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Jason McK
10-23-2007, 06:17 PM
I currently have your typical return. With the funnel type end piece on the lock line.
I'm wondering if anyone has ever seen or might have a source for a end piece that would act as a defuser. Instead of focusing the water flow I'm looking for something that would spread the water out. Same volume of water just increased coverage and reduseing the pressure at a given point. Sorry having a hard time explaining.

J
Der_Iron_Chef
10-23-2007, 06:32 PM
I don't even know if this is possible....but I was looking at a vacuum attachment at modularhose.com (http://modularhose.com/ll25.htm). They only come in the 2.5" hose size, so not sure how feasible it would be! It just struck me as a way to perhaps diffuse some of the flow that usually seems rather direct and focused coming out of a regular loc line fitting.

Edit: nevermind, the link doesn't work. Just go to www.modularhose.com and select the 2.5" ID System in the menu bar at the top.
mr_alberta
10-23-2007, 06:33 PM
Do you mean like a flare nozzle instead of the typical round nozzle? Like this one?

http://www.jlaquatics.com/images/plumbing/loc-line/locline-flarenozzle.jpg
Jason McK
10-23-2007, 06:37 PM
Ya Drew that's what I want.

mr_alberta, that will actually increase the preasure over a greater area. so 1/2 what I'm looking for.

J
Chin_Lee
10-23-2007, 07:17 PM
JasonI know they carry them at JL's and probably OA.
Van-rookie
10-23-2007, 07:19 PM
J&L have those...
Jason McK
10-23-2007, 07:21 PM
Ya but those aren't what I want. If you look at Der_Iron_chef's link you will see what I want

J
albert_dao
10-23-2007, 07:53 PM
Maybe in eductor?
fkshiu
10-23-2007, 10:15 PM
I've stuck Hydor rotating water deflector thingys on my return lines. Works great.
skylord
10-24-2007, 03:25 AM
I've stuck Hydor rotating water deflector thingys on my return lines. Works great.

Arn't those rated at about 300gph? Jason may have trouble slowing things down that much.

Scott
Der_Iron_Chef
10-24-2007, 03:47 AM
Jason...why don't you just order form modularhose.com? Or do you want the same sort of thing in a smaller diameter?
daddy01
10-24-2007, 04:07 AM
Hi,
I recently saw at J&L Aquatics a piece of 1/2" lockline that had a seriies of 'nozzles' wihtin the section and sealed at one end. It was in the 1/2" d tho'
Jim