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Aquattro
06-29-2014, 01:48 AM
Anyone have any ideas on joining what appears to be 50mm UPVC to regular 1.5" PVC? Aside from a dremmel? Which is going to happen really quickly here :)
monocus
06-29-2014, 02:14 AM
are you sure you are not using vacuum line and trying to join it with potable water line
Aquattro
06-29-2014, 02:15 AM
are you sure you are not using vacuum line and trying to join it with potable water line
Trying to join a gate valve to a Euro Reef skimmer. Gate valve 1.5", skimmer 50mm.
Gate valve now also ~50mm. Dremmel 1, skimmer 0
:)
apexifd
06-29-2014, 05:08 AM
Anyone have any ideas on joining what appears to be 50mm UPVC to regular 1.5" PVC? Aside from a dremmel? Which is going to happen really quickly here :)
lathe
spit.fire
06-29-2014, 05:31 PM
I was gonna say I have adapter pieces but I think it may be too late now
Aquattro
06-29-2014, 05:38 PM
I was gonna say I have adapter pieces but I think it may be too late now
Ya, I waited a good 47 seconds before I fired up the dremmel :) Worked well!
Scythanith
06-29-2014, 06:12 PM
Silicon hose works wonders as well. I used it to join my abyzz (metric) to imperial pvc.
StirCrazy
06-30-2014, 12:55 PM
Trying to join a gate valve to a Euro Reef skimmer. Gate valve 1.5", skimmer 50mm.
Gate valve now also ~50mm. Dremmel 1, skimmer 0
:)
um how about buying the right size to start with, 50mm is 2", not 1.5
Steve
Aquattro
06-30-2014, 01:14 PM
You clearly don't appreciate the value of a dremmel...
spit.fire
06-30-2014, 05:43 PM
I use my Dremel to recycle gate valves
Aquattro
06-30-2014, 05:50 PM
I use my Dremel to recycle gate valves
Are you suggesting I spelled dremmel incorrectly? :)
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