Water Timer: It's handy to have spare washers and filters at hand.
Pressure Regulator: Essential if you use a drip system. UK mains pressure can be too high, which may blow the emitters off the pipes. A regulator drops this to a safe level.
Backflow Preventer: Often required by UK water regulations to ensure garden water doesn't "siphon" back into your drinking water.
Tap connectors: A 2-way or 4-way splitter that allows you to keep your regular garden hose connected while the irrigation system takes up another outlet.
End Plugs/Stoppers: Seal the ends of your pipe runs.
Stakes & Pegs: To hold the pipes and drippers exactly where you want them, preventing them from "walking" across the soil.
Pipe Cutters: You can use a utility knife, but a dedicated pipe cutter ensures a perfectly square cut for a leak-free seal.
Hole Punch: A small handheld tool used to snap 4mm micro-pipes into the larger 13mm main pipe.
Goof Plugs: Small plastic stoppers used to plug holes you accidentally punched in the wrong place (we've all been there).
A Jug of Hot Water: Soften the ends of the LDPE pipes in hot water for 30 seconds to make pushing the fittings in significantly easier on your hands.
