PVC Plumbing Problem

[MariaTeresa]

I'm retrofitting a bog to my pond and I've run into a plumbing problem. I have a 3/4" black flex pvc hose connected to the pump. I have 2" pvc pipes in the bog, connected to a 2"-3/4" reducer bushing. I can't figure out what sort of fitting or contraption I need to connect the hose to the pipe. I have at my disposal, 3/4" pvc pipe and two PVC 3/4" adapter NPT Male x Socket. What do I need to make this work??

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Can you not just glue the 3/4" flex PVC to the reducer bushing? The hose should slip right into the opening of the bushing.

 

[MariaTeresa]

Well, it definitely would fit. But the bushing opening is threaded and the hose is spiral. I'm not sure it could glue in without leaks.

 

[MariaTeresa]

I think I found what I need: a 3/4" barbed x npt male adapter. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FML2NY/ref=biss_dp_t_asn

 

[Troutredds]

I think I found what I need: a 3/4" barbed x npt male adapter. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FML2NY/ref=biss_dp_t_asn

Or, instead of a barbed 3/4" inch male end, you could use a slip bushing and glue, as Meyer suggested. Good luck, Sister.

 

[MariaTeresa]

I'll need to be able to remove the hose from the piping in the winter, so I'm hoping to fasten the hose onto something using just a hose clamp, no glue. But thank you both for the ideas!

 

[Meyer Jordan]

I was working on the assumption that the hose was Flex Pvc as originally stated, not Kink-Free. Big difference.

 

[MariaTeresa]

Oops, sorry about that! I didn't know the correct name for it....thought that if it flexed it was flex. Now I know.

 

[mgmine]

You might consider using a quick connect or a union.

 

[MariaTeresa]

The quick connects/unions I looked at were over $20 each! It would certainly be easier, but we don't have the money for that right now. I'm hoping that it might still be a possibility in the future.