Plumbing Help

"Joe Crowder" wrote in message
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I'm doing a little plumbing for my filter system based on some inspiration
from Netmax's website. OK, I'm stealing it wholesale. I even printed out
his sket o work from. They say plagiarism is the sincerest form of
flattery 8-).

The problem is: I'm working with 3/4" PVC, 3/4" hose barbs, and 3/4"
hose.
Unfortunately, my Ehiem 2026 uses 5/8" (16 mm) ID hose. Of course, I
missed
that little detail until I had the whole thing built up. At least I don't
have it all glued together yet. I was at least smart enough to do a fit
check.

I don't see a way to convert the filter fittings to 3/4" (19 mm), and I
have
not been able to find 5/8" hose barbs in PVC. I'm pretty sure I could
turn
down the 3/4" hose barbs to fit 5/8" hose if I still had access to a
lathe.
The fittings on the filter do not look like they will work with a bigger
hose, and Eheim does not seem to offer a version that accepts larger hose.
At this point I am pretty much stumped.

Has anyone else solved this problem? Any suggestions from the peanut
?

Joe



You might try something that I did for my Fluval 404. Instead of fitting
the 5/8 ID pipe over something, fit something over it. If the pipe has a
5/8 ID than chances are the OD might be close to 3/4, which means a 3/4 ID
vinyl pipe would fit perfectly over it, and over the 3/4 hose barb. You'll
need something to hold everything together and prevent it from leaking. I
tired silicone at first but it sucks at holding plastic together, so I used
CPVC glue, surprisingly it stick pretty well to vinyl tubing.

Hope that helps,
Harry