Plumbing help needed

cjgibson · Oct 30, 2020

Hi. I just bought a BRS dual Reactor used. Came with a 320 gph pump. But the pump is missing the fitting to attach the hose to the pump. The pump has female 1/4 threads and hose is 1/2. Anyone know where to find this fitting? Ive been to lowes and Menards with no luck. I didnt think it would be so hard to find the correct fitting. TIA

Brew12 · Oct 30, 2020

cjgibson said:
Hi. I just bought a BRS dual Reactor used. Came with a 320 gph pump. But the pump is missing the fitting to attach the hose to the pump. The pump has female 1/4 threads and hose is 1/2. Anyone know where to find this fitting? Ive been to lowes and Menards with no luck. I didnt think it would be so hard to find the correct fitting. TIA

You will likely need at least 2 different fittings to make it work. The most likely to find would be 1/4" male to 1/2" female and the the 1/2" male to 1/2" barbed.
You may need to go 1/4" male to 1/4" male, 1/4" female to 1/2" female, 1/2" male to 1/2" barbed.

cjgibson · Oct 30, 2020

I figured i could stack a bunch of fittings to get to where i need but it was just an eyesore. The ones that come with the pumps are all the correct thread and the barbs are normally for a few different size hoses. Just wondered where to find that style of fitting.

This picture shows the two different size fittings.

Brew12 · Oct 30, 2020

cjgibson said:
I figured i could stack a bunch of fittings to get to where i need but it was just an eyesore. The ones that come with the pumps are all the correct thread and the barbs are normally for a few different size hoses. Just wondered where to find that style of fitting.

This picture shows the two different size fittings.

I don't think you will find something like that off the shelf locally. If you have friends who are local you can ask if they have a fitting they aren't using. I've never seen these sold separately anywhere, but I guess it is possible.
I understand wanting to keep things looking clean, but my reactor feed pump sits in the sump and I don't keep my sump walls clean, so I can't see it. Just something to think about.