loc-line plumbing question - Aquarium Advice

Brenden · 07-24-2005, 05:28 PM

What type glue do you use to connect loc-line plumbing to standard [acronym:06666bbfa7="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:06666bbfa7]? [acronym:06666bbfa7="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:06666bbfa7] glue does not hold it good.

FlyingL0 · 07-24-2005, 09:29 PM

What is loc-line?

ellisz · 07-24-2005, 11:33 PM

I have used the threaded loc line end with a threaded [acronym:cc73b2ea34="Plastic pipe"]PVC[/acronym:cc73b2ea34] end. Never glued on though.

Brenden · 07-25-2005, 10:44 AM

Loc line is used on returns on closed loops etc to direct the current where you want it.
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Brenden · 07-25-2005, 12:31 PM

Come on now. Someone out there knows what kind of glue to use on loc-line. I have the 3/4 [acronym:1f7c60c5e6="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:1f7c60c5e6] to 3/4 "y" adaptors. I purchased from marinedepot.com They do not offer it threaded or I would have gotten it. The person I spoke to before I ordered said it just glues like standard [acronym:1f7c60c5e6="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:1f7c60c5e6], but it does not hold well. I called them back and I was told that was beyond their "expertise" go to a hardware store.

ellisz · 07-25-2005, 03:58 PM

I think there are different types of locline. I bought some locline at the [acronym:1f900492f1="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:1f900492f1] to go with my locline(off brand?) I got with my AGA overflow kit and the do not fit. The fittings are real loose.

I know this probably does not help you but might be part of the problem?

kimberly · 07-26-2005, 08:52 AM

I helped install a sprinkler system many, many years ago using [acronym:5af7310709="Plastic pipe"]PVC[/acronym:5af7310709]. I think that we used a primer before the glue. Did you try that? Also I think that there was a white "tape" that we used sometimes to wrap around the pipe before sticking them together, but maybe that was just where it was threaded?

Have you talked to the people at Home Depot or Lowes to see if they can help?

schoeplein · 07-26-2005, 11:00 AM

You use plumber's tape only if the connections are threaded.

You can use rubber cement to lock your lines together. Apply to both ends -- put ends together - wipe away any excess - and let sit for about two hours to make sure the hold is secure.

Brenden · 07-26-2005, 05:22 PM

Well I finally got someone on the phone at the loc-line headquarters. They said there is not glue that will hold loc-line securely it is "non-glueable" but for a small price I can purchase abaptors that will thread on the [acronym:443ba55063="Plastic pipe"]PVC[/acronym:443ba55063] and attach to my "Y's". Looks like marinedepot.com gave me bad information.

mykpoz · 07-26-2005, 06:20 PM

they can sell you them, or you can take your locklines (ball sockets) and go to Lowes and get a threaded T for your needs.

07-24-2005, 05:28 PM	#1
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07-24-2005, 09:29 PM	#2
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07-24-2005, 11:33 PM	#3
ellisz Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,676 Images: 9	I have used the threaded loc line end with a threaded [acronym:cc73b2ea34="Plastic pipe"]PVC[/acronym:cc73b2ea34] end. Never glued on though. __________________ 180 gal Display, 100 gal basement sump, 33 gal refugium, 3x250 MH, 2x160 VHO actinics, zoos, some softies, LPS & lots of acros and other SPS. 100 gal prop tank plumbed into main system w/ 2x96 PC lights and 1x150 MH,

07-25-2005, 10:44 AM	#4
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	Loc line is used on returns on closed loops etc to direct the current where you want it. http://www.championscrew.com/lines-cs.jpg __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

07-25-2005, 12:31 PM	#5
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	Come on now. Someone out there knows what kind of glue to use on loc-line. I have the 3/4 [acronym:1f7c60c5e6="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:1f7c60c5e6] to 3/4 "y" adaptors. I purchased from marinedepot.com They do not offer it threaded or I would have gotten it. The person I spoke to before I ordered said it just glues like standard [acronym:1f7c60c5e6="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:1f7c60c5e6], but it does not hold well. I called them back and I was told that was beyond their "expertise" go to a hardware store. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

07-25-2005, 03:58 PM	#6
ellisz Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,676 Images: 9	I think there are different types of locline. I bought some locline at the [acronym:1f900492f1="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:1f900492f1] to go with my locline(off brand?) I got with my AGA overflow kit and the do not fit. The fittings are real loose. I know this probably does not help you but might be part of the problem? __________________ 180 gal Display, 100 gal basement sump, 33 gal refugium, 3x250 MH, 2x160 VHO actinics, zoos, some softies, LPS & lots of acros and other SPS. 100 gal prop tank plumbed into main system w/ 2x96 PC lights and 1x150 MH,

07-26-2005, 08:52 AM	#7
kimberly Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 443	I helped install a sprinkler system many, many years ago using [acronym:5af7310709="Plastic pipe"]PVC[/acronym:5af7310709]. I think that we used a primer before the glue. Did you try that? Also I think that there was a white "tape" that we used sometimes to wrap around the pipe before sticking them together, but maybe that was just where it was threaded? Have you talked to the people at Home Depot or Lowes to see if they can help?

07-26-2005, 11:00 AM	#8
schoeplein Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 511	You use plumber's tape only if the connections are threaded. You can use rubber cement to lock your lines together. Apply to both ends -- put ends together - wipe away any excess - and let sit for about two hours to make sure the hold is secure. __________________ Tank: 55g w 275# LR Fish: 2xPercula Clownfish, Cherub Angel, Scopal Tang, Zebra Barred Goby Invertebrates: Green Zoanthids, Serpent Starfish, Featherdusters, Various Hermits Snails: Turbo, Astrea, Bumble Bee, Cerith, Nassarius Lighting: Coralife 1x275w MH 20,000K, Coralife 2x65w PC 50/50 Equipment: 8w UV Filter, Rio800, BioWheel, 125 Skimmer Tank Birthdate: 12/25/2004

07-26-2005, 05:22 PM	#9
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	Well I finally got someone on the phone at the loc-line headquarters. They said there is not glue that will hold loc-line securely it is "non-glueable" but for a small price I can purchase abaptors that will thread on the [acronym:443ba55063="Plastic pipe"]PVC[/acronym:443ba55063] and attach to my "Y's". Looks like marinedepot.com gave me bad information. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

07-26-2005, 06:20 PM	#10
mykpoz Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pensacola Posts: 478	they can sell you them, or you can take your locklines (ball sockets) and go to Lowes and get a threaded T for your needs. __________________ 75g w/ 30g sump, 160# [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym], 60# sand: Inverts =18 turbos, 30 nassirus's, 40 blue leg's, 5 emeralds, 1 CBS, 1 skunk cleaner, 1 brown gulf shrimp? and various other [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym] hitch hikers yet un discovered or un-[acronym="Identify"]ID[/acronym]'ed Fish=1 yellow tang, 1 yellow headed jawfish, 1 pink/blue shrimpgoby, 2 perc clowns. Future fish = 1 sixline, 1 lawnmower blenny

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