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AM, send me a PM with your address etc and I will send one, you can pay me in a couple of weeks.
Muzza

Steve, your comment re cheap pumps....very true....It is hard to go from 140.00 to 280.00 for a pump, the household accounts manager is a bit hard to convince, but the difference in quality and reliability makes the 280.00 Italian stuff much lower cost in the long run.
I am using 2 x 120.00 ones at the moment in my small system. Setting up a med system now based on a 600 ltr fish tank. My med size Jades need a med size home urgently.

Muzza

Aqua,
Looks like the pump will handle standard Philmac connectors. they are just the larger screw in black fittings.

I got one of the new Italian jobs from Murry and took the connector to the local hugal & hoile. The guy tried to help but gave up and said he had nothing that would connect it to a 40mm pvc.

I kept looking and found a philmac elbow that fitted the pump, which then let me attach a 40mm pvc conncector to the elbow - wasn't really that hard, but the guy obviously hadn't been trained in service delivery...

I can post a picture later if you want.
FJ

Hi FizzyJ, I would be keen to get the exact name and size of the fitting so I can send it out with future pumps, if you can let me know .

Glad the pumps got to WA ok

Murray
murray@aquaponics.net.au

PLease do, and any info about the connector you have too please

Murray,
Will do, but it really depends upon the setup people are planning on using it for.

For me I had a heap of 40mm pvc pipe lying around so I wanted to get fittings to match it. If I were to just use 25mm poly pipe the original fitting would have been fine. I also didn't think (or know) if 25mm poly would allow for the capacity of the pump.

Will make a post when I get home from work.

Damn this site - it is distracting me from working...

work... I remember that ... it was/is that thing that gets in the way of my aquaponics!

Murray,
The diameter of the thread on the pump is 32mm or 1 1/4 inch.

I used a 1 1/4 inch to 1 1/2 inch converter and then a 1 1/2 inch elbow, which I could then put the converter to 40mm pvc. See picture below.

The 40mm pvc appears to be over the top, so if you are going to supply a threaded adapter, I would suggest just a straight 32mm to 32mm adapter.

Regards
FJ

thanks for that mate - helps me have a better idea!

Thanks FJ, I can see what you mean now on the end of the pump. I actually have a few of them , thanks for the pix.

Muzza