Netafim SlimLine EZ Close Weight Assembly, 0.5 GPH, 24 in Tube, 25 Pack (01HBA2W-24)

Netafim SlimLine EZ Close Weight Assembly, 24 in Drop

A row of hanging baskets finishes evenly when every basket gets the same water and fertilizer, cycle after cycle. This pack, Netafim item 40201-015403 and model 01HBA2W-24, holds 25 pre-assembled drops. Each starts at a red WPCJ dripper rated at 0.53 GPH, with pressure compensation and a built-in check valve. From there, 24 in of Super Flex UV White polyethylene tube runs down to the weight. The tube is the 5/3 mm size, about 0.125 in inside diameter. At the end sits the white EZ Close weight, 2 1/4 in tall, 1/2 in wide and about 0.4 oz. The weight closes with one hand, so a single basket can be shut off without stopping the line. That keeps water and fertilizer off the plants and walkway below a basket that has shipped or is missing. A quick look at the weight shows whether that dripper is open or closed. Its slim, snag-free shape pulls out of the foliage easily at harvest, so fewer weights are lost.

Setting Up Hanging Basket Irrigation With a 24 in Drop

Insert the dripper into the supply line above the basket row and set the weight into the media. The extra weight holds the outlet in place, even in vining or aggressive-rooting crops. Pressure compensation keeps flow steady from the first basket to the last, for about 94 percent uniformity. The check valve holds the tube full between cycles, so baskets low on the line do not collect drainage. Slow, even dripping wets the media without running off over the basket rim. It works in any growing mix used for baskets. Run the dripper within its compensating range of 10 to 45 psi. Shut a basket off at the weight when it ships, then reopen it when a new basket hangs. Systems like this commonly pay for themselves in the first season through saved hand-watering labor. Assemblies come 25 to a pack, so plan the count for the whole range.

Key Features

• 0.53 GPH WPCJ dripper: Pressure compensating with check valve.
• 24 in drop: Super Flex UV White PE, 5/3 mm.
• EZ Close weight: One-hand shut-off, open or closed at a glance.
• Snag-free design: Pulls out of foliage at harvest.
• 94% uniformity: First basket to last.
• 25 per pack: Pre-assembled, ready to hang.

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