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Achilles BC
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could this same motor be used for both 90deg. or 180deg? Also can you send me a link to where you purchased them. I'm getting the last parts fo my 180(4x3x2) and these will work perfectly...
Achilles BC
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well I guess I really only need 90's anyway so that was probably a dumb question looking back. Any specifics I should look for?
MrRyanT
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Make sure there aren't any obstructions for the motor. Originally my link arm was barely hitting screw I had on motor which caused motor to stop/reverse. That's what eventually caused it to fail I think, even though I corrected it.
Achilles BC
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I would think it would to a point since the water is hitting a 90 and then going out. That 90 is moving, so the water is going to be pushing straight out of there while the motor is going to be trying to force it to turn. It's gonna do that with any pump though so how much resistance is the question. What Reeflo are you using and how many of these are you going to be using on the return lines? Also what size are you going to make? The reeflo pumps like to be open with less restrictions. so keeping the lines as big as possible would be best I would think. Worst case, you would be wearing out a cheap motor instead of an expensive pump. I plan on using a reeflo snapper when I get my DIY's going, and I think I'm going to do 4 at 1" outlets each to be less restrictive.
Achilles BC
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Mine will be much less pressure compared to the barracuda but I'm am watching that too. I'm having trouble finding the motor from Mcmaster-carr. I just want to make sure it's gonna be silent and not take a poo on me after a few months.
I started making two of these this weekend. I am waiting on the motors to show up. I ordered one 4 RPM and one 2 RPM, so that, by rotating at different intervals, it will provide more randomness. Here are the pics thus far.
Slug - Great idea....I appreciate your offer of reposing/retaking pics, but I got it now....
Now I try to understand how this work...
After cut the housing short and let the bottom of the screw in part rest freely on the box, how do you ensure that water won't leak, or flash out since nothing to hold the PVC beside the 2 o rings...
When the bottom part moving (include the housing), only the PVC pipe with the oring is fixed, correct?
peasantonfire
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I'm contemplating whether or not to do this but my laziness is pulling me away.
MrRyanT
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The o-ring will keep it from leaking, but you have to make sure the pressure is going to push the joint apart. The plumbing holds mine together, but you might have to find some other way to hold yours together.
MrRyanT
MrRyanT
I put a clamp on mine just in case, but don't really think it was gonna come off anyway.
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