Pump / Bog Plumbing Questions

[GBBUDD]

Looks very similar so much so i'm going to go see if they have some in stock and check it out at my local harbor freight

 

[combatwombat]

I see them in stock locally, too. Will check them out. But I can buy 50 and 100’ lengths of 2”ultra flex pvc through Home Depot for $2.50/ft so this is not that interesting.

 

[GBBUDD]

sounds to good to be true Pond sites are getting that for 50'

 

[combatwombat]

sounds to good to be true Pond sites are getting that for 50'

Is that in reply to me? What are they getting for 50'?

 

[GBBUDD]

119 for 2"x 25 ' or 198. x 50

 

[combatwombat]

119 for 2"x 25 ' or 198. x 50

Online pond stores are not exactly price competitors in the plumbing field. What price do you see on this HD listing: 100' ultra flex pvc 2"

It's $239.99 for me. That's $2.40/ft. This is "ultra flex" though, not the standard flexible pvc. Not quite as rigid.

 

[GBBUDD]

It's not quite the same stuff i forget why i went with the pond stores over local. i AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH The stuff now i'll go check it out again .. same as there 239 for 100'

100' ultra flex pvc 2"

 

[ATP]

Home Depot in my area looks to be aprox 3.50/foot at 50ft and 20-25' should be all I need.

@GBBUDD if you get over to HF and check out their Intake/Suction hose, let me know what you think. The cheapest I have found black 2" flex pvc 25' is on Amazon for ~90 bucks, so this would be the way to go if you think it will work. I dont have anything to compare it to but I also wonder if this is more ridgid and not as easy to work with as regular flex pvc?

 

[GBBUDD]

While flex is bendable it is not extremely so the tightest bend you can make is like a 4 foot circle.. but don't try that on a 20 degree day

 

[ATP]

While flex is bendable it is not extremely so the tightest bend you can make is like a 4 foot circle.. but don't try that on a 20 degree day

Yeah, i bet! Well this stuff at HF is already rolled up in a pretty compact roll so should have enough flex for what I need.

 

[GBBUDD]

Yeah, i bet! Well this stuff at HF is already rolled up in a pretty compact roll so should have enough flex for what I need.

you can easily cut it and add a pvc 22.5 or 45 degree elbows . if needed use only street 90s if you must

 

[ATP]

you can easily cut it and add a pvc 22.5 or 45 degree elbows . if needed use only street 90s if you must

That's true, I hadnt thought of that. Thanks!

 

[combatwombat]

You can also heat 2” rigid pvc w/ a heat gun and bend it into any angle/compound angle you want. No fittings needed. 2” is probably the largest you can do without special tools.

 

[GBBUDD]

You can also heat 2” rigid pvc w/ a heat gun and bend it into any angle/compound angle you want. No fittings needed. 2” is probably the largest you can do without special tools.

risky without a uniform heat tray i'd do a warm up for a slight bend. but to make a tight 45 is risky and then bury it . i'd not take the chance

 

[combatwombat]

risky without a uniform heat tray i'd do a warm up for a slight bend. but to make a tight 45 is risky and then bury it . i'd not take the chance

I wouldn’t do it for a pressure system, but for a pond where pressure is like 10 psi? Sure. Why not? Worse case is you kink it.