MDPE Water Pipe, 0.5 Metre Cut Length

This is a ready-cut 0.5 metre length of MDPE pipe, available in 25 mm, 32 mm and 50 mm sizes. It is the piece to reach for when a water or irrigation line needs a little more pipe rather than a whole coil: to bridge the gap between two compression fittings, to replace a split or damaged stretch, or to add a short spur to an existing run.

The pipe is made from medium density polyethylene, the material MDPE takes its name from. Each length is a plain, round section with open ends and nothing fitted to it, so it can be used as it comes or cut down to fit a smaller gap. The size of each option is its outside diameter, which is how MDPE pipe and its compression fittings are matched: a 25 mm length goes with 25 mm fittings, a 32 mm length with 32 mm fittings and a 50 mm length with 50 mm fittings.

Short lengths like this are useful on garden and allotment supply lines, irrigation runs and farm water pipework, and one kept in the van or shed is ready when a repair comes up. Plumbers, landscapers and groundworkers can finish a job without cutting into a new coil, while DIY users can fix or extend their own line with a pair of matching fittings.

The pipe is made in the United Kingdom and is sold as a single 0.5 metre length, with no fittings or tools included. Before ordering, measure across the outside of the pipe you are joining to, so that you choose the size that matches it.