Can I use a garden hose as temporary return line?

[basscyn]

I am finally getting around to plumbing in a Barracuda pump I got a while back. I just replaced the seal and she is ready to go. The problem is I am going to have to modify my plumbing a bit to accommodate the new pump. I will have to take my current pump off line for a couple of days to do this.
I have a Mag pump I can drop in my sump and use but it will require a loooong return line. A garden hose is ideal, but I'm a little concerned about the plastic or rubber inside these hoses even as a temporary solution.

Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks!

 

[lilrobb]

I am more cocnerned about the brass fittings...

Rubber and palstic should be inert on hoses...

 

[bruce 1]

Go to tractor supply or Lowes or Home Depot. You can buy what you need.

 

[carpenter981]

I'd be worried about the brass fittings also. Maybe if u cut the fittings off and use a barb to attach the hose with a hose clamp. That might work? I don't guess there is any material inside the hose that would case a problem

 

[basscyn]

Sounds like a good solution. If I'm not mistaken, they offer replacement hose connections in plastic too.

 

[acroholic]

The main concern with a garden hose is whether it has mildew inhibitors built into the rubber. You can easily go to Lowes/HD and buy a few feet of vinyl tubing and connect it to plastic hose repair fittings.

 

[markl]

acroholic;627400 wrote: the main concern with a garden hose is whether it has mildew inhibitors built into the rubber. You can easily go to lowes/hd and buy a few feet of vinyl tubing and connect it to plastic hose repair fittings.

+1

 

[project1004]

Hi, is there any hose out there that is more flexable than the ones from home depot.
I currently have clear tube from HD for return pump and its really hard to arange things in the back because the tube is so stiff...
any sugestions???!!!
thanks

 

[falos]

soak the tube in realy hot water or put it in the dish washer no soap to make it bend better