Zone6 Washer Inlet

[Charles O'Connor]

Hello I have a the washer pictured here minus the inlet. Tried a few sizes at hardware store but nothing matched. Anyone know the proper size fitting for the inlet tube shown at top right of washer?

 

[Alan9940]

View attachment 371804Hello I have a the washer pictured here minus the inlet. Tried a few sizes at hardware store but nothing matched. Anyone know the proper size fitting for the inlet tube shown at top right of washer?

1/2" O.D.

 

[Charles O'Connor]

Thanks Alan,

Ended up using a 1/2 x 3/8 nptf fitting (John Gust PP011623WD). I could not find anything at HDepot that was not tapered so added a washer as soon as it started to grip to not crack the plexiglass. O.D. 1/2 tubing to garden hose end.

 

[Alan9940]

Thanks Alan,

Ended up using a 1/2 x 3/8 nptf fitting (John Gust PP011623WD). I could not find anything at HDepot that was not tapered so added a washer as soon as it started to grip to not crack the plexiglass. O.D. 1/2 tubing to garden hose end.

That's so odd. It has been quite a few years since I bought a long length of the tubing, but IIRC I got it at Lowe's. Since my darkroom doesn't have running water in the room, I had to rig up something that ran from the print washer to the bathroom sink next door. It's actually quite comical when I'm running it because there's this long tubing draped around the corners of the rooms with a DIY outlet drain perched over the edge of the sink running into a 5 gal plastic pail. Unlike back in my earlier days when I had real darkrooms, I can't leave it running unattended!

Anyway, glad you got it working.

 

[Pieter12]

I use flexible tubing for both the inlet and outlet with hose clamps. There is not a lot of water pressure involved.

 

[Charles O'Connor]

That's so odd. It has been quite a few years since I bought a long length of the tubing, but IIRC I got it at Lowe's. Since my darkroom doesn't have running water in the room, I had to rig up something that ran from the print washer to the bathroom sink next door. It's actually quite comical when I'm running it because there's this long tubing draped around the corners of the rooms with a DIY outlet drain perched over the edge of the sink running into a 5 gal plastic pail. Unlike back in my earlier days when I had real darkrooms, I can't leave it running unattended!

Anyway, glad you got it working.

You had the OD tubing correct. Trouble for me was finding a 3/8 NPS to fit in the threaded hole. Was going to use a hollow stopper but found this thing. Thanks all for help.