I had this system for a year now, it has 1/4" tubing, and can I go with 3/8" tubing? do I get same pressure?
898139
Good question. The pump was designed for the 1/4 in Try it and see, it will take you 15 minutes to find out, you will need to McGyver the fittings at the pressure tank and the faucet.Let me know. Mike
898140
Keep in mind that all of the interconnecting tubing is 1/4" and that the entire system is designed using 1/4" tubing. Imagine water running through a 1/4" tube and you connect that tube to a 3/8" tube. The flow is still limited by the 1/4" tubing. The flow and throttled pressure would remain the same.
898141
Yes. Changing tubing size will have no effect on tank pressure. At these low pressures and flow rates involved, it will also have no significant effect of flow.
898142
Good question. The pump was designed for the 1/4 in Try it and see, it will take you 15 minutes to find out, you will need to McGyver the fittings at the pressure tank and the faucet. Let me know. Mike
1017790
I just drilled a 1.5" hole and installed the fitting. It does fill an seal the hole, but it is barely sealing. I would recommend using the 3/4 fitting.
1232478
Yes it will give you more pressure . Do you know they are adjustable . These are good units with low pressure cut off .
425192
The snap clamp that you are wanting to use with your tubing is going to be the Snap04PK-C. The C, is for either 1 3/8" tubing or 1" PVC.
1781056
5/16" . If you use 3/8" you may want a hose clamp. It is NOT 1/4" between the pump and manifold. You use 1/4" beyond the manifold.
2219330
Yes. I have 1/4 tubing and it is very difficult to remove. 5/16 should work better.
199542
The tubing size is 1/4 inch. Valve is doing what it is suppose to. Works good. Hope this helps/
65110
I don't have mine set up that was. I ran full size PVC pipe fot the drain. If you would like to set your system up for 3/4" or 5/8" drain your local hardware store or Home Depot or Lowes plumbing department could help you with that system and it would be very inexpensive. The only concern I would have is the inlet of the pump and the back pressure you would have trying to funnel it into a smaller outlet. You might wnt to call the pump manufacturer for their advice as to how this would affect the pump.
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Albert: I'm not sure what it is you want to know. The entire thing is a kit....there's nothing to know other then reading the instructions and inserting this into that. It fits a standard (I'm going out on a limb here and saying 3/8" compression fitting) supply line under your sink. If you have something other than what is considered U.S. standard, then you would need to retrofit it with either up-sizing or down-sizing adapters available at good hardware stores. Hope this helps Bil
1354551
You can use any type of 3/4 inch tubing you like as long as the thread pitch is the same. But the connection is fairly standard because I simply purchased a piece of galvanized pipe and I had a clamp.
1851956
Dave, you'll need to buy some hose and fittings. I converted my tank to 3/8" hose because the unit comes with 1/4" hose output. I used quick connect fittings also so unhooking hoses is a snap.
703378
It's all 1/4" fittings... I use products from all different companies 1/4" is 1/4"
1922479
That's a long haul... Hope the point is not too deep.... Anyway the pump inlet is 1 1/4 so you'll want to adapt down from 1.5 pipe to 1.25 right near the pump
34501
1/4" is all you need. Keep in mind even at low water pressure a fair amount of water comes out of this system. You cannot run this for too long and sit underneath unless you don't mind getting a little moist.
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Mine is a standard tap. Don't know if that means 1/2 or 3/4. I haven't had trouble yet, but know that the connections are all plastic and probably won't last. Don't leave it outside in the winter, be careful with the connections and maybe it will work for a while. I've kept my regular hose on "standby" just in case.
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3/4" connections used to unit. Check local codes. I used 3/4" piping throughout . Flex can only be used for connections under 36". Distance from source shouldn't matter, pressure should be the same. Use hard pipe.
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I'd go with at least 1" as well. I had a few installed in some 3/4" and they didn't seem hold up as well as the larger pipe. And they do work great, I've used these for three seasons now and just ordered a 25 pk to set up a larger system this spring for meat birds and replace some of the ones for my layers.