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Posted by z on August 25, 2006, 4:40 pm
George E. Cawthon wrote:
> Charlie Morgan wrote:
> > On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:38:55 GMT, "George E. Cawthon"
> >
> >> Big Al wrote:
> >>>> Ken Knecht wrote:
> >>>>> I am trying to connect the water supply to my evaporative cooler via a
> >>>>> garden hose, then a 1/4" copper line to the cooler. If I run copper all
> >>>>> the way it plugs up in my hard water after a year or so. But connection
> >>>>> between the hose and copper has me stumped.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I wrapped the copper line with duct tape until it would just fit inside
> >>>>> the garden hose. Then I used two hose clamps to hold it. A few hours
> >>>>> later evidently the water pressure in the hose, though only on slightly,
> >>>>> had pushed out the tape-wrapped tubing. I next tried winding some wire
> >>>>> around the tubing and hose and wrapping it with waterproof tape. I don't
> >>>>> expect it to work.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I need a way to go from 1/4" copper tubing to male garden hose. I asked
> >>>>> about it in Lowes this mrning when I bought the hose. They didn't know
> >>> of
> >>>>> anything.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So this seems like this project will be a failure unless I can come up
> >>>>> with something. That water pressure is relentless. I will either need to
> >>>>> use waterproof cement or come up with a series of connectors. I thought
> >>>>> about silicon caulk squeezed in at the hose end around the copper
> >>>>> (retaining the wrapped duct tape and hose clamps) but I don't think it
> >>>>> will work either.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Any suggestions please?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> TIA
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> First: you should not be using copper pipe. Use
> >>>> the 1/4" plastic, it will use the same fitting and
> >>>> you won't have any hard water build up.
> >>>>
> >>>> Second: The simplest solution is to buy a faucet
> >>>> with a 1/4" compression connector on the side
> >>>> between the inlet and the valve.
> >>> Or buy a hose to 1/4" adapter for plastic drip irrigation pipe.
> >>>
> >>> Al
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I don't believe plastic drip pipe (tubing) would
> >> be suitable for the application. If the tubing
> >> splits in a garden, there would be no problem but
> >> if it splits near a window, or whatever, it could
> >> result in a flood. Would you use plastic drip
> >> pipe for indoor plumbing?
> >
> > It sounds like he only said to use the adapter, not the drip pipe itself.
> >
> > CWM
>
> Ahh, you may be right. Don't think a drip pipe
> adapter (not sure how those work) would allow
> properly connecting 1/4" copper or polypropylene
> tubing that use compression and ferrules for
> connections.
I got a bunch of that little plastic tubing running around my garden (i
use soaker hose, not drip, but same adapters, more or less). The pipe
never split, but the adapters have, so I suggest not going that route.
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