Inline Tap – 12mm/15mm In-Line Tap

5mm In-Line Tap Inline Taps are useful when wanting to turn off water supply or to flush system. 5mm Inline Tap useful when less than 4 Units to turn off water supply. Also known as a Choke. Please note: product may vary from picture. 9mm In-Line Taps for use with Autopot Aquavalve 5‘s 9mm piping are now available. In-line Tap – 12mm/15mm Inline taps or ball valves are a very useful accessory for the Autopot when having 4 for more Autopot units. They can be added to the end of a layout when you are using pipe You can open the tap and allow the lines to be flushed, removing a sediment or lime scale build-up that might occur over time. This will only take a couple of minutes and only needs to be done every couple of weeks. You will also need to purchase Inline Tap Adaptors (12mm or 15mm) for the 12mm/15mm Tap and Inline Tap Adaptors (20mm) for the 20mm Tap. Chokes / valves / inline taps are used to restrict the volume of water passing through a pipe. They are ideal for things like NFT systems, where the flow-rate might need to be adjusted to fit specifications (1 – 2 liters per minute through a channel). They also solve the problem of plants that require differing amount of water at different times of the year. It is important to note that these are chokes and may not necessarily shut off completely.