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Is there any way I can connect a vinyl tube to the drainage hole in the overflow box?
 
Pictures?

Which overflow?
 
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If you got a bulkhead with internal threads and then threaded a male thread to hose barb fitting it could be done
 
An eshopps pf 800 overflow. I’m not at home right now but I can send some pictures when I get back.

I'm familiar with the box. But you posted on this already. Is there a new issue?

If it is the same from you previous post, did you get bulkheads? If yes, you would need to get a barb fitting to connect to the bulkhead.
 
I'm familiar with the box. But you posted on this already. Is there a new issue?

If it is the same from you previous post, did you get bulkheads? If yes, you would need to get a barb fitting to connect to the bulkhead.
I have the bulkheads now. I just need to know what type of barb fitting I would need?
 
I have the bulkheads now. I just need to know what type of barb fitting I would need?

Determine if the inside of the bulkhead is smooth or if it is threaded.

If it is threaded, then you need a threaded 1 inch barb (if the bulkheads are 1 inch) or a "slip" 1 inch barb if the inside of the bulkhead is smooth.
 
Determine if the inside of the bulkhead is smooth or if it is threaded.

If it is threaded, then you need a threaded 1 inch barb (if the bulkheads are 1 inch) or a "slip" 1 inch barb if the inside of the bulkhead is smooth.
I think it’s a threaded one. I measured it and it looks like it’s 1.5 inches, so would I need a 1.5 inch threaded barb?

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The pictured threads are not to be used to join any tube or threaded piece. What is inside that bulkhead? Smooth you glue in a fitting, threaded you screw in a barb type adapter.
 
Does the inside of the bulkhead look like the one I’m holding? If so, that’s a slip fit and would take 1 inch pvc .
 

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I think it’s a threaded one. I measured it and it looks like it’s 1.5 inches, so would I need a 1.5 inch threaded barb?

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I'm speaking about the INSIDE of the bulkhead.
 
Does the inside of the bulkhead look like the one I’m holding? If so, that’s a slip fit and would take 1 inch pvc .
It looks like that but when I measured it, it looks like it’s bigger than 1 inch. About 1.5 inches.
 
I have that overflow box, so unless you drilled it out to take a larger bulkhead, it will take a 1 inch slip like Dom said above. Schedule 40 , 1 inch pvc has an OD of 1 and 3/8 inch which would “slip” into your bulkhead if that makes sense.
 

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