1" coupling for repeated connect/disconnect
#1
05-24-16, 06:47 AM
1" coupling for repeated connect/disconnect
I'm installing a water pump with 1" fpt on both intake and discharge. It'll only be used during the warmer months, and the location is a bit exposed, so I'd like to be able to easily remove it in the fall and re-install it each spring.
What sort of couplings should I use on the 1" PVC ? Would this 1 in. PVC Slip x Slip Union work?
What sort of couplings should I use on the 1" PVC ? Would this 1 in. PVC Slip x Slip Union work?
#2
05-24-16, 07:21 AM
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Depends on how you're using the pump? Is this for an irrigation set up? Will it be stationary or will you be moving it. Will you have a long pipe or hose attached to it? Answer these questions and we can advise accordingly.
#4
05-24-16, 08:34 AM
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Those unions work fine for the purpose you describe. I have a similar setup except using a pond as source not a well, but I use two of the unions so I can remove both the pump and the foot valve.
They have an o-ring in them that tends to fall out and get lost when they are separated, but forewarned is forearmed
Keep in mind that you can't leave water in any section of pipe that might freeze, which is why I remove the section of pipe with the foot valve; it allows the water to drain out of all the piping.
They have an o-ring in them that tends to fall out and get lost when they are separated, but forewarned is forearmed
Keep in mind that you can't leave water in any section of pipe that might freeze, which is why I remove the section of pipe with the foot valve; it allows the water to drain out of all the piping.
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05-24-16, 08:35 AM
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I’m no expert but I assume you are thinking of something like 4 and 8 in this diagram. I have not heard good things about PVC unions – but I may have heard wrong. I tend to overkill but I personally would transition from PVC to brass and use brass unions and a few brass nipples. More expensive but if it were me I would feel more comfortable – especially since you plan to open and close those unions on a regular basis.
Maybe the plumbers would disagree.
Shallow Well "Drive Point" Installation
Always happens - just saw Carbide's post - LOL.
I’m no expert but I assume you are thinking of something like 4 and 8 in this diagram. I have not heard good things about PVC unions – but I may have heard wrong. I tend to overkill but I personally would transition from PVC to brass and use brass unions and a few brass nipples. More expensive but if it were me I would feel more comfortable – especially since you plan to open and close those unions on a regular basis.
Maybe the plumbers would disagree.
Shallow Well "Drive Point" Installation
Always happens - just saw Carbide's post - LOL.
