Water pump to pvc pipe fitting??

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gem_Dropper

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Jan 24, 2015

• #1

Hello people, loooong time lurker. Bought everything I need for a simple propagator a couple weeks ago, have been busy with college so only started on it this week. The water pump is a microjet 320 and the pvc pipe I have is 21.6mm (was the smallest I could find), how am I supposed to connect the two? Have been looking for a pvc reducer to connect them directly but no luck. The outlet on the pump is 12-13mm.

 

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sqlb3rn

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Jan 26, 2015

• #2

gem_Dropper said:

Hello people, loooong time lurker. Bought everything I need for a simple propagator a couple weeks ago, have been busy with college so only started on it this week. The water pump is a microjet 320 and the pvc pipe I have is 21.6mm (was the smallest I could find), how am I supposed to connect the two? Have been looking for a pvc reducer to connect them directly but no luck. The outlet on the pump is 12-13mm.

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gem_Dropper

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Jan 26, 2015

• #3

Neither sides are threaded tho?

 

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clayawesome

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Feb 9, 2015

• #4

can u unscrew the outlet connector reveling threads to thread an adapter such as sqlb3rn showed?

 

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clayawesome

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Feb 9, 2015

• #5

if not u can make it with flexible tubing

 

HempletonState

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Feb 10, 2015

• #6

In the plumbing isle at Home Depot there should be a coupling to solve that problem for you

 

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gem_Dropper

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Feb 13, 2015

• #7

Thanks for the replies. There's a little plastic connector but it's not screwed in. It just slips out with a little pull. Have went to one or 2 hardware stores and even a plumbing supplies shop and they told me it was too small for anything they stocked. How would I go about doing it with flexible tubing?

 

Last edited: Feb 13, 2015

warble

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Feb 13, 2015

• #8

Pipe clamps.

 

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clayawesome

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Feb 13, 2015

• #9

clamp the tubing to the pump out let. run a vertical tube to desired height. install a Tee. then make the top part like the picture above.

 

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gem_Dropper

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Feb 14, 2015

• #10

Is it possible to use the tubing to connect it to the 21.6m pvc pipe? What size is the tubing in the pic above do you know?

 

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clayawesome

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Feb 14, 2015

• #11

oh idk. u may have to get a pump with a more common size outlet if u cant find tubing that fits.

 

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clayawesome

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Feb 14, 2015

• #12

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/270718614796?lpid=82&chn=ps
12mm tubing ^

 

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clayawesome

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Feb 14, 2015

• #13

your outlet is between 12mm and 13mm? probably half inch.

 

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gem_Dropper

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Feb 14, 2015

• #14

Seriously considering just buying a new pump. The only ones I am seeing are 12mm output tho, there are 16mm ones but they're like 1000gph+ http://www.hydroponics.eu/irrigation-c-25/water-pumps-s-49/water-pump-wave-stream-1300-lh-8547.html
Could I just connect that directly to the pvc pipe with one of the reducers shown above?

 

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clayawesome

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Feb 15, 2015

• #15

1300l/h is about 325 gph. not a huge pump should be fine. and yes, see how it comes with different outlet fittings? this means you could remove the fitting and put a pvc one like shown above in its place

 

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gem_Dropper

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Feb 15, 2015

• #16

Oh ok. Gonna order that pump now in that case. I'll use the smaller pump to drip feed my tomatoes outside so no harm done. Thanks a million for your help!