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12/17/2016, 07:22 PM
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Vectra M1 set up-output
Can I thread on and use 1" PVC for output vs using the provided coupled which uses 3/4"? How does this affect power consumption and the headloss curve?
Thanks!
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12/18/2016, 10:07 AM
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You need to use the M1 BSP to Sch 40 Slip Adapter Kit sold on the ETM website.
Then use a bushing to reduce that fitting down to 1" pvc. Standard american pvc threads don't match. Using the blue collar narrows it down to 3/4" and you will have less flow.
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12/18/2016, 10:22 AM
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Thanks for the help! Is the headloss curve on the box representative of the pump with 3/4 inch effluent plumbing? I can live with that but if it's 1" or 1.25" then that's what I'd like my outgoing plumbing to be. I can imagine they'd represent the flow one way then supply parts with the pump that immediately increase headloss?
Thanks again!
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12/18/2016, 10:26 AM
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You know, I can't say for sure, but I thought I read somewhere that testing and published flow data was with the optional pvc fittings, not the blue collars.
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12/18/2016, 10:31 AM
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Hmmm. I thank you sir! I'll await their input or give them a try tomorrow. Thanks! I'm running the new Synergy Reef Shadow which is rated to 1500 gph with about 5 or 6 feet of headloss, so I'll be cutting optimal flow rate pretty close according to their curve. I'd obviously like to maximize efficiency of pump to over flow rates.
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12/18/2016, 08:28 PM
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120, 140 gallons total. I won't be looking for that much turn over. I'm going to be running a small manifold off of it too. Calculated usually doesn't end up equal real output. I can always throttle it back. But the overflow should match the pumps capabilities, worst case.
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