metal or plastic fittings on pump ?

jetjaguar · 11-02-2001, 09:11 PM

ive seen some people with metal fittings on them or plastic ?? which one is better ?
i have a danner model 5 .. im very new to w/cing .. wut fittings do i need to buy for 1/2in tubing ? thanks

Sled_Dog · 11-02-2001, 09:13 PM

what do you feel like using? The metal can help cool a tiny but sort of a little...

jetjaguar · 11-02-2001, 09:26 PM

umm wut do i need to get .. ill say metal ??
thanks

terabyte · 11-02-2001, 11:05 PM

Well here is a secret if you use plastic you can use PVC cement on some pumps and some fittings and it will actually activate the plastic and PERMANTLY bond the too together. Just hope that you NEVER have to change the fittings.

P.S. Don't you teflon tape AND cement it don't work too good, if you know what I mean.

jetjaguar · 11-02-2001, 11:08 PM

ok so i guess ill use plastic then ..
umm like wut fittings to i have to get
??
does anyone know

pHaestus · 11-02-2001, 11:19 PM

for Danners? I think that they are 1/2" thread x 1/2" barb, one male and one female. Just take your pump into the hardware store

ondaedg · 11-02-2001, 11:39 PM

use plastic. the metal fittings have a tendency to split the housing apart. the plastic won't do that as easy. BTW, the metal ones won't help cool jack~@!#

Sled_Dog · 11-02-2001, 11:45 PM

Yes they will help cool but it will be a tiny unnoticable bit as I told you. It is up to you man the plastics are cheaper I geuss get those. I have 8 fittings all brass except 1 nylon just the way it worked. I just grabbed what fit and it happened to be brass. Either is fine and either just works.

jetjaguar · 11-02-2001, 11:53 PM

k i guess ill go get some plastic ones tomorrow

decodeddiesel · 11-06-2001, 11:15 AM

Deffiniatly use plastic fittings with the Danners. Try to get nylon if you can (it is a bit softer than PVC). I have learned this the hard way by cracking the intake of my Danner 5 twice. Once was total stupidity from simply cranking the barb too tight, the second time was from lousy nylon reinforced vinyl tubbing "torquing" on the intake fitting, and a hair line crack appeared. My system is now down while a wait for a replacement impeller housing

terabyte · 11-06-2001, 12:49 PM

If you get the Nylon you can use Rit Dye (the kind you use on your cloths) and dye them any color. I plan to do this in my next system.

Jonas · 11-06-2001, 11:05 PM

dd heres an option for you. tak the housing you have, and go to home depot. go to the isle with all the pvc pipefittings. i found one that fits just right over the end of the ehiem 1250 that i have, i had cracked it just like you. i applied a little glue, and 2 bucks in fittings(even managed to get it reduced to 1/2 npt on the end

) a little glue and i was all set!

outta be cheaper/faster than getting a replacement. also for the ones like the rio where the input is not threaded this option would allow you to take it(with bushings) to any size you wanted and have it be effectively one piece.

BrianW · 11-07-2001, 02:58 AM

Rule Of Thumb.

Use the same material as what it is screwing into.

IMHO

Kevin · 11-07-2001, 05:42 AM

silly argument... it really doesn't matter...

Delta · 11-14-2001, 06:46 AM

dont u get noise from the pump and uses fixed fittings? Most of my system is done in 15mm copper pipe, but the parts where it joins the pump i've done in sillicone for that very reason:

11-02-2001, 09:11 PM	#1
jetjaguar Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: new jersey Posts: 82	metal or plastic fittings on pump ? ive seen some people with metal fittings on them or plastic ?? which one is better ? i have a danner model 5 .. im very new to w/cing .. wut fittings do i need to buy for 1/2in tubing ? thanks __________________ Pentium 2.4C@3.423 1.65vcore - Zalman 7000cu Abit IC7-G 1gb Corsair pc3500ddr 2-6-3-2 37gb WD 10K Raptor SATA 120gb WD 8mb Cache 120gb Maxtor 8mb Cache ATI 9700pro @ 351/660 - Zalman Heatpipe Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Klipsch 4.1 Pro Media Modded Lian Li PC71 Modded Antec True Control 550 LiteOn 48x24x48x16 cdrw/dvd Sony 21inch G520P

11-02-2001, 09:13 PM	#2
Sled_Dog Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Snowyland(not Alaska) Posts: 238	what do you feel like using? The metal can help cool a tiny but sort of a little... __________________ pro/chat has a website now? wow

11-02-2001, 09:26 PM	#3
jetjaguar Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: new jersey Posts: 82	umm wut do i need to get .. ill say metal ?? thanks __________________ Pentium 2.4C@3.423 1.65vcore - Zalman 7000cu Abit IC7-G 1gb Corsair pc3500ddr 2-6-3-2 37gb WD 10K Raptor SATA 120gb WD 8mb Cache 120gb Maxtor 8mb Cache ATI 9700pro @ 351/660 - Zalman Heatpipe Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Klipsch 4.1 Pro Media Modded Lian Li PC71 Modded Antec True Control 550 LiteOn 48x24x48x16 cdrw/dvd Sony 21inch G520P

