1" Locline

[JDigital]

Are there any shops in calgary that carry 1" locline's? or is 1" usually special order?

Or, anyone got some extra 1" threaded locline laying around I can snatch up?

[Delphinus]

I've only ever seen 1/2" and 3/4". FWIW, you can use a 1" line and then a bushing down to 3/4" and it tends to look pretty good that way.

.... Hmmm, ok, just checked, both locline.com and modularhose.com don't seem to list a 1" size - there's 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" and then it seems to jump to 2.5". So maybe there isn't a 1" after all...

[JDigital]

I've only ever seen 1/2" and 3/4". FWIW, you can use a 1" line and then a bushing down to 3/4" and it tends to look pretty good that way.

.... Hmmm, ok, just checked, both locline.com and modularhose.com don't seem to list a 1" size - there's 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" and then it seems to jump to 2.5". So maybe there isn't a 1" after all...

I'm not sure about that... Red Coral said they make 1", just that its special order.. Going down to 3/4" is not really an option, as my returns are running off a Reeflo Dart, 1.5" --> 1" bulkheads... 3/4" is just another drop down I would like to avoid... :neutral:

[michika]

I'll be starting to pack that kind of stuff this morning. I will go through my box of extra loc-line for you, and see what I can find.

[kaboom]

perhaps look at other options. I know when I used 3/4" lockline that it was high maintanance. It's neat that you can bend it in any direction but the salt creep that was leaking from it drove me crazy.

[Gools]

I contacted locline a few months back asking if they make 1" and they said they don't.

[JDigital]

I'll be starting to pack that kind of stuff this morning. I will go through my box of extra loc-line for you, and see what I can find.

That would be great. Thanks!

perhaps look at other options. I know when I used 3/4" lockline that it was high maintanance. It's neat that you can bend it in any direction but the salt creep that was leaking from it drove me crazy.

I haven't had any salt creep on my locline before my 75G tear down... It's all under water and sealed with teflon tape.

[Delphinus]

The only locline I've seen on the end of 1" pipe is 3/4". Compensate for the pinching with additional outlets. I run ~2000gph (after head losses) in my 110g through 4 3/4" locline outlets with flared nozzles. There's no flow restriction. You can also get Y adapters to make a dual outlet at each location if that makes it easier.

I'd get Kevin to check into that for you, but, personally, I think what you're going to find is it's 3/4" after all. But maybe I'm wrong. My suggestion, order some and find out. :)

[littlesilvermax]

For 1" you will need to use the OM stuff.

[Delphinus]

What's OM stuff?

[michika]

I had no luck finding my box of spare plumbing parts. Sorry!

[JDigital]

I had no luck finding my box of spare plumbing parts. Sorry!

That's ok. Thanks for looking!

Does anyone know if I can get a 1" -> 3/4" reducer ring then?

[Delphinus]

Yep, should be able to find a 1" slip to 3/4" threaded bushing at HD and/or Rona.