Return line

scar_11 · #1 02-19-2010, 11:27 PM

Has anybody used the new water line hose they are useing in houses as a return line?

sphelps · #2 02-20-2010, 01:12 AM

globaldesigns · #3 02-20-2010, 01:15 AM

I do believe that line would be too thin for an overall return. If you are trying to pump 1800G/h with a pump, I do think there would be too much resistance to the thinness of the line and it just would work well. I could be wrong though.

scar_11 · #4 02-20-2010, 01:52 AM

You can get it 3/4 inch

e46er · #5 02-20-2010, 01:59 AM

I think he ment wall thickness of it

sphelps · #6 02-20-2010, 02:31 AM

I'm not sure why someone would use pex over other alternatives but if you don't use the copper fittings then you could use it.

cordeiro · #7 02-20-2010, 03:02 AM

im sure the line is to thin, i do reno's so i know pex very well, and if i were you i would just use the lines thats made for it...

hillegom · #8 02-20-2010, 03:39 AM

I am not a plumber, and do not have this pex. However, if it is in a house as a water line, does it not have to withstand 125 psi? Thats well below anything my pumps put out.
Maybe with thin walls, it might kink?

The Grizz · #9 02-20-2010, 03:40 AM

Main factor to consider is the psi rating of the pex and the psi of the pump. If it is anywhere close to the same DO NOT USE. PVC is the best thing to use.

outacontrol · #10 02-20-2010, 03:44 AM

hillegom: "I am not a plumber, and do not have this pex. However, if it is in a house as a water line, does it not have to withstand 125 psi? Thats well below anything my pumps put out.
Maybe with thin walls, it might kink?"

Pex does not have thin walls that will kink and I don't think you have any pumps putting out 125 psi of water pressure.
Pex pipe should be fine to use, but why and how? It is not rigid or very flexible and most of the fittings that are used in houses with Pex pipe are copper, so obviously no good for reef tanks.