frusterating to say the least. I hope you get it figured
New project, will take a long time
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Won't work bud, I'll explain later with a picturezennzzo;4130910; said:2 words...RUBBER BOOT!!
they are heavy enough to be hose-clamped in place and they stretch and compress just enough to make a water tight pressure seal on 2 different size (or odd size) piping... kept in the right rear pocket of said unicorn, out of mating season...
Beyond frustratinggreengiant;4132591; said:
First off I'll explain the issue from yesterday.
This is the hole the mythical unicorn pipe has to go through, it needs to fit flush and be 110mm from the top of the nexus as the unit is being pump fed.
Once it's through the hole it connects into and through a rubber boot, do you understand now Zen, I'd some how need a reverse inner rubber boot and a smaller pipe?
Anyway the problem was solved using one of man kinds essentials, a flexible toilet connector, with rubber 'fins' on the inside it and a flexible hose it sits and fits perfectly, and as I've discovered if you need to empty the water from the unit in a hurry the you just push it down.
This is the hole the mythical unicorn pipe has to go through, it needs to fit flush and be 110mm from the top of the nexus as the unit is being pump fed.
Once it's through the hole it connects into and through a rubber boot, do you understand now Zen, I'd some how need a reverse inner rubber boot and a smaller pipe?
Anyway the problem was solved using one of man kinds essentials, a flexible toilet connector, with rubber 'fins' on the inside it and a flexible hose it sits and fits perfectly, and as I've discovered if you need to empty the water from the unit in a hurry the you just push it down
.
....started slowly with trying to find that bloody unicorn, from there things started to move pretty quick.
Mrs Y wasn't feeling great so I left her in bed and me and Dan 'next door' test fitted the sieve, after a bit of 'left a bit' 'up a bit' etc we got it in and level.
Then Mrs Y felt better and pointed out that none of us had thought about what to do with the waste from the sieve, after a bit of a conference, it was decided that the waste would go back underneath the unit to waste there.
[sidetrack
]
Now at this point I should make it clear that Nigel(the local koi guy) has been very happy to 'give' what ever bits and pieces I need, I have a bit of paper there with every connector, valve and fitting I've taken, every time I go in I add to it/cross bits off etc. as needed and then I'll settle up what ever I owe when it's done and return all the bits I've not used. This has been priceless during this rebuild and I'd like to thank him for this(and Sue for letter me hunt down bits when he wasn't there). I know my pipework budget and know I'm not near the ceiling of it and he knows I'm good for the money.
If anyone is thinking of building a koi pond get to know your local dealer, yes a 90 degree bend may cost 12p less on line but to have such resource on you door step is vital. I've made 5 trips in two days for bits and the last trip I said on the way out, 'crap I've not added these to the list' and was told 'your too busy I'll add them on for you' Yes I'm paying for all this but it would be impossible to get service anywhere else. Imagine walking into walmart or home depot(I think that what everyone uses in the states) and walking out with a load of stuff unpaid for 'just in case'
[end of sidetrack]
Of course for this alteration I didn't have the bits so I mixed a load of mortar so Dan 'next door' could carry on and finish the top layer of the brick work, while I went out to get them.
Sieve in with the new connections done ready to attach to the waste, some of this is bit's I've salvaged from the last system, any green 'magic' epoxy has not been needed at any time during this(apart from on the big stuff to keep the wife happy, even though Zen says it's fine and it is
)
^^ The unit was out by 3cm, not too bad considering the base was measured with the previous vortexes installed, the rubber boot input can handle is no problem
Here is the inlet to the sieve:
Here is the same shot with different levels to show where the waste goes, this was part of the return system to the FF and has been salvaged.
Here is the pump setup with the pipework assembled going into the nexus, it's raised on a brick in case the new pit floods with rainwater, it will be roofed in the future but for now I'm taking every precaution. We decided to remove a brick and use swept rubber boots to help with water proofing the pump:
Here is the system together with the nexus setup, I didn't take any shots of the return as it's going to be a temp job for now. The UV unit which as promised by Darren(my new favorite koi guy)would have 2 new upgraded bulbs here for me first thing in the morning and they were, taking the UV wattage from 48watts to 72watts using the same UV system, sits directly below the outlet of the nexus to return:
Now for the problems.....
Mrs Y wasn't feeling great so I left her in bed and me and Dan 'next door' test fitted the sieve, after a bit of 'left a bit' 'up a bit' etc we got it in and level.
Then Mrs Y felt better and pointed out that none of us had thought about what to do with the waste from the sieve, after a bit of a conference, it was decided that the waste would go back underneath the unit to waste there.
[sidetrack
]Now at this point I should make it clear that Nigel(the local koi guy) has been very happy to 'give' what ever bits and pieces I need, I have a bit of paper there with every connector, valve and fitting I've taken, every time I go in I add to it/cross bits off etc. as needed and then I'll settle up what ever I owe when it's done and return all the bits I've not used. This has been priceless during this rebuild and I'd like to thank him for this(and Sue for letter me hunt down bits when he wasn't there). I know my pipework budget and know I'm not near the ceiling of it and he knows I'm good for the money.
If anyone is thinking of building a koi pond get to know your local dealer, yes a 90 degree bend may cost 12p less on line but to have such resource on you door step is vital. I've made 5 trips in two days for bits and the last trip I said on the way out, 'crap I've not added these to the list' and was told 'your too busy I'll add them on for you' Yes I'm paying for all this but it would be impossible to get service anywhere else. Imagine walking into walmart or home depot(I think that what everyone uses in the states) and walking out with a load of stuff unpaid for 'just in case'
[end of sidetrack
]Of course for this alteration I didn't have the bits so I mixed a load of mortar so Dan 'next door' could carry on and finish the top layer of the brick work, while I went out to get them.
Sieve in with the new connections done ready to attach to the waste, some of this is bit's I've salvaged from the last system, any green 'magic' epoxy has not been needed at any time during this(apart from on the big stuff to keep the wife happy, even though Zen says it's fine and it is
)
^^ The unit was out by 3cm, not too bad considering the base was measured with the previous vortexes installed, the rubber boot input can handle is no problem
Here is the inlet to the sieve:
Here is the same shot with different levels to show where the waste goes, this was part of the return system to the FF and has been salvaged.
Here is the pump setup with the pipework assembled going into the nexus, it's raised on a brick in case the new pit floods with rainwater, it will be roofed in the future but for now I'm taking every precaution. We decided to remove a brick and use swept rubber boots to help with water proofing the pump:
Here is the system together with the nexus setup, I didn't take any shots of the return as it's going to be a temp job for now. The UV unit which as promised by Darren(my new favorite koi guy)would have 2 new upgraded bulbs here for me first thing in the morning and they were, taking the UV wattage from 48watts to 72watts using the same UV system, sits directly below the outlet of the nexus to return:
Now for the problems.....