Pipes Keeps Loosening..

[silverfish]

Hi guys,

Dunno issit a common problem, but my pipes joining the pump keeps on loosening. I have tape it with double sided tape but it still comes out. Is it common to join them up with silicon ? or other methods..

thanks,

..

[hoppinghippos]

double sided tape won't work once it gets wet, easiest way is to use teflon tape (also known at hardware shops as white tape), its just 50cents and you can use it to wrap around the pipe to make it thicker before you join the 2 together.

[Achilles Tang]

Hose or pvc pipes?

If it's pvc piping, consider a permanent weld with a true union for easy maintenance and dismantling. If not, use plumbers tape (white tape) as suggested by hoppinghippos.

If it's rubber hose to hose barb, use a metal clamp to secure it.

[silverfish]

Thanks dudes! You make my day : )

[PornStar]

How about nylon cable ties?

[Achilles Tang]

Not enough grip unless you pull extremely tight... but if you wish to cut them off, you risk damaging the hose.

[PornStar]

Not enough grip unless you pull extremely tight... but if you wish to cut them off, you risk damaging the hose.

What i meant was nylon cable ties for PVC pipes not hoses.

And how do u weld PVC pipes together?

[Achilles Tang]

What i meant was nylon cable ties for PVC pipes not hoses.

And how do u weld PVC pipes together?

Nylon cable ties are useless for hard pvc pipes!

They have no grip and slide about with pressure.

You have to PVC glue/solvent to melt the pvc pipe surfaces before joining them together for a permanent weld or maybe the term to use is 'joining'.

[maxifire]

You have to PVC glue/solvent to melt the pvc pipe surfaces before joining them together for a permanent weld or maybe the term to use is 'joining'.

Does Epoxy Adhesive helps in sticking PVC pipe surfaces as well?

[PornStar]

Nylon cable ties are useless for hard pvc pipes!

They have no grip and slide about with pressure.

You have to PVC glue/solvent to melt the pvc pipe surfaces before joining them together for a permanent weld or maybe the term to use is 'joining'.

Agreed...PVC Glue...cheap and good....

nice smell too