DIY return line holder.
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ColinAbi
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No, I have the drain line and I want to fix it to something so it wont move.
ColinAbi
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View attachment 307855I have this already
ColinAbi
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Yes that is what I was trying to say
dbl
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Cut a slit (groove) in a small straight piece of PVC to match the side of the sump, so it will "hang" on the sump. Put a "T" on that PVC and plumb your drain line in to the "T". You can then put another piece of straight PVC on the bottom of the "T" to get the drain under the water line if desired for noise. Obviously use the size PVC to match your drain line. Although it won't necessarily be pretty, it will be cheap, a DIY project and you probably have the material laying around the house anyway.
RocketEngineer
Space is big.
If your not using socks, why not just have the drain lines go into the sump without something complicated? I've never used brackets of any kind on my drain lines.
Like this:
OP: The title of the thread is incorrect, this discussion is about drains. Returns are what connect to the pump to get water back into the display. Just to clarify nomenclature.
Like this:
OP: The title of the thread is incorrect, this discussion is about drains. Returns are what connect to the pump to get water back into the display. Just to clarify nomenclature.
dbl
Member
I do not have a picture of one as I don't use one, I was merely thinking out loud after reading your post. However, I mocked one up and it's attached. The black line on the horizontal pipe represents the "slit" you would cut to match the side/width of our sump, and hang it on the sump. Then your drain would go on top of the T and if you wanted to extend beneath the waterline, simply add another piece on the bottom of the T. If you can't tell, I love to tinker!!!
The last thing I would mention is I completely agree with RocketEngineer in this really isn't necessary. You can just simply run the drain into the sump as he suggested. But if you really want a DIY, cheap option, I think this would work.
dbl
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RWB500 is absolutely correct on this one. What I was thinking doesn't match what I mocked up. The concept would work but you would have to use a "T" that is larger than your drain line and simply pass your drain line through the T, and not have the T become part of the plumbing as I mocked up. As to having it hang on the sump you would have to be careful that it is not in the way of normal maintenance so it isn't bumped. Good catch RWB500. I would remove the picture to avoid confusion if I could. As I said in my original rambling, you can just run the drains to the sump and forgo any unnecessary holder.
