What do you think about my plumbing?

ZoaFan08 · 02/12/2009, 11:31 PM

Well I got my OM today and for the life of me I could not think of a way to mount it. I was in my garage for an hour just messing with it before I came up with this idea. I did all the mounting from inside the stand so that way I know I can remove it if needed while the tank is up and running.

Stand I made for the OM and it mounted:

Front shot:

Side shot:

Closer:

My plumbing:

And I also wired in 6 plugs under the stand:

And before I get the 'its not GFI its not GFI ahhh run FIRE!' speech the plug that these will plug into is GFI and they will run in a series, so if one of these get wet it will pop the GFI. I never understood why people put in 6 GFI all wired together...

Let me know what you think about my plumbing!

possys · 02/12/2009, 11:48 PM

It look good to me!

kroc33 · 02/13/2009, 02:02 AM

Those boxes aren't designed for that use.

xenon · 02/13/2009, 02:05 AM

You need GFI protected electrical outlets.

n9gux · 02/13/2009, 06:57 AM

The reason people use multiple GFI outlets so if one piece of equipment fails it doesn't take out everything.

MarcB · 02/13/2009, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by xenon
You need GFI protected electrical outlets.

+1 on the GFI, and no matter what, I would recommend not putting outlets directly under the tank. Any leak could get water directly into the outlet.

Also, I noticed that you put unions in your plumbing, but no shut offs. Any reason for leaving them out?

02/12/2009, 11:31 PM	#1
ZoaFan08 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Alta Loma CA Posts: 1,211	What do you think about my plumbing? Well I got my OM today and for the life of me I could not think of a way to mount it. I was in my garage for an hour just messing with it before I came up with this idea. I did all the mounting from inside the stand so that way I know I can remove it if needed while the tank is up and running. Stand I made for the OM and it mounted: Front shot: Side shot: Closer: My plumbing: And I also wired in 6 plugs under the stand: And before I get the 'its not GFI its not GFI ahhh run FIRE!' speech the plug that these will plug into is GFI and they will run in a series, so if one of these get wet it will pop the GFI. I never understood why people put in 6 GFI all wired together... Let me know what you think about my plumbing!

02/12/2009, 11:48 PM	#2
possys Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 188	It look good to me!

02/13/2009, 02:02 AM	#3
kroc33 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Acushnet, MA Posts: 40	Those boxes aren't designed for that use.

02/13/2009, 02:05 AM	#4
xenon Owner of Canada Corals Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Canada Posts: 3,148	You need GFI protected electrical outlets.

02/13/2009, 06:57 AM	#5
n9gux Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 46	The reason people use multiple GFI outlets so if one piece of equipment fails it doesn't take out everything.