Stupid plumbing questions

Babybrown1249 · 02/26/2012, 03:12 PM

How often do you all replacing your plumbing tubes from your sump including if you use PVC?

thegrun · 02/26/2012, 03:25 PM

Never, but i do clean them once a year.

Babybrown1249 · 02/26/2012, 03:29 PM

do you use pvc or tube?

thegrun · 02/26/2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Babybrown1249

do you use pvc or tube?

Both. I suppose after 5 years or so the flexible tubing would get brittle and need replacing.

Triton_Z · 02/26/2012, 08:43 PM

PVC should last a very long time under normal conditions. Run to fail. It's likely bulkhead gaskets are going to give you trouble before PVC. I still use a manifold I made in '99 (1" PVC schedule 40).

Playa-1 · 02/26/2012, 08:57 PM

I would expect it to last for many years. I'm sure I will change mine at some point due to an upgrade in equipment.

02/26/2012, 03:12 PM	#1
Babybrown1249 USAF Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Guam Posts: 217	Stupid plumbing questions How often do you all replacing your plumbing tubes from your sump including if you use PVC?

02/26/2012, 08:43 PM	#5
Triton_Z Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 376	PVC should last a very long time under normal conditions. Run to fail. It's likely bulkhead gaskets are going to give you trouble before PVC. I still use a manifold I made in '99 (1" PVC schedule 40). __________________ Dan

02/26/2012, 03:25 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Never, but i do clean them once a year.

02/26/2012, 03:29 PM	#3
Babybrown1249 USAF Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Guam Posts: 217	do you use pvc or tube?

02/26/2012, 08:57 PM	#6
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I would expect it to last for many years. I'm sure I will change mine at some point due to an upgrade in equipment.