PVC fitting: please identify

[HCB]

Hello, all. About 35 years ago my family raised rabbits in a barn. The cages had nipple waterers along a PVC pipe. I was 8-10 years old during those years, so I wasn't paying real close attention; but they were nipple waterers in PVC. Fast forward to present day; the "rabbit barn" has been cleaned out three times in recent years and now straw has been strewn about for bedding for goats. But...I found a PVC fitting which looks like a clip-on fitting (about 270 degrees of a cylinder) with a TEE threaded fitting for 1/8" pipe thread like we used when I was a kid. Now I have piles of chickens and I'd like to use a similar setup to the rabbit waterers of yesteryear. I have about 30 nipples (newly bought) but I can't find these snap-on TEE fittings with the threaded holes at 1/8".

Can someone please tell me what these things are called or provide a link or other information to help me find if they are still made and available? Searching for relevant terms (Bing) seems to get me a pile of mismashed results which don't coincide at: 1/8" pipe thread TEES which snap onto PVC pipe.

I'm tired of cleaning founts and filling the buckets into which I've threaded some of the nipples.

Thank you.

--HC

 

[RonP]

Pictures would be a big help...

 

[HCB]

Pictures would be a big help...

Yes. I'm sorry. I'm in MA visiting for the holidays and my sole piece is in TX. I thought about that the whole time I wrote the post. Lemme see if I can rectify that....

That's not the exact thing I'm looking for (obviously). What I have back home is a TEE to fit on 1/2 inch PVC and has a 1/8" pipe thread female fitting for the nipples.

Thank you.

--HC

 

[rjohns39]

saddle T's

 

[HCB]

saddle T's

Thank you. That helped. This looks larger than the one I found from 30 years ago but will work. When I get home I will try to remember to post a pic of the old one.

https://flexpvc.com/cart/agora.cgi?...nap-Pressure&p_id=464-071S&xm=on&ppinc=detail

--HC

 

[ChickenCanoe]

The 1/8 inch saddle tees are much less common. There are only a few companies that carry them. You can also get 1/2, 1/2, 1/8 tees.

Prices vary widely but this place has the least expensive ones.
https://www.pvcfittingsonline.com/c...8-sch-40-pvc-reducing-tee-soc-x-fipt-402-071/

 

[HCB]

While visiting my mother in Massachusetts with my son, our house in Texas burned down. My wife was at work. Two cats, including my 6 year-old son's beloved pet, died. Our big cabinet incubator (new) with only about 30 eggs (some pipping) were destroyed. It sucks. We've been busy. Anyway, sorry for the delay, I am finally posting a picture of the saddle Tees we had from 37 years ago. This is what I found in the old rabbit barn (amazing what having livestock literally unearths). For now, I'm going with the thread-in style nipples (seen threaded into this saddle Tee) screwed directly into 3/4" PVC pipe; we'll see if they seal up. I have the correct NPT tap, so it's not a big deal, but it's not a secure (leak-tight) as this saddle tee and it's not as convenient.

Thanks for the help and replies.

--HC

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I tried drilling and tapping 1/2" PVC pipe for the 1/8" nipples and they wouldn't seal. I believe if tapping directly into the pipe (without a tee) you need to use at least 1" pipe, otherwise the small radius of the pipe is too severe for tapping a sealable fitting.

 

[HCB]

I am on my phone, please forgive my brief response. I agree re radius. However, I short-threaded the holes so I'm hoping the tight fit will seal. I may be optimistic. We'll see.