I use my python (actually a lee's super cleaner or something) to clean my tanks, gravel and the such, and Ihave found hot water makes it easier to clean (and it feels good too...) I was washing some gravel in my 10 gallon and I turned off my python via the handy little switch...leaving the water running however, I hear this loud boom... and I run to the sink and my python tube split, it was about a 3 inch cut along the side of the tube... If anyone out there uses their python for cleaning I would reccomend not using Hot Hot water, or replacing your tubing with an garden hose that doesn't contain an anti algae chemical.
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So let me get this straight. You leave the pump in the fill position, turn the ball valve to stop the flow from one end, while water is building back pressure on the other end?
it was a little of both I did the same thing but with cheap thin plastic tube, the hot water caused the tube to expand and become week and then the pressure blew it apart.jordank said:
I've blown the connector off the faucet, but luckily it didn't damage my Python. It'd definitely not high-pressure hose and fittings.... still, I wouldn't be without mine!
Jim
Jim
actually I was not using the fill/drain peice, I had my python hooked directly up to the facuet and it blew.
Well are you familiar with the ideal gas law? As temperature rises, so does pressure. A high temperature also weakens plastics, such as your tubing.
The green pump that comes with the python is designed to let out some water if the pressure gets to high. But since you weren't using that, there was no way to release the pressure. I think the switch on the python hose is a bit risky so I turn off the faucet instead of using it. I never had the hose break, but sometimes water squirts out everywhere if the faucet is on high.
Last, you should always add water about the same temp as your tank. If you change the temperature rapidly, it can harm your fish. One shysmtom is fish getting what appear to be blisters on their body from sudden temperature changes. I ran into a link while looking for help on my fish. There is also something called el ninio that kills a few fish from time to time.
The green pump that comes with the python is designed to let out some water if the pressure gets to high. But since you weren't using that, there was no way to release the pressure. I think the switch on the python hose is a bit risky so I turn off the faucet instead of using it. I never had the hose break, but sometimes water squirts out everywhere if the faucet is on high.
Last, you should always add water about the same temp as your tank. If you change the temperature rapidly, it can harm your fish. One shysmtom is fish getting what appear to be blisters on their body from sudden temperature changes. I ran into a link while looking for help on my fish. There is also something called el ninio that kills a few fish from time to time.
I don't know about the Lee brand, but when I originally purchased my python, I remember that the instructions stated not to leave the water running with the valve in the off position for more than just a few seconds..just enough time to turn the water off at the tap...
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Um.......
I think the title of this thread should be called python common sense..... Maybe even just common sense.....................
Where exactly did you expect the water to go???
Um.......
I think the title of this thread should be called python common sense..... Maybe even just common sense.....................
Where exactly did you expect the water to go???
With our water supply, it doesn't matter whether the water is hot or cold: the pressure is too great for either the Python hose or the fittings. If I were to connect my Python straight to the cold water tap, I'm sure it would either rupture the hose or blow the hose off the compression fitting. Just too much pressure.
I don't believe the eductor (the thing that has the fill/drain valve) has any sort of pressure relief valve. Everytime I've allowed the pressure to build, it's blown the fitting off the faucet. Maybe that's the fail-safe?
Jim
I don't believe the eductor (the thing that has the fill/drain valve) has any sort of pressure relief valve. Everytime I've allowed the pressure to build, it's blown the fitting off the faucet. Maybe that's the fail-safe?
Jim