Finally shopping for a new pump/motor

[Melt In The Sun]

Well, I'm committed (finally)! Also, I wasn't working for 5 minutes before running into a problem.

They used sch80 pipe for the threaded sections, which makes sense of course, but I didn't think about it earlier. That means my sch40 insert fitting is too big! It also means I have to cut out the valve and replace it :grrrr: I can't find a sch80 insert fitting online, and the inner diameter would be getting really small anyway. So, I'm without a pump until I can get a new 3-way valve. At least I get to relax a little on my Saturday though!

One question: any go-to ideas for how to remove the paint from the existing pipes? I believe it's just outdoor latex spraypaint. I've got some ideas, but if there's a tried and true method I'd love to hear it.

 

[mas985]

Acetone. Same stuff as PVC primer.

 

[Melt In The Sun]

Have I ever mentioned that I am an idiot?

Re: Finally shopping for a new pump/motor

 

[jblizzle]

I did the same thing when I was trying to fix a leak on my old pump

Posted from my Droid with Tapatalk ... sorry if my response is short

 

[UnderWaterVanya]

Have I ever mentioned that I am an idiot?

Re: Finally shopping for a new pump/motor

????? I'm too ignorant to understand what you did wrong.

 

[Melt In The Sun]

That black part is half of a union, and the screw part should be above it.

 

[Bama Rambler]

I knew what you'd done as soon as I saw it. Don't ask me how I knew!

 

[UnderWaterVanya]

I feel better about not knowing now that I see (implied) how some people know... .

LOL

Part of what threw me is that I didn't notice until now that the black part had a lip - and that the T-with the black pipe wasn't coming out of whatever it is sitting on. I was trying to figure out what that giant "tank" was - (?table?) thinking it was where the pipe originated! I was overthinking it and not paying attention at the same time!