Plumbing Help Eshopps 300 Flex Hose

[darren24]

So I have the 120 running but have slow drips from underneath where the flex hose is clamped to the bulkheads from my Deep Blue 120. The flex hose fits just a little loose on the bulkhead drains from the tank so I used the plastic clamps to clamp them to the bottom of the bulkhead. Is there another way to connect the flexhose?

 

[bobz]

you could always glue it to the pipe but then you wouldn't be able to remove it. I have the same flexhose and ended up using glue to avoid the leaks and will deal with having to remove it when ever I have to break it down.

 

[jpines]

What kind of plastic clamp? I have mine secured with these...

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[jrhunter0000]

pipe tape and then hose clamp

 

[darren24]

Hey as always thanks folks.

 

[jrhunter0000]

Darren24;970536 wrote: Hey as always thanks folks.

Take it you got it fixed?

 

[oldedb]

I have a deep blue 30 and ended up replacing the bulkheads and using hose barb adapters. I thought the DB bulkheads were pretty cheap. Let me know if you want some pictures...


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[darren24]

Yes going to replace the plastic with some stainless hose clamps and use some plumbers tape.

 

[acroholic]

oldedb;970555 wrote: I have a deep blue 30 and ended up replacing the bulkheads and using hose barb adapters. I thought the DB bulkheads were pretty cheap. Let me know if you want some pictures...


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Same here...I have a couple of the 24x24x12 Deep Blue tanks and I replaced the included bulkheads after the included ones leaked from being new. They really are pretty cheap. Replaced them with Pentair inside threaded bulks, then used a nylon 1" male threaded x 1.25" barbed fitting from Home Depot, which fits the flex tube Darren has perfectly. The flex tube has an ID of 1.25".
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[jrhunter0000]

Darren24;970559 wrote: Yes going to replace the plastic with some stainless hose clamps and use some plumbers tape.

It should solve your issue!