Stenner diy tubing

[cfherrman]

I got me a used stenner with no tubing, what kind of tubing will work, home Depot looks to have pe tubing. Air brake line is often used for chemical line I was thinking of using that as well.

Thanks

 

[CJadamec]

Nylon, polypropylene, or polyethylene tubing should be fine and easy to get. Take a fitting with you so you get the tubing size correct.

 

[cfherrman]

Awesome, I'll get the pe stuff at HD, it's cheap enough to be replaced every year

 

[gary300]

Be sure to get black tubing, not clear. UV will degrade clear tubing.

 

[cfherrman]

I got opaque, next time I'll probably get air brake line, it's black

 

[Vegas Mike]

Do you mean the tubing inside the Stenner head, that gets compressed by the rollers? That stuff is special, a highly flexible and chemically inert material. The "official" stuff is called Santoprene, a type of silicone I think, and is sized to match the head, and includes compression fittings. Diameter too small and the rollers will pull it through, too large and may overheat the motor. The other tubing attached on both ends of the Santoprene by the compression fittings can be the quarter-inch black polypropylene that is UV resistant.

Be careful -- tubing not designed for a peristaltic pump will quickly fail and you'll get your chemical running out.

 

[cfherrman]

No just the outside lines. I did find the stenner stuff is black pe