tube comming of pump
 

The tube for my submersible return pump keeps popping off, thankfully my parents heard it right when it came off so there wasn't toooooo much mess, but I need a way to keep it attached, obviously i can't use a metal clamp of any kind, so any ideas? thanks.

you can use the big industrial plastic clamps or if your pump is 1" reduce it to 3/4 " use a heat gun and put it in the hose connection
HTH

MIKe :mrgreen:

Re: tube comming of pump
 

I've used steel hose clamps for 2 years without problem. They are submersed (and rusty), but I don't see any ill effects. Ultimately plastic is better, but if it were me, I wouldn't (and don't) worry about steel ones.

Didnt know that about the steel clamps, thanks.


Wendell

Plastic cable ("zip") ties maybe? Click them one or two "ticks" tighter than the outside of the diameter and you can make that connection perhaps a little more snug?

Tony, problem with that is you need to cut them off for maintenance. The hoses can get damaged from that. I have seen plastic clamps on one of the US mail order sites. Maybe ask in the DIY forum at RC

They have them in Stainless Steel aswell but ultimatly I think they will rust anyways. Sure beats a flood though.

Was just a thought. I use the zip ties over my mag18 running the bullet. It's not so snug that I can't eventually wiggle the hose off, but enough snug that it's a PITA to get on and off. I imagine that doing it this way is not entirely foolproof, but better than just a slip fit over those threads.

If I was running a mag drive on any more backpressure, I'd just get a threaded to barb fitting. If I was running a pump that didn't have a NPT outlet, and I was concerned about slippage, then I might consider juryrigging some kind of NPT piece onto it, either PVC cement or weld-on or epoxy or something like that.