, but I still get some leaky joints. I've cut carefully, I've put on clamps, but I still have a problem. Any advice?

Will the connection withstand the pressure from the city water pressure? I am planning to replace my main line from the meter with this pipe.

Use boiled water. It's way better than a heat gun or any sort of flame. Pour some freshly boiled water into a cup/mug/jar. Place the end of the pipe into it. In just a few seconds the pipe will be soft enough to easily put the barb in, or even take a barbed fitting out. Benefits: you can easily control the depth of water so much more precise to heat enough but not too much of the pipe. Impossible to accidentally burn/melt the pipe. Much more even distribution of heat. In particular, heats from both the inside and outside. With a gun or flame, to heat the inside enough, you need to heat the outside even more so the heat conducts through (and poly is an insulator, so this is slow). This again makes it much easier to burn or melt the pipe. It's also far better for removing fittings. For all the above reasons. Plus the even heat means it heats to the right amount faster. And best of all it's impossible to melt or burn the fitting itself as normally boiled water temperature is too low to damage the harder plastic fitting whilst being perfect for softening the pipe. The only disadvantage is obviously a heat gun or flame is instant heat and a kettle takes time to boil. However you probably already have an insulated cup/bottle/thermos for your coffee - simply take another one to the workshop or site with boiling water for your fittings....

Does this work for removing barbed connections too?

or you can shoot it with fire for 1 second and get same results.

I have these on my pool and trying to change out the pump motor and I cannot for the life of me get these thing off the hose. Suggestions?

What size was the fitting you used for the 3/4 pipe?

Just use a torch it's easier and quicker

TLDW: Use a heat gun!

Remember-hose clamp first.

Where does one get a short 4" length of poly water pipe? Googling it looks like stores only sell it in 100' lengths.

I like your heat gun!!!!

Thanks for the great tip. Saved a lot of time and effort!

Good idea, I forgot I had a heat gun and used boiling water to get a joint in to some pond hose.

So, how do you get that bad boy apart later on?

what temperature do you use to heat it?

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

As a professional who works on sprinkler systems I get an even better and faster tip for you. Just use a rubber mallet. Two three wacks and it's in place. I only use heat on anything above 1.5" pipe. Below that and a rubber mallet does the trick. All the heated pipes I run into that they "set the clamp" are leaking and never made a seal. They just left clamp marks in the hose.

A worker at Brinkmans said to do the same thing 👍

If I want to remove, do you know how to do?

nice sunglasses

Or just use a thermos of hot water.

Great tip, thanks buddy 👍

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

Thank you!

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Pretty easy 😵‍💫

I like the 1962 heat gun 😂

I'm trying to patch up the irrigation system on a new property and can't get the old fittings to stop leaking. Will heating and cooling help mould it into place without changing up the fitting, or should I replace the fitting (it looks ok as far as I can tell). Or maybe splice in some new pipe so it's not so stretched out?

Great Tip!

Thanks for the tips Brian! Plumbing made easy!

This is wonderful! Exactly what I needed, however my poly… is still in the ground. Thank you for sharing

Just put pipe dope on it, clamp it your done.

Should you let the pipe cool down before putting the clamp on???

Is this for leisure watching god dammit? I’m out in my yard LFG

Just the info I needed! Thanks!!

I use a torch. It goes anywhere and you don’t need electrical. I have installed several sprinkler systems with pressure as high as 75 psi and have never used a hose clamp and have never had a fitting failure.