Plumbing into the basement

burblecut · #1 05-10-2010, 09:23 PM

Thanks Dez,
What size of flex are you using? and where did you get it in Edmonton?

I saw your setup a month ago while getting some frags..best setup I've seen yet!

Your right, I'll go with 45 angles

Rogue951 · #2 05-10-2010, 11:30 PM

don't forget to make sure you have a BIG sump cause those pipes will hold a lot of water that will want to come back down if the pump shuts off.

Dez · #3 05-11-2010, 01:43 AM

Gregg Distributor's is where I got my flex line. I'm sure you can go to any hot tub place but it's pretty cheap at Gregg's. You can buy it buy the foot. There is one in the West End and one in the south. +1 for the large sump. I have a 100 gallon sump, go as big as you can. I was going to go with one of those Rubbermaid Trough bins but found the sump used for cheap. I would overpower the pump cause you can always throttle it back on the output. With the Reeflo pumps you actually use less energy when you throttle 'em back. Hope this helps.

mark · #4 05-11-2010, 02:50 AM

Running 2-2" drains and then 1.5" for the return from my Barracuda to bottom of display.

The 2-2" are lots but thinking moving to a Herbie so would be only using 1 drain but still have lots to play with. Reason thinking Herbie is though upstairs is quiet with the twin Dursos, can really heard the gurgling in the drains lines (no air with a Herbie, no noise).

I used a combination of flex and rigid PVC on the lines partly as easier for routing but on the return line I used the flex to give me large radius sweeps to get away from the loss with a sharp 90° coupler.

Treebeard · #5 05-11-2010, 04:45 PM

I am considering moving my tank and re-plumbing a different corner in my basement. I currently used solid PVC to the basement. How do you attach fittings to flex PVC?

mark · #6 05-11-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Treebeard

I am considering moving my tank and re-plumbing a different corner in my basement. I currently used solid PVC to the basement. How do you attach fittings to flex PVC?

the Spaflex uses the same couplers are for rigid PVC. There is a special glue but I asked around at a hottub manufacturer and a Spa repair place and they both just used the regular PVC glues and primers.