Plumbing Eheim 1262

[mr11]

I'm looking to plumb my Eheim 1262 pump, the problem is the pump I'm using is currently hooked up to the system I'm upgrading from so I can't look at the pump to determine what fittings etc to use. 

 

I'm trying to run reinforced vinyl from the pump to the start of my hard plumbing, which is 3/4". What do I need to attach the eheim to the vinyl and the vinyl to the 3/4" hard plumbing? Barbed fitting but what size? Their ID is really small compared to standard fittings. 

[epleeds]

I use a screw in fitting. I think it's a 3/4" screw bottom with a 1" slip to to hard plumb. I'm pretty sure I have one at home. Pm me your number and I will txt you a pick

[epleeds]

It's a 3/4" bottom and 1" top. It screws right into the ehiem and then you hard plumb it. I also put a union 1" from the pump so that I can take the pump out if it needs to be serviced.

 

[mr11]

Appreciate it. So a 3/4 male screw in fitting fits into the eheim? I can expand it to 1" -> 1" barb fitting -> 1" or 3/4" vinyl tubing??? -> 1" barb fitting -> 1" to 3/4" reducer -> into my 3/4" hard plumbing?

 

Is that the least complicated solution? Or is it easier to just go 3/4" all the way in spite of small internal diameter on those 3/4" barb fittings? 

[mr11]

Actually found some 3/4" male x 1" barb online. Home depot says they have some in stock so I'll have to check that out. 

[epleeds]

I like to hard plumb my return. But you could do it either way