The start of my Plumbing Project

[Beckmola24]

My plumbing is a lot different than Niki's... What are the "key" places I should put them??? What exactly are they???

 

[NaH2O]

Becky - for me, key places are anyplace you would need to remove something....like a pump. In my case, they are in those locations so I can take the MBV off. The picture is an example of what unions are and where they can be placed. What I do is simply turn the handles on the ball valves off (those red handles), then unscrew the unions. The MBV then comes off easily.

 

[Scooterman]

Like Nikki said, You may want one on the inlet & outlet of the pump, you can use a Half-union ball valve, it would be all in one piece instead of separate parts, there is more than one way to plumb your tank. When you use a ball valve and a union, you can close the valve, disconnect the union and remove the pump. Like the second pic I'll post. Keep asking we will get you there lol!

 

[Beckmola24]

I see.... So I should place a Union on each of the 4 outlets from the oceansmotions and one around the inlets and outlets of my 2 pumps??? Would I just use a threaded nipple to connect the union with the OM and my pumps??? I'm sorry that it takes me a little to comprehend this stuff, but before last month I couldn't have told you a single thing about plumbing and I sure didn't know what unions were

 

[Scooterman]

See right here, up on top right, I used unions, so I could remove my plumbing from the sump to the tank. You have to think about where would you have problems and where would you need to use them to take everything apart but hey don't stress it, you can always cut your plumbing out and make repairs and then re-glue with couplings or replacing parts if necessary. making good connections, make good measurements, allowing for the amount of pvc going into the fittings when measuring, allowing for the distance of the fittings also to make it all fit, that is important, but hey like I said I had to redo part of my cl several times to get it just the way I wanted, frustrating but cheap. It will work, just make sure no leaks, then later you can work out better ideas, it is sometime the cost of learning, at least your getting as much information you can up front, that is the best you can ask for to start out. When you get everything, put together as much as you can without the glue, dry fit as much first, this will also help out, take pictures, and let us look also. You can do it, lol

 

[Scooterman]

Oh yea, you can return what you don't need also, I do have a good supply of parts now, I even keep pieces I mess up to re-use later.