T line question

Genjix · Jul 11, 2003

Ok did a search, and found a guide on T-line. but the pic was not too clear. basically a T line goes in between 2 tubes and then theres a tube on top to fill the system up. what do you do after you fill the system up? take out the hose on top and cork it? leave the hose and cork the hose? somone mentioned you can leave it open but wont the pump force water out of it?

rogerdugans · Jul 11, 2003

The T-Line can be left uncapped as long as it is a few inches long and at the highest point in your system, but if you are using additives it may smell....bad. Water Wetter is not pleasant

Capping the top of the tube is best: you can leave a few inches of water in the line. This helps keep the system full and free of air over time as well.

Zaynee · Jul 11, 2003

just wondering, what's the best thing to use to cap a 1/2 Tygon t-line?

thorilan · Jul 11, 2003

probly a rubber stopper made for chemistry vials

nikhsub1 · Jul 11, 2003

Zaynee said:
just wondering, what's the best thing to use to cap a 1/2 Tygon t-line?

Go to home depot or somewhere similar, get a 1/2" barb fitting that has threads on the top, then just get a cap. The one in my pic is brass, but i have switched it to nylon. It works great and is air tight.

Tical · Jul 11, 2003

Got a rubber stopper @ Home depot for under $1 for mine, just cut a small piece of tube to take with you becuase they usually have several sizes.

Genjix · Jul 12, 2003

cool, got it at home depot thanks. last question, do I keep filling the t-line tube up over time as it gets lower and lower?

anvil82 · Jul 12, 2003

Genjix said:
cool, got it at home depot thanks. last question, do I keep filling the t-line tube up over time as it gets lower and lower?

As long as it's above the t-line itself you should be fine. No need to keep adding every time it drops a half inch, probably just air being removed.

MikeTimbers · Jul 13, 2003

I found that nice fully charged AA battery fits perfectly and if you put it the right way round, it helps keep the water de-ionised.

MikeTimbers · Jul 13, 2003

Of course that last post should have pointed out how it also doubles the battery effect.

MikeTimbers · Jul 13, 2003

And this post will point out how the last two posts were perhaps not entirely true apart from the bit about how well the AA battery fits in 1/2" Tygon.

stryder2720 · Jul 13, 2003

to cap my T-line i used a wire nut and it fits perfectly.

anvil82 · Jul 13, 2003

The 1/2" plug is less than 50 cents at homedepot.

AMDninjaboy · Jul 13, 2003

cap

Like Nikhsub1 I use that same theaded fitting in the end of the hose and the cap from a water wetter bottle screws right on and is a funky red color.

anvil82 · Jul 13, 2003

I think i am going to use a 1/2" plug to 3/4" thread connector. Then I will add a cap to the 3/4" thread, so I can remove it easily, and it will act like a small funnel

Maeterlinck · Jul 13, 2003

guys remember that water will take the path of least resistance. That may be an uncapped T and the top of a system if for instance it has to go through a contorted WB like the WhiteWater.
IMHO it's not a good idea to have any open pipes in the system - us a reservoir to remove air bubbles!

anvil82 · Jul 13, 2003

Maeterlinck said:
guys remember that water will take the path of least resistance. That may be an uncapped T and the top of a system if for instance it has to go through a contorted WB like the WhiteWater.
IMHO it's not a good idea to have any open pipes in the system - us a reservoir to remove air bubbles!

Not to mention evaporation.

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