ShadyGreenThumb said:Mine are on 3-way timers. $50 at Walmart. ... The 4th part on the manifold lets me do hand watering on my own without disturbing or pushing buttons on the timer. All from one spigot!
That sounds like a good deal on the timer. Battery-powered?
Branching right at the original spigot might be the way to go. You have all your valves or timers concentrated in one spot.
I wish I had some manifolds for smaller tubing, like branching four or eight 1/8" tubes off 1/4" or 1/2" tubes. I don't like having multiple barb Tee and Cross fittings on 1/4" line, I assume it restricts the flow a lot.
I've seen 8-way manifolds but they are pricey and have rate limiters, like pressure-compensating drippers, on every line.
