{"id":1129,"date":"2025-06-17T04:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T04:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/?product=681simpletqdro-12v-bpmp3-8-inch-white-flexible-tubing-per-meter"},"modified":"2026-03-21T23:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:29:43","slug":"681simpletqdro-12v-bpmp3-8-inch-white-flexible-tubing-per-meter","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/?product=681simpletqdro-12v-bpmp3-8-inch-white-flexible-tubing-per-meter","title":{"rendered":"\u215c Reverse Osmosis Tubing -White P\/m (Food-Grade LLDPE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"> \u215c&#8221; Reverse Osmosis Tubing (White)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"7\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Size:<\/b> 3\/8&#8243; OD (9.52mm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Material:<\/b> Food-Grade LLDPE<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Description:<\/b> A high-flow alternative to standard tubing. The larger diameter significantly reduces friction loss, allowing water to travel faster over longer distances.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Applications:<\/b> Connecting storage tanks to faucets for a faster &#8220;pour,&#8221; or feeding high-output coffee machines and fridges.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Benefits:<\/b> Delivers up to 50% more water volume per minute than 1\/4&#8243; tubing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Size:<\/b> 3\/8&#8243; OD (9.5mm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Description:<\/b> High-flow tubing for large systems or long-distance runs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Best For:<\/b> High-GPD systems (400+) and connections between tanks and faucets for increased flow rate.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\"><i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Standard LLDPE semi-rigid tubing for push-fit connections.<\/i><\/p>\n<table data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SKU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Size (OD)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Color<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Best Application<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1128<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1\/4&#8243; (6.35mm)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,1,2,0\">White<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,1,3,0\">Standard RO systems, fridge water lines, and undersink filters.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1129<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">3\/8&#8243; (9.5mm)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,2,2,0\">White<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,2,3,0\">High-flow systems (400GPD+), long distance runs, and commercial coffee machines.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Tubing &amp; Fitting Compatibility Master Chart<\/b><\/h3>\n<table data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tubing Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>OD (Outside)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ID (Inside)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Use Push-In Fitting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Use Barbed Fitting<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u00bc&#8221; RO Tubing<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1\/4&#8243;<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1,2,0\">~4mm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1\/4&#8243; Push-Fit<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1,4,0\">4mm \/ 5mm Barb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u215c&#8221; RO Tubing<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">3\/8&#8243;<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2,2,0\">~6mm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,2,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">3\/8&#8243; Push-Fit<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2,4,0\">6mm Barb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u215c&#8221; Brine Tubing<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">3\/8&#8243;<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1\/4&#8243;<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,3,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">3\/8&#8243; Push-Fit<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,3,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1\/4&#8243; (6mm) Barb<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">6\/4mm Dosing Tube<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">6mm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">4mm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">6mm Metric<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,4,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">4mm Barb<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">8\/5mm Dosing Tube<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">8mm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">5mm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,5,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">8mm Metric<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,5,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">5mm Barb<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">10\/7mm Metric Tube<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">10mm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">7mm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">10mm Metric<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,6,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">7mm Barb<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,7,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">12\/8mm Dosing Tube<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,7,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">12mm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,7,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">8mm<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,7,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,7,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">12mm Metric<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,7,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,7,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">8mm Barb<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,8,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u00bd&#8221; Brine (Heavy)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,8,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1\/2&#8243;<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,8,2,0\">~10mm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,8,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1\/2&#8243; Push-Fit<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,8,4,0\">10mm Barb<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u00bd&#8221; Drain (PVC)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,9,1,0\">~16mm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,9,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1\/2&#8243;<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,9,3,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"3,9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Not Compatible<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,9,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,9,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1\/2&#8243; (13mm) Barb<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"4\" \/>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\ud83d\udca1 How to Use This Chart:<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4 data-path-to-node=\"6\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1. Are you using a &#8220;Push-In&#8221; (Quick-Connect) Fitting?<\/b><\/h4>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"7\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0\">Look at the <b data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"12\">OD (Outside Diameter)<\/b>. The tube must match the fitting size exactly.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"7,1\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Warning:<\/b> A 1\/4&#8243; (6.35mm) tube will <b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"35\">not<\/b> fit correctly into a 6mm Metric fitting. They look similar but will leak!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4 data-path-to-node=\"8\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">2. Are you using a &#8220;Barbed&#8221; (Hose-Tail) Fitting?<\/b><\/h4>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0\">Look at the <b data-path-to-node=\"9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"12\">ID (Inside Diameter)<\/b>. The &#8220;hole&#8221; of the tube must stretch over the ridges of the barb.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9,1\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Pro-Tip:<\/b> If the fit is tight, dip the end of the tube in <b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"57\">hot water<\/b> for 30 seconds to soften the plastic before pushing it onto the barb.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4 data-path-to-node=\"10\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">3. Are you using a &#8220;Jaco&#8221; (Compression) Fitting?<\/b><\/h4>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,0\">These fittings use a nut and a small plastic sleeve (ferrule). You must match the <b data-path-to-node=\"11,0\" data-index-in-node=\"82\">OD<\/b> of the tube to the nut size. 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