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| Hi everyone,
I need to purchase some 3" flex pvc for an expansion project I'm working on with the pond. I found a web site where I can get 25' of the white flex pvc for $30 cheaper than the black stuff ($69 vs $99). I know that black is better because it helps block light and therefore inhibits algae growth. My question is this: if the pvc is going to be buried and never exposed to sunlight anyway does the color of the pvc really matter anymore? Budgets are tight these days so I'm trying to go as el cheapo as possible. Comments, opinions, or just fun stories to share, I'm looking for any feed back. thanks! Jenny |
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| white flex is ok, as long as it is not exposed.you should get the pipe with the smooth outside, not the ripple out side.this way you could glue fittings together.if you use the ripple pipe you have to use pipe barbs that go in side the pipe to make any connections.there is nothing worse than white pipe in side the pond.good luck joe |
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- Posted by jennyb5149 3b (My Page) on Wed, Sep 14, 11 at 14:05
| thanks for the info Joe. I'm pretty sure the stuff i'm looking at will work as the description says it can be used with schedule 40 fittings. I had no idea there was other types of flex pvc that required pipe barbs! Hope I'm looking at the right stuff |
Here is a link that might be useful: PVC I'm looking at purchasing
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| jenny, that is the right pipe.the other pipe i was talking about,is the second pipe listed in your link.you clean and glue both sides of the pipe as you would schedule 40. |
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