Plumbing ?

bezlar · 10/25/2017, 02:29 PM

I'm redoing my sump. Currently have reefflo pump going with submersible sicce. The reef flo is 1 1/2 plumbing the sicce is just 1 inch. Would it be okay to just get reducer and use same plumbing? Or should I redo everything in 1 inch.

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Vinny Kreyling · 10/25/2017, 03:39 PM

Try it into the 1 1/2' first & see.

mcgyvr · 10/25/2017, 05:32 PM

A reducer is all you need..

Not a problem at all to have larger pipe.. smaller than needed can be a problem.. but not a little larger..

bezlar · 10/25/2017, 08:44 PM

Thanks

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Lsufan · 10/25/2017, 10:09 PM

I agree with the others, no need to redo the plumbing. I know our systems don’t have a great deal of pressure but that 45 fitting right above your return pump is actually a dwv fitting & not rated for pressure. It is a drain fitting. U can tell the difference by how far the pvc slides into the fitting. A fitting rated for pressure the pvc will slide into the fitting about 1.25”. A drain fitting (dwv) it will only slide into it 3/4”.

bezlar · 10/26/2017, 09:54 PM

Well thanks for the tips. I decided I wanted to redo the plumbing. The new sump is so nice looking I decided to redo in red and white to match my sump. This is all out in my garage so I see it everyday. This all supports my 190 in my entryway into the house. New sump was built by synergy and is a work of art.

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10/25/2017, 02:29 PM	#1
bezlar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Blue Springs Posts: 432	Plumbing ? I'm redoing my sump. Currently have reefflo pump going with submersible sicce. The reef flo is 1 1/2 plumbing the sicce is just 1 inch. Would it be okay to just get reducer and use same plumbing? Or should I redo everything in 1 inch. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

10/25/2017, 03:39 PM	#2
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	Try it into the 1 1/2' first & see. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

10/25/2017, 05:32 PM	#3
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	A reducer is all you need.. Not a problem at all to have larger pipe.. smaller than needed can be a problem.. but not a little larger.. __________________ Who me?

10/25/2017, 08:44 PM	#4
bezlar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Blue Springs Posts: 432	Thanks Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

10/25/2017, 10:09 PM	#5
Lsufan Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 1,410	I agree with the others, no need to redo the plumbing. I know our systems don’t have a great deal of pressure but that 45 fitting right above your return pump is actually a dwv fitting & not rated for pressure. It is a drain fitting. U can tell the difference by how far the pvc slides into the fitting. A fitting rated for pressure the pvc will slide into the fitting about 1.25”. A drain fitting (dwv) it will only slide into it 3/4”.

10/26/2017, 09:54 PM	#6
bezlar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Blue Springs Posts: 432	Well thanks for the tips. I decided I wanted to redo the plumbing. The new sump is so nice looking I decided to redo in red and white to match my sump. This is all out in my garage so I see it everyday. This all supports my 190 in my entryway into the house. New sump was built by synergy and is a work of art. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk