Connecting garden statuary PVC
I have a statue that is piped with PVC. The PVC is 1/2" inside diameter and
an outside diameter of 5/8". What is the best way to connect the PVC to plastic tubing? Is there a special connector required? |
Connecting garden statuary PVC
"Dave" wrote in message news:dTbIc.52104$JR4.44580@attbi_s54... I have a statue that is piped with PVC. The PVC is 1/2" inside diameter and an outside diameter of 5/8". What is the best way to connect the PVC to plastic tubing? Is there a special connector required? Hardware stores sell a variety of sizes of flexible tubing. Just get the size that snugly fits over your tubing and fasten it with a hose clamp. The clamps will be sold in close proximity to the tubing in the plumbing department. |
Connecting garden statuary PVC
there are connections with "barbs" so that nearly any size can slip over it and clamp
with a hose clamp. they are usually dark gray color. Ingrid "Vox Humana" wrote: "Dave" wrote in message news:dTbIc.52104$JR4.44580@attbi_s54... I have a statue that is piped with PVC. The PVC is 1/2" inside diameter and an outside diameter of 5/8". What is the best way to connect the PVC to plastic tubing? Is there a special connector required? Hardware stores sell a variety of sizes of flexible tubing. Just get the size that snugly fits over your tubing and fasten it with a hose clamp. The clamps will be sold in close proximity to the tubing in the plumbing department. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
Connecting garden statuary PVC
"Dave" wrote in message
news:dTbIc.52104$JR4.44580@attbi_s54... I have a statue that is piped with PVC. The PVC is 1/2" inside diameter and an outside diameter of 5/8". What is the best way to connect the PVC to plastic tubing? Is there a special connector required? I would look for either a cement-on "barb" fitting that fits the tubing you want to use or a cement-on threaded fitting and threaded barb that will fit into that. There is a seemingly endless number of permutations available in the fitting section of the local Borg and sometimes that huge number becomes baffling but with a bit of patience it is usually possible to figure out some combination that will do what you need. -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://johnmcgaw.com |
Connecting garden statuary PVC
"Dave" wrote in message news:dTbIc.52104$JR4.44580@attbi_s54...
I have a statue that is piped with PVC. The PVC is 1/2" inside diameter and an outside diameter of 5/8". What is the best way to connect the PVC to plastic tubing? Is there a special connector required? yes. I just bought one for my hose-to-drip-irrigation connection. go to an irrigation store, they will give you one. |
Connecting garden statuary PVC
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 14:10:17 GMT, "Dave" wrote:
I have a statue that is piped with PVC. The PVC is 1/2" inside diameter and an outside diameter of 5/8". What is the best way to connect the PVC to plastic tubing? Is there a special connector required? Are you working with full supply pressure or from a small circulating pump? I have found that for my pond filtration plumbing system, just sticking the pipes/tubing together without cementing them or glue works just fine, and is a lot easier to take apart when the urge arises. Watch it, of course, and if leaks start, adjust accordingly. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
Connecting garden statuary PVC
wrote in message ... there are connections with "barbs" so that nearly any size can slip over it and clamp with a hose clamp. they are usually dark gray color. Ingrid Maybe I'm a pessimist, but I always use a hose clamp with barbed fittings. |
Connecting garden statuary PVC
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 22:30:42 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote: === wrote in message ... === there are connections with "barbs" so that nearly any size can slip over ===it and clamp === with a hose clamp. they are usually dark gray color. Ingrid === === ===Maybe I'm a pessimist, but I always use a hose clamp with barbed fittings. === Your not alone in using hose clamps on barbed fittings. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
Connecting garden statuary PVC
oh yeah, me too. especially any kinda pressure it will blow. Ingrid
"Vox Humana" wrote: wrote in message ... there are connections with "barbs" so that nearly any size can slip over it and clamp with a hose clamp. they are usually dark gray color. Ingrid Maybe I'm a pessimist, but I always use a hose clamp with barbed fittings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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