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What are those orange things called that are on the top of the water level expansion pipe where the 1/4 inch tube goes? Also where can I buy some? This may have been asked before but, can I change the length of the pipe and the 1/4" tube?
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I'm not sure what those are or where you can buy them. the length of the pipe and tubing can be any length you need it to be.
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You just need a sealed pipe... if you get a pvc pipe that fits into the cap that came with yours you can extend to whatever you want. If you need to replace it completely, you can just drill a hole and seal it with silicone maybe... as long as it's airtight. Maybe roberto can chime in :)
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It's an adapter for gardening tubing. 1/2" PVC to 1/4" tubing adapter.
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Great, thanks for the help.
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Would there be an issue if I made the pipe around 22" long?
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No. you will be fine :)
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Great! Now just waiting on the multi water level expansion :D
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rimai wrote:It's an adapter for gardening tubing. 1/2" PVC to 1/4" tubing adapter.
What store did you get this at and can you get a 3/4" to 1/4" tubing adapter?
i have a lot of 3/4" pvc and would like to use it instead of buying 1/2" pvc. if you can't get a 3/4" adapter, then I will probably convert the 1/2" to 3/4" pvc.

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For 3/4", you can use a cap and drill a hole in it.
I did this and it worked fine for me :)
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rimai wrote:For 3/4", you can use a cap and drill a hole in it.
I did this and it worked fine for me :)
awesome. that sounds like a plan. :)

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I found the 1/2" ones on amazon. They are made by lasco and 5 cost aound 5$
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Drs1210 wrote:I found the 1/2" ones on amazon. They are made by lasco and 5 cost aound 5$
A place called Star Nursery has 100 of them for $19.99.
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rimai wrote:It's an adapter for gardening tubing. 1/2" PVC to 1/4" tubing adapter.
What store did you get this at and can you get a 3/4" to 1/4" tubing adapter?
i have a lot of 3/4" pvc and would like to use it instead of buying 1/2" pvc. if you can't get a 3/4" adapter, then I will probably convert the 1/2" to 3/4" pvc.

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You could also use a 1/2" to 3/4" adapter.
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Ya, I found it there too, but I couldn't justify buying that many when I only needed one. Also, I get free shipping through Amazon.
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No problem, just pointing them out.
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Sacohen wrote:
binder wrote:
rimai wrote:It's an adapter for gardening tubing. 1/2" PVC to 1/4" tubing adapter.
What store did you get this at and can you get a 3/4" to 1/4" tubing adapter?
i have a lot of 3/4" pvc and would like to use it instead of buying 1/2" pvc. if you can't get a 3/4" adapter, then I will probably convert the 1/2" to 3/4" pvc.

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You could also use a 1/2" to 3/4" adapter.
I was going to use this adapter but wasn't for certain if there was anything "easier". I think I'm going to try the cap on the 3/4" tube and see how that works for me. I'm only going to use it to monitor the reservoir level.
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