"grubber" wrote in message
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"Josh" wrote in message
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You need speecial fitting co connect it to the PVC.

http://www.woosworld.net/pond/plumbing.html

If you look at the picture with the little neighbor girl holding the
pump you can see (somewhat) the flexible tubing going from the pump to
the checkvalve. The flexible tubing is held on via a clamp to the
pump and on the other end a fitting that pushes inside the tube (again
with a clamp) and then presents a regular PVC fitting for future glue
jobs.

Perhaps easier to see is the very end of the line (top in this
picture) where there is another fitting (again shoved down inside the
flexible hose) and clamped on. This fitting has a threaded PVC end
for the bulkhead out of the skimmer box.



This is different type hose - not ridges and nowhere near as flexible.

If you are concerned...hose clamps are cheap and easy to install. Back up
your connections with stainless steel clamps, bury and forget.

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