Glueing clear tubing to PVC? What do I use?

[spleify]

Hello all, I am trying to connect a piece of clear 5/8" tubing to a piece of PVC for a DIY skimmer I am working on. What is the best glue/solvent, etc to use for attaching?

Thanks for any and all help.

Spleify

 

[jcollins]

Buy a barb fitting that will glue to your PVC and fit in the 5/8". You also need to add a hose clamp.

 

[spleify]

Good idea jcollins, but I think I am going to be restricted by height. I already have the pieces cut, just need to glue then together.

Thanks

Spleify

 

[kcress]

If you are talking vinyl type tubing you really need to use a barbed and threaded fitting. Vinyl tubing is filled with elastomers to make it flexible. These can leak out of the tubing onto its surface over time causing your glued joints to fail unexpectedly.

 

[Gold Stripe]

You cant glue vinyl tubing to PVC with any confidence. Only glue that will really work well on PVC is a solvent and a solvent will not work on vinyl.

 

[kgross]

Go with the barb fitting and a hose clamp as Joey suggested.

kim

 

[jon56048]

flex pvc is what your going to have to use to make this work

here link so you now what I am talking about

http://flexpvc.com/

 

[kgross]

What type of clear tubing do you have? is it clear PVC? Clear Acrylic or is it the flexible vinyl tubing?

 

[spleify]

It's flexible vinyle tubing.

I will get a barbed fitting and see if I can cut it down, I am restricted by size and addind 2" for the barbed fitting might not work.

Thanks for the ideas, I will make something work and post pics of the skimmer when I am done

Thanks

Spleify