Antelco
Antelco is a South Australian-owned company. Antelco started in 1985 and rapidly jumped ahead in the irrigation industry by offering high-quality, low volume micro irrigation products to meet the global need for efficient water distribution. Antelco has become a global company, with various establishments in Florida to serve North America, Canada, and Mexican markets, and the UK to serve the UK and European markets.
Antelco's success is due to its experienced and dedicated staff, including engineers and product developers with a wealth of knowledge of plastics materials and the tooling and manufacturing process to create quality and cost-effective products.
Antelco promotes a "quality" culture throughout the company, and that culture is reflected in all facets of the organization, from customer service to sales, marketing, ordering, manufacturing, and delivery. Starting in the driest inhabited continent in the world, Antelco knows that innovative irrigation products are needed to promote responsible water use worldwide.
DripWorks partnered with Antelco over 20 years ago to offer our customers the greatest irrigation products.
Our top-selling pressure compensating emitter from Antelco is the CETA emitter. These emitters come on a 1/4" barbed base with a 1/4" outlet. Three flow rate options exist- 0.5 GPH, 1 GPH, and 2 GPH. A unique feature of these emitters is the ability to unscrew the cap and clean the inside in case of blockage. The emitter has 1/4 an inlet and outlet, but it is a one-directional flow emitter and must be installed in the correct direction for water to flow through it. The sharp barb is in the inlet barb and will be color-coded for flow identification.
The CETA also comes on a stake in an inline or end-of-line 1 GPH option. These are a great option for use in pots or to create your own string of drippers with 1/4" micro tubing.
The stake on these emitter options is 5". These only come in a 1 GPH flow option. Just like the barbed CETA emitter, the top unscrews for easy cleaning.
Another excellent emitter from Antelco that we offer is the Pinch Drip Emitter. This is also a pressure-compensating emitter with a 1/4" inlet and outlet. The emitter is wide and flat, sitting close to the tubing surface, making it harder to damage than many other emitters. These emitters also come in three flow rate options- 0.5 GPH, 1 GPH, and 2 GPH.
For a different stakes option, we have the Cobra Stake Emitter. This pressure-compensating emitter has a 5" stake and three flow rate options with color-coded identification. As a one-directional emitter, the colored side of the emitter will be the inlet side. The emitter has a self-flushing turbulent flow pattern to help prevent clogging.
For areas that require a higher volume of water and more coverage, Antelco makes a great line of sprayers.
The PC Shrubbler is a top seller and can be found in our Rose and Shrub kits. The pressure compensating sprayer comes on a barbed base or a 5" stake. The orange cap identifies these. The top can be removed for cleaning if needed.
Antelco also has an Adjustable Shrubbler, pictured above, next to the PC version. Much like the PC version, these come on a 5" stake or a barbed base option, but also with a threaded base. The Shrubblers have multiple fingers or streams of water versus a fan-type spray pattern.
The Spectrum Sprayer is another great adjustable sprayer from Antelco. This sprayer has a full-circle fan-style spray pattern. The sprayer comes in the 5" stake, 1/4" barb, or threaded base option.
Another top selling sprayer from Antelco is the C-Frame Downsprayer. Unlike any other sprayer, the water is directed into a downward facing full circle spray. By directing the water downward, you greatly reduce the water that ends up on the foliage or stalks of the plants, which in turn reduces the risk of disease.
The newest item DripWorks offers from the Antelco lineup is the eZyvalve 4 Zone Valve Box. This is a pre-assembled valve box that houses four valves. There is a DC or AC option to match with whichever power source you have available for your controller. This valve box is perfect for smaller residential gardens or anyone who needs to break their irrigation into multiple zones. The inlet and all outlets from the valves are all pipe threaded, making connections easy.
Antelco's product line is extensive and DripWorks adds new products regularly. If you are looking for a specific product from Antelco that we do not currently carry, we can create a special order to accommodate your needs.