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Post by Roller on Dec 16, 2010 0:12:33 GMT -5
yeah i know ... theres more than 3 spitters here..I cant even begin to guess how many rocks i spit on ... . lol but im looking for wheel spitters for sale by themselves without the hose and pump .I need three .. ANy ideas? for sale? spit it out ..
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Post by catmandewe on Dec 16, 2010 1:19:12 GMT -5
I have seen a thread here on how to make your own. I just looked for it but can't find it. I can remember how to do it, but it would take some time to explain, but there is a thread here somewhere where it is already explained, if someone can find it.
Tony
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Post by Woodyrock on Dec 16, 2010 2:03:09 GMT -5
If you have a drill press, make them yourself, cost will be about a nickle, and ten minutes time. Like Tony said, there is a thread, with a good drawing. Woody
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auntierocks
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Post by auntierocks on Dec 16, 2010 4:54:02 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2010 9:45:44 GMT -5
Diamond Pacific sells replacement spitters, but as with anything made by DP, they're expensive.
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Post by Roller on Dec 16, 2010 11:10:18 GMT -5
thanks everyone ... will check with dp as i dont have a drill press at the moment ...
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Post by johnjsgems on Dec 16, 2010 12:07:44 GMT -5
Greg, I can fix you up with a drill press for less than three DP Geysers.
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Post by johnjsgems on Dec 16, 2010 12:09:18 GMT -5
Greg, why don't you take your Raytech spitter to an aquarium shop and see if the have an aerator like it?
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Post by Roller on Dec 16, 2010 12:52:24 GMT -5
hmmmm ... yeah im not paying 40$ a piece ... i will figure something out ... i had checked the pet store already .. thats where i got my splitters and rubber hose which i like so much more because of the flexability of the hose... I was just adding splitters for conveinence ...
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Post by cpdad on Dec 16, 2010 14:36:31 GMT -5
ill make you a set of 3 as per rocky's drawing... $25.00...out of aluminum.
stainless or brass....$40.00 per set.....includes shipping...kev.
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Post by Roller on Dec 19, 2010 11:00:46 GMT -5
per set? pm sent ! thanks
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Post by Roller on Dec 20, 2010 0:42:12 GMT -5
sounds like a great deal to me ...!!! just ordered a set ... things just feel so much better with all that extra water ... lol ..and i was gunna make them out of wood .or try cutting up an aquarium gang valve ... ..might have worked but probably would have gotten messy quick ... will let everyone know how things worked out ////
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drjo
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Post by drjo on Dec 21, 2010 9:01:35 GMT -5
Would be way cooler made out of a rock! ;D
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Post by Tonyterner on Dec 23, 2010 9:04:12 GMT -5
I agree you can't have too much water. In my opinion the spitters just don't get enough water on the wheel to wash the snot off very well. I wonder how the life of a wheel differs from a spitter to an adjustable drip system.
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Post by Roller on Dec 23, 2010 11:04:59 GMT -5
thats a good question ... which is why I will have 3 spitters on the left side for my wheels and two on the right side for wheels ... this will also cut down on the chance of contamination ...rather than using the one spitter for each side ...and wheels ... i bought the gang valves at the fish store for 5$ each ... very cheap fix ... theres no way i feelone spitter does the job right .... if i see my wheel turning colors that tells me its not getting clean enough ...
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Post by Roller on Jan 2, 2011 22:38:05 GMT -5
okay so i received the spitters from cpdad for 3 brass one"s and they work PERRRFECT !!!! I went to home depot to look for a 3/16 inch tube and couldnt find any so I started to walk around and get creative and I passed the eletrical isleand found 3/16 inch butt splicers made by tyco ... took one out the box and connected it to a avg sized rubber hose and it was pefect so i snipped the ends at home lightly hammered them in and wallah ... couldnt ahve been more perfect ... i doubt i even needed to but i did use a waterproof locktite just incase ... Thank cpdad ... now I have 5 spitters on my machine so I feel like its a Lamborghini .....lol and it didnt cost me much at all ...
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Post by cpdad on Jan 3, 2011 19:44:12 GMT -5
Greg...glad they worked out...thanks to rockygibralter...his drawing it was... and auntierocks for providing the link back to it. i forgot to take pics of them ...kev.
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