BRS dosing pumps

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  1. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Does anyone know the OD sizes of the tubing they use? I have 2 that I'm supposed to be getting tomorrow, and I want to make a mounting bracket for the tubes.
     
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  3. 2in10

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    I don't know but they answer questions on product quite quickly.
     
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    I asked, and he said he never measured it but he thought it was standard airline. I was kinda wanting some confirmation of that from someone who has one.
     
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    OK, I think standard airline is 1/4" OD.
     
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    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Oh, I knew that, I was wanting confirmation that it is, in fact, standard airline.

    I ask because I have a Tsunami AT-1 ATO unit. The thing has "standard airline tubing" that's not really standard - the walls are just a bit thicker, so it doesn't work with any sort of (internal, like barb) fittings, but you wouldn't be able to tell the difference unless they were side-by-side or you had extremely good recall. I don't want to find out that the BRS tubing is 1/32nd off after I already have the bracket built.
     
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    I agree. Thinner would be an easy fix, thicker would mean a little sanding to open the hole a bit or shrink the barb. You could boil the end to loosen it up and then dip it in cool water to get it back to normal size.
     
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    I don't have their dosing pumps but the RO/DI unit from them I have uses 1/4 tubing. Most likely it's the same on their dosing pumps. :)