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Unread 09-08-2001, 02:43 AM   #5
jtroutma
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Yes that is a Rio 1100 you see there

I actually had to do some moding to the ends in order to get it to work perfectly. Originaly I just "power" threded the ends in and used teflon tape to seal it. That worked for about a week, then I shut down my whole rig to go on a month vacation and when I came back the water had all drained out.

So I completely got rid of the tape and get some 50 grit wet/dry sand paper and sanded out the inside until the threds barely at into the plastic. Threded it in until I liked it, took the fittings out again and used epoxy to permently bond the threds/fittings to the pump. Since then I have yet to loose a drop out of the pump (I grew very fond of epoxy during the making of this project

I'm thinking I should have gotten the Rio 1400 because of the slightly higher GPH but at the time I thought that too much would somehow cause leaks or overpower the system. BUT the 1100 does the job very well and is almost completely silent (used velcro to attach it to the bottom of the case; beautiful for easy detaching, holding the pump in place while system on its side, and absorbs vibrations very well)

Any more questions?
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