Heavy duty cross pieces used for joining 25mm tubing to create mini tunnel structures to support polythene, fleece, bird and butterfly netting or insect protection mesh. The cross pieces fit inside standard blue 25mm water pipe with an internal diameter of of 20mm.
Use the cross pieces to join the ribs of the mini cloche or polytunnel to the central spine of the structure. The piece slots tightly inside the tubing and does not require any adhesive or fixing to hold it together meaning the garden tunnel can be dismantled for storage if required.
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5 tube connectors
spot on
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5 Excellent quality
Great for raised bed cover support, strong, well made and worth the money.
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5 Cross Joints x 10
The joints are well made and make for perfect jointing of 25mm blue water pipe. One or two earlier reviews report the jointing spigots as being too big for the pipe diameter, if this happened to be the case I did not experience this problem. The jointing is tight (which is good), I only had to resort to the rubber mallet twice. The joints however, where, for future security, secured with a small screw through pipe and joint to establish a permanent hold. The other end of each pipe was placed into a 25mm hole, drilled through 3 x 2" rail and again secured with a screw once in place. The shorter, support cross members where also screwed in place for permanence..... Ten joints made two, eight feet long, net covers, five to each cover. For me, a good efficient product.
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5 Great to use
I have bought many of these and think they are brilliant
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5 Strong
Makes more sturdy
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5 Loop Conecter
Great product great service
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4 Tube Connectors
Used these to connect 25mm PE water pipe for raised bed cloches.Did the job but did find the diameter of the spud varied from fitting to fitting-some were extremely tight needing lub and some persuasion. Did end up with a neat job.
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I had my first season with the blue pipe tunnel over my raised bed. The curve in the sides of the tunnel causes the plants to grow pressed against the netting, therefore allowing white butterflies to be able to reach in and lay their eggs on the leaves. The roof of the tunnel is also too low, the broccoli grows tight against the roof part of the netting. Both these problems can be resolved by straightening the ‘legs’ of the tunnel and making it a box shape, instead of a rounded tunnel. I need corner Tube Connectors to be able make that modification.
I see from another question you sell only the “star” shape connectors but can you please enquire from (suggest to) your supplier if they can make corner connecters also ? It will widen the use/options (their market) of these connectors tremendously.
One corner connector should be for extending a ‘box shape’, and one corner connector should be for the corners of the ‘box shape’.
Thanks,
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Hi Andre. Thank you for your suggestions. Yes, I accept that the mini tunnel may be too small for a large brassica plant like broccoli, it is not really suitable for tall plants. We manufacture the mini tunnel parts ourselves and unfortunately the cost of producing new moulds for new components is currently prohibitive. We will look at this in the future bur may I suggest that the Mainframe crop protection system may be more suitable for your needs as it has a wider choice of connectors and tubes and is a straight sided option. I include the link here: https://quickcrop.co.uk/category/main...
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If you go to the front page of the website and go to Garden Supplies on the front page and then go to the section for plant protection you will find all of the mainframe products. My mistake. I thought you were looking for the mini polytunnel connectors.
Regards
Niall
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Yes it is i am afraid. We get these specially made for us and they are very strong and durable
Niall
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I am not sure what the issue is there. I will get our IT guys to look at this now. In the meantime if you just put the word Tube on its own in the search bar they will come up for you
Niall
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