aaron11 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I have a wet area shower bath room There is a fitting where the shower pipe (handshower) fits on the wall I was wondering how I could jack this up to a hose so I could just fill my tanks out of the shower thing WOULDNT THAT BE A TREAT !!! my friend has an old fitting from his shower as he got a new one Should I try attach it to a hose or what??? Any advice on how to do this cheaply As I have 4 tanks and it nearly kills me when I clean the lot pmsl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Not sure about the shower, but we got a fitting from the plumber that hooks up to our kitchen tap. I just get the temp right, plug in a garden hose and away you go, way better than lugging buckets around, can't take the credit though, was lyndyloo's idea :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 take your fitting down to your local plumbers supplies and tell them what you are trying to achieve i find our local guys very helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I built a connector that replaces the screw on tip that goes on the kitchen fawcet. You will probably find that the thread is not a standard plumbig thread and that the threads are different for each make of shower fitting. The fittings for the fawcets are available from the places that sell those stupid filters that screw on to the kitchen tap to give you "pure" water. You may be able to make something up with a combination of fittings from the filter place, plumbing fittings including the flexable plumbing hose that goes under your wash hand basin and the snap on garden hose connectors to your hose. Your idea is good and mine works well, but off the kitchen. It allows you to blend water to get the right temperature without hassle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majik Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Our plumber gave us a brass fitting that goes on the end (where the handpiece goes)and that fits to a standard hose fitting i have snap on hose fitting on end of my fill hoses some are 15m long works fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted November 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 how neat I will go and ask Also the hose i brought for out side stinks still of plastic i got it from some asian place I think I will get a different sort for my fish lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillnzcookie Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 I'm interested in how many people obviously use water from the hot tap to refill their tanks - if you have an older house, is copper from the pipes contaminating your tank a problem? We have always boiled the jug filled with cold water, then added it to buckets of cold water to bring them up to temperature (but we only have a 60L tank). I believe some fish are sensitive to copper (like corydoras) - maybe something to check out first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I'm interested in how many people obviously use water from the hot tap to refill their tanks - if you have an older house, is copper from the pipes contaminating your tank a problem? We have always boiled the jug filled with cold water, then added it to buckets of cold water to bring them up to temperature (but we only have a 60L tank). I believe some fish are sensitive to copper (like corydoras) - maybe something to check out first? Many people use cold water from their taps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron11 Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 oh i use both ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 In an older house there is usually iron in the plumbing reticulation. It will be galvanised iron pipes in the house or water supply reticulation as well as frequently a caste iron wetback in a fire place. In the first few weeks of life the copper hot water cylinder reacts with the iron and forms a corrosive resistant amalgum that protects the copper from further corrosion. The house we are in was built in 1945 and still has the original hot water cylinder. In newer systems which do not have a lot of iron in the system there can be a problem but it is not likely or the cylinder would be leaking in a few months. The copper in the system would not be enough to be toxic to fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsweet Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Awww, c'mon people. get your swiss army knife out, some duct tape, some string, piece of hose................ :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 You forgot the number 8 wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 i would jam a hose onto it, wet area shower so it doesn't matter if you have a leak. i bought an extra hose to join to the existing one so i could use the outside tap to fill my tanks. attached a "nozzle skwirtie thing" so i didn't need to rush in & out turning the tap on & off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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