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I have 1" PE tubing from my well to the pressure tank. I am installing a filter system and have to remove the brass barbed fitting from the PE and cut the tubing shorter and reinstall (to move the tank).
Do you heat the tubing with a propane torch before inserting the brass barbed fitting? How much and how long? The present setup has the PE tubing secured to the fitting with two worm clamps and they are cutting into the tubing material. Is there a better clamping system such as a cinch clamp as used on PEX? I am thinking of using two constant torque clamps.
THANX!
If you didn't warm the Poly Pipe before putting it on the barb fitting, you should. It seals much better when it's soft. I would also use a metal barb fitting, not the plastic ones. Use two clamps on each one.
I have 1" PE tubing from my well to the pressure tank. I am installing a filter system and have to remove the brass barbed fitting from the PE and cut the tubing shorter and reinstall (to move the tank).
Do you heat the tubing with a propane torch before inserting the brass barbed fitting? How much and how long? The present setup has the PE tubing secured to the fitting with two worm clamps and they are cutting into the tubing material. Is there a better clamping system such as a cinch clamp as used on PEX? I am thinking of using two constant torque clamps.
THANX!