Return pump plumbing

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I am hard plumbing my return pump but I keep getting off by 1/8th of an inch causing the pump to sit suspended in my sump. Any tips or tricks to get these measurements so that my pump doesn't hang suspended.

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I measure from the bottom of the socket the pipe slips into, to the other socket of whatever your fitting up.
 
I used braided vinyl tubing for the first few inches. Cuts the vibration and is really easy to fix those mistakes
 
I am hard plumbing my return pump but I keep getting off by 1/8th of an inch causing the pump to sit suspended in my sump. Any tips or tricks to get these measurements so that my pump doesn't hang suspended.

#help
That can actually be a good thing.
Helps keep the pump from vibrating on the bottom.
I've plumbed several return pumps that way.
 

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