Connecting the system to the water tap

Ideally you have a water tap with a thread 3/4 inch close by.
In this case screw on the pressure reducer moderately firm by hand.
Later connect the 8mm feeder hose as depicted.		   Blumat pressure reducer on 3/4'' tap
In case your tap has a different outlet than a thread size 3/4 inch, ask your plumber or visit your Dou-it-yourself-store for an appropriate adapter.

    
4-way water distributor   A water distributor helps you keeping your water tap available, e.g. for garden or lawn watering. Note that the valve to the Blumat pressure reducer has to be constantly open for the system to work correctly. So the water distributor should allow to shut off each branch separately. The 4-way water distributor depicted here has the ability to shut off each branch.
Note that due to the diameter of the pressure reducer (left) only two garden hose connectors can be attached to the distributor.

No water tap outdoors, what to do?

One option would be to use an elevated tank. Disadvantage is that it will have to be regularly refilled. Only if your Tropf-Blumat system is connected to an "endless" water source you will have peace of mind from watering for the whole season.

Why not using your water pipe indoors? With little effort it might be possible to make a secure connection from your bathroom or your kitchen sink to your balcony or to your terrace. Here some pictures of indoor installations:

Blumat pressure reducer underneath kitchen sink   Water tubing protected behind skirting board   Water tubing passes window frame, together with antenna cable
Connection of Blumat pressure reducer to the water tap underneath kitchen sink. Pressure reducer is connected to a T-branch-piece on the cold water pipe. Important is to protect the tubings from mechanical damages e.g. tearing. The tubing leaves the floor cupboard together with the dishwasher waste water hose.   Behind this skirt board there's no risk of being damaged for the tubing, what ever may happen here.   Since there was a passage for the antenna cable anyway, the black tubing takes the same way out. Note that for security reasons there were no connectors used indoors, since they would eventually be a weak point, although esthetically the usage of ellbow connectors could certainly be beneficial.

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