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naterealbig
12/06/2010, 11:53 PM
I'm looking for a reef-safe hose like the one in the picture below, but with a 1-7/8" inside diameter. I need something with a relatively small bend radius, and spaflex/flexible pvc won't cut it. Does anyone know where I can buy this?

Thanks!

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r225/naterealbig/aaaaaaaaaaa.jpg

chuckdallas
12/07/2010, 10:17 PM
Bump!!

chilwil84
12/07/2010, 10:26 PM
pool supply house

naterealbig
12/07/2010, 10:28 PM
For clairification: The hose can be as big as 2" inside diameter. 1-7/8 would have just been nice as it would have fit snugly around my 1.5" piping. I have found this in 25 foot lengths , but obviously that's too much.

naterealbig
12/07/2010, 10:34 PM
pool supply house

Well, you can't be talking about poolsupplyhouse.com, because they don't have it, just like the 3,576,831 other pool sites that I have checked. You must be talking about A pool supply house. Which one are you referring to?

Fryman
12/08/2010, 01:10 AM
mcmastercarr?

http://www.mcmaster.com/#tubing/=a1xu7t

or

http://www.mcmaster.com/#tubing/=a1xvkq

Select required bend radius and go from there.

naterealbig
12/08/2010, 10:08 AM
Not quite, but close. Thanks for the links. Those interested can take a look at this flexible, all pvc hose. It comes in various diameters and can be ordered in 5ft lengths - and best of all, it's cheap!

http://www.mcmaster.com/#duct-hose/=a24rle

ssavader
12/08/2010, 08:54 PM
Try Marine Depot- great on-line supply store- I get almost everything from them. Also, consider trying Lowe's or Home Depot, or a commercial plumbing supply store. Good Luck.

brian15876
12/08/2010, 10:02 PM
definately at any local pool store if not home depot or lowes

naterealbig
12/09/2010, 08:26 AM
definately at any local pool store if not home depot or lowes

I'm afraid not my friend. I work at a pool store, and the largest ribbed flexible tubing we (or any of the others) carry is 1.5" which is nowhere near what I need. As for Lowe's or Home Dept, it is the same thing. You can buy "flexible" pvc, but they don't carry it in 2", and, well, fllexible pvc is hardly flexible at 2 inches. Hence the need for something else.

Try Marine Depot- great on-line supply store- I get almost everything from them. Also, consider trying Lowe's or Home Depot, or a commercial plumbing supply store. Good Luck.

I checked at Marine Depot and found some, but it had awful reviews. Based on what people are saying, I'm hesitant to try it. I didn't think about trying a local plumbing supply, I must admit. Here's a link to the stuff at Marine Depot - made by Danner, who also makes the line of Mag-drive pumps.

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem.aspx?category=Kink_Free_Corrugated_Reinforced_Black_Tubing_ft_Flexible_Tubing&vendor=Danner_Mfg.&idProduct=FT1343&IdCategory=FIFTTUFT&tab=1