Does this need a seal or wrong pump? pics

googlesworth

Active Member
Hey. I got a great setup, but my pump wont attach to my manifold FTL. anyone got any ideas? It was a shit pump i got from walmart for 20$... seemed like a good deal. but will it work? If anyone knows how to bridge the gap and bring my precious cargo of water to my needy plants, let me know.



 

Promazine

Active Member
tools:

something tapered that will fit in the pipe

a lighter

sealant


Method:

Heat up the pipe with the lighter, then jam in the tapered object and "stretch" the plastic pipe a bit - keep doin it till its wide enough to go on your pump.

Then seal it up with your sealant.

Job done!


OR

Get a strong craft knife and chisle away the plastic on the pump untill you have removed enough to get the pipe on - and again - seal it up.


I bodge everything - so thats my advice!

If you wanna do it properly, youll have to find some kind of coupler - im assuming both pipe and pump are of the same diameter?

If they are, you just want a short section of tube slightly larger in internal diameter than the outside diameter of your pump oulet/tube

and again - silicone it up!


MAKE SURE YOUR SILICONE HAS CURED BEFORE RUNNING THE PUMP!
 
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