Handy people - help me mount this valve on the U-bar please!

[Magis00]

Hello everyone! Hoping that somebody can see clearly a way to mount this valve to the post that it’s next to. Right now it is hanging down toward the ground and the weight is pulling on my hose clamps and it just seems like a bad long-term approach. I’d like to somehow attach it to the U bar. Does anyone have any clever handy ideas?

Pictures below! Thank you!

 

[ajw22]

Zip ties?

 

[Richard320]

Zip ties to hold the valve to the upright. Hose clamp around the upright to provide a solid stop so it doesn't slide down. .

 

[ajw22]

Two or three zip ties can do the work of one hose clamp.

 

[Magis00]

Sweetness. Thank you!

 

[sammckin]

Sweetness. Thank you!

Here is how I did mine, it kept sliding down the leg without the little support I used to hold it up.

 

[Magis00]

Oh, I like that! So that’s like 18-24” of pvc with zip ties low and a like 6” hose clamp at the top?

 

[sammckin]

Oh, I like that! So that’s like 18-24” of pvc with zip ties low and a like 6” hose clamp at the top?

Yep, and a little piece of pvc behind the clamp to keep from scratching the leg up. I just threw that together quick one because I was tired of tripping on it. I'm sure you could improve upon it.

 

[Magis00]

Yep, and a little piece of pvc behind the clamp to keep from scratching the leg up. I just threw that together quick one because I was tired of tripping on it. I'm sure you could improve upon it.

@sammckin Forgot to “pay” you for your good advice with pictures! Seems to be good now. Ended up using heavy-duty zip ties (because I bought too big a hose clamp to go through the T and didn’t want to go back to Ace). Do you think I should correct the little upslope / lower the whole rig a few inches, or is the pump plenty strong enough to make it a non-issue?

 

[sammckin]

@sammckin Forgot to “pay” you for your good advice with pictures! Seems to be good now. Ended up using heavy-duty zip ties (because I bought too big a hose clamp to go through the T and didn’t want to go back to Ace). Do you think I should correct the little upslope / lower the whole rig a few inches, or is the pump plenty strong enough to make it a non-issue?

Looks good! Thanks for the pics. Your pump won't notice the upslope.

 

[kellyfair]

Nice job!