Hello there,
I am building my water mixing station and the pump I ordered to do this said it included fittings for certain applications.
Since I was planning on using 1” schedule 80 for the plumbing attaching to the pump, I figure I’d leave the union fitting they had preinstalled.
After tightening all fittings I ran a water test and found that the provided union fitting leaks.
Question:
What is the best way to plumb this?
I used tape and wound a few times and tightened the fitting. However, I read that tape was meant for thread metal connections.
I have seen recent discussions about sealing threaded connections, however, I’m not sure those solutions applied to this situation since any glue would keep the fitting permanently attached to the pump.
Any advice would be most appreciated as I feel like I am missing a gasket or something, otherwise.
The pump in the photo is a [VarioS-2 Controllable DC Pump (792 GPH) - Reef Octopus].
I am building my water mixing station and the pump I ordered to do this said it included fittings for certain applications.
Since I was planning on using 1” schedule 80 for the plumbing attaching to the pump, I figure I’d leave the union fitting they had preinstalled.
After tightening all fittings I ran a water test and found that the provided union fitting leaks.
Question:
What is the best way to plumb this?
I used tape and wound a few times and tightened the fitting. However, I read that tape was meant for thread metal connections.
I have seen recent discussions about sealing threaded connections, however, I’m not sure those solutions applied to this situation since any glue would keep the fitting permanently attached to the pump.
Any advice would be most appreciated as I feel like I am missing a gasket or something, otherwise.
The pump in the photo is a [VarioS-2 Controllable DC Pump (792 GPH) - Reef Octopus].