Jester...and Others...plumbing ?

[marinerock]

HEY JESTER....
WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A PICTURE OF A PVC UNION...
AND IF ONE IS USED ON THE THREADED TOP OF A MAG-DRIVE,
WHERE WOULD THE THREADED END OF THE BARBED FITTING
GO TO ATTACH THE ID CLEAR TUBING...? DOES THE TOP OF THE
UNION HAVE A MALE THREADED ADAPTOR SIMILIAR TO THE
THREADED FITTING ON THE M/D PUMP?
REGARDS....
MARINEROCK

 

[jumpfrog]

Hey ROCK; the pvc union is threaded on both sides. One side can go to mag and the other you can either use and threaded/slip adapter or a threaded barb if you're going with tube.
Here's a pic

 

[jester]

That's it.

 

[marinerock]

THANKS JUMP....

 

[trompet3]

I've been curious for a while...why would one use a union instead of a double ended threaded connector? What is the difference?

 

[marinerock]

HEY TROMPET...
THE UNION MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO DISCONNECT THE
PUMP FROM THE FITTING THAT GOES TO THE RETURN HOSES...
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS UNSCREW THE UNION AND THE PUMP
IS NOW FREE, THE OTHER WAY YOU WOULD HAVE TO
UNSCREW THE PUMP FROM THE FITTING AS THE FITTING IS
ATTACHED TO THE TUBING SO YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
UNSCREW THE FITTING...
REGARDS...
MARINEROCK