11-02-2001, 11:08 PM	#5
jetjaguar Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: new jersey Posts: 82	ok so i guess ill use plastic then .. umm like wut fittings to i have to get ?? does anyone know __________________ Pentium 2.4C@3.423 1.65vcore - Zalman 7000cu Abit IC7-G 1gb Corsair pc3500ddr 2-6-3-2 37gb WD 10K Raptor SATA 120gb WD 8mb Cache 120gb Maxtor 8mb Cache ATI 9700pro @ 351/660 - Zalman Heatpipe Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Klipsch 4.1 Pro Media Modded Lian Li PC71 Modded Antec True Control 550 LiteOn 48x24x48x16 cdrw/dvd Sony 21inch G520P

11-02-2001, 11:19 PM	#6
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	for Danners? I think that they are 1/2" thread x 1/2" barb, one male and one female. Just take your pump into the hardware store __________________ Getting paid like a biker with the best crank... -MF DOOM

11-02-2001, 11:05 PM	#4
terabyte Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 44	Well here is a secret if you use plastic you can use PVC cement on some pumps and some fittings and it will actually activate the plastic and PERMANTLY bond the too together. Just hope that you NEVER have to change the fittings. P.S. Don't you teflon tape AND cement it don't work too good, if you know what I mean.

11-02-2001, 11:39 PM	#7
ondaedg Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 130	use plastic. the metal fittings have a tendency to split the housing apart. the plastic won't do that as easy. BTW, the metal ones won't help cool jack~@!# __________________ ondaedg@procooling.com

11-02-2001, 11:45 PM	#8
Sled_Dog Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Snowyland(not Alaska) Posts: 238	Yes they will help cool but it will be a tiny unnoticable bit as I told you. It is up to you man the plastics are cheaper I geuss get those. I have 8 fittings all brass except 1 nylon just the way it worked. I just grabbed what fit and it happened to be brass. Either is fine and either just works. __________________ pro/chat has a website now? wow

11-02-2001, 11:53 PM	#9
jetjaguar Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: new jersey Posts: 82	k i guess ill go get some plastic ones tomorrow __________________ Pentium 2.4C@3.423 1.65vcore - Zalman 7000cu Abit IC7-G 1gb Corsair pc3500ddr 2-6-3-2 37gb WD 10K Raptor SATA 120gb WD 8mb Cache 120gb Maxtor 8mb Cache ATI 9700pro @ 351/660 - Zalman Heatpipe Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Klipsch 4.1 Pro Media Modded Lian Li PC71 Modded Antec True Control 550 LiteOn 48x24x48x16 cdrw/dvd Sony 21inch G520P

11-06-2001, 11:15 AM	#10
decodeddiesel Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: classified Posts: 534	Deffiniatly use plastic fittings with the Danners. Try to get nylon if you can (it is a bit softer than PVC). I have learned this the hard way by cracking the intake of my Danner 5 twice. Once was total stupidity from simply cranking the barb too tight, the second time was from lousy nylon reinforced vinyl tubbing "torquing" on the intake fitting, and a hair line crack appeared. My system is now down while a wait for a replacement impeller housing __________________ ...i hurt... do me a favor, disconect me... they can re-work me but i'll never be top of the line again ...i'd rather be nothing...

11-06-2001, 12:49 PM	#11
terabyte Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 44	If you get the Nylon you can use Rit Dye (the kind you use on your cloths) and dye them any color. I plan to do this in my next system.

11-06-2001, 11:05 PM	#12
Jonas Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Jackson, MI Posts: 94	dd heres an option for you. tak the housing you have, and go to home depot. go to the isle with all the pvc pipefittings. i found one that fits just right over the end of the ehiem 1250 that i have, i had cracked it just like you. i applied a little glue, and 2 bucks in fittings(even managed to get it reduced to 1/2 npt on the end ) a little glue and i was all set! outta be cheaper/faster than getting a replacement. also for the ones like the rio where the input is not threaded this option would allow you to take it(with bushings) to any size you wanted and have it be effectively one piece. __________________ "...as soon as you're born you start dying; so you might as well have a good time..."

11-07-2001, 02:58 AM	#13
BrianW Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Desert City in California Posts: 631	Rule Of Thumb. Use the same material as what it is screwing into. IMHO __________________ Water Cooled Inwin Q500 (Dual Rads: Rad1 = DTEK Pro Core \| Rad2 = Blick Ice Estreme, Hydor L30, Dangerden Maze2, Bay Res Typhoon Reservoir, 1/2 " DD Tygon Thick Wall Hose). Flow: Res, Pump, CPU watervlock, Y into both rads, both rads into res independently. Athlon XP 1800+ (@ 1731 - 150mhz fsb.), on a Asus A7N266-c, and a Radeon 9000 *waiting for RMA'd Saphire 9800 ultra from Newegg)

11-07-2001, 05:42 AM	#14
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	silly argument... it really doesn't matter... __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

11-14-2001, 06:46 AM	#15
Delta Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Baclkpool, UK Posts: 7	dont u get noise from the pump and uses fixed fittings? Most of my system is done in 15mm copper pipe, but the parts where it joins the pump i've done in sillicone for that very reason: __________________ I used to be schizophrenic, but we're okay now

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