Plumbing Question

[swedeboy78]

I just got my new wet/dry and this one is plumbed at the side with a spray bar instead of the top like my old one. My question is, my cabinet opening is only 25.5" wide and being that the wet dry is 24" I will need to be able to disconnect the 1.5" pipes at the buklheads easily instead of gluing them so I can remove the filter if need be. Do you know of any quick release fittings that will allow me to do this?

I suppose I could not glue them but that sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen.

Thanks

 

[tomomothy]

The only quick fitting I know of is a union connector, but that would have to be glued to pvc that still has to go into your bulk head, be it threaded or slip. I suppose if you could get a threaded connector to go to your bulkhead you could use pvc to connect that to a union, then you could disconnect it at both ends if you need to remove your line, or your bulk head

 

[DB junkie]

I believe this is a trick question.... IF there's a stand it fits under, your wet/dry is too small.

Seriously, I'd stick threaded elbows on the bulkheads and do unions vertically, OR do 2 elbows and do the unions above the wet dry.......

BUT pics would help a ton in this, I have no clue if you even have room above.

 

[bassguy]

You can buy bulkheads, pvc tubes with threaded ends, and unions that are threaded, this would make it so you can take it apart. I have a set up like this on one of my tanks.

 

[backpack]

I used the threaded disconnects. the grey ones at lowes but needed much larger ones to have a 3/4" opening.
IO think I had to use 1 1/4 and had to neck down. I also put some ball valves at the return and output at the bulkeads.
that way I can do water changes and service stuff much easier.

 

[swedeboy78]

Ah yes, went to good ole Home Depot and got some threaded elbows and unions which solved the issue.

Thanks fellas.