90 degree bend at discharge

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Originally posted by Rick D

I got the pieces at home depot. However, I'm not 100% I bought the right sizes... the pipe is ID 3/4 and the 90's are ID 1". Once I pull the line off the head (going to be fun since I pump uphill a bit) I can get an accurate measurement of the Jabsco outlet and/or the kinked waste hose connected to it.

But that I think about it, I think the waste hose will have a ID of 1" so likely have the wrong fittings.

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Those are the 90 degree bends that we warned you not to use in waste plumbing. They are fine for liquids under pressure, but not waste or sewage. They will clog.

Go back and get sweeps made for waste lines.
 
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Originally posted by rawidman

Those are the 90 degree bends that we warned you not to use in waste plumbing. They are fine for liquids under pressure, but not waste or sewage. They will clog.

Go back and get sweeps made for waste lines.

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Sweeps are not made in 3/4" sizes... at least not that I could find.
The 90's pictured are not hard 90's but in fact curved.

--Rick

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I'm not positive if they have them in the same plastic pipes, but using the gray PVC for electrical (I think 1"OD), They had 45*,60 and 90* pipe without fittings. They can be cut to whatever length and radius you may need and connected with couplings. I'm sure they have all the standard sizes/dia of bends.
 
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Originally posted by Rick D

I have a Jabsco electric flush 12v marine head. The discharge connection on this head would be in the 3 o'clock position if you were looking at it straight on........
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Let's go back to the beginning. Do you have the installation manual for this head? The discharge elbow on a Jabsco manual head can be adjusted to a couple different positions. It's possible that this is the case on your electric head as well. If so, you might be able to eliminate the need for additional bends.

I'm only warning you against the 90 degree bends because I'm pretty sure they will be a problem for non pressurized sewage. Use them if you wish. I wouldn't use them on my boat.

In my area, Lowes has a better selection of PVC fittings than Home Depot.
 
Yes, instructions appear to indicate the base can be rotated 90 degrees... that would be huge (and messy) but need to measure to see if a rotated base will fit.

Never occurred to me that, that was an option.

--Rick
 
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Originally posted by Rick D

Yes, instructions appear to indicate the base can be rotated 90 degrees... that would be huge (and messy) but need to measure to see if a rotated base will fit.

Never occurred to me that, that was an option.

--Rick

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I'm glad to have possibly been some help. :)

The fewer bends you have in a waste system, the less chance of trouble and the better it will work.
 
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Originally posted by easttnboater

I was a plumber back in the day. "Turd herder" was one of the more politically correct terms that we used to describe ourselves.

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Then I guess you've heard about "spuds", nipples" and "cocks"! ;)
 
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