New Jabsco Compact Leak

[[193211]]

Hi,

Just bought a new Jabsco compact flush. After much swearing and skinning of knuckles, I’ve managed fit new Saniflow PVC pipe work to the existing sea cocks. Making the connection to the discharge elbow barb was slightly easier, although it still required significant effort. I used boiling water to soften both ends of the hose and doubled up on clips with each clip’s screw oriented 180 degrees apart.
The seacock end is great- water tight. The joint between the pipe and discharge elbow barb weeps a tiny amount. I had a go at remaking the connection, with or without clips, varying tightness, etc. I’ve given it a wrap of self amalgamating tape but that’s not at all satisfactory.
There’s no damage to the surface of the pipe or the barb. They are really tight. There’s no weird angles to the pipe work. I’m stumped.

Any suggestions would be welcome as petrol and matches seem like my only recourse at this point!

 

[rogerthebodger]

I find using hot water is does not soften the pipes I use enough I now use a heat gun and tighten the clamps before the pipe hardens too much

 

[thinwater]

Am I understanding correctly, that you are attaching PVC pipe to the pump barb, not hose? If that is correct, no, it is not going to work. You will need a length of hose. Also, softening up the barb with heat almost certainly ruined it. You will need a new one.

PVC pipe is odor free, but so are good hoses. I'm not sure about UK brands. At the very least, you need only short length of hose, which won't hurt anything. But a quality hose, such as Rairitan Saniflex, would have made this much, much easier.

 

[[193211]]

Substitute hose for “pipe work“ in the original post. Poor choice of words on my part.

I did not heat the barb. I can’t conceive of a situation where anyone would wish to do that.

Standard, Saniflex, low odour pvc spiral hose throughout.

 

[peteK]

I had the same problem on the water input pipe and messed about repositioning jubilee clips with no improvement,so just put some gasket sealant(hylomar blue) on the spigot and slid the pipe on and no leaks since.

 

[johnalison]

Substitute hose for “pipe work“ in the original post. Poor choice of words on my part.

I did not heat the barb. I can’t conceive of a situation where anyone would wish to do that.

Standard, Saniflex, low odour pvc spiral hose throughout.

The problem may be the spiral hose. It is not a subject that I know much about but my discharge pipe is just a chunky rubber affair. I don’t know the brand but the heads are remarkably odour-free in any case.

 

[[193211]]

I had the same problem on the water input pipe and messed about repositioning jubilee clips with no improvement,so just put some gasket sealant(hylomar blue) on the spigot and slid the pipe on and no leaks since.

Thanks for this. Blue Hylomar is a blast from the past. If all else fails, I’ll give this a go.

 

[[193211]]

The problem may be the spiral hose. It is not a subject that I know much about but my discharge pipe is just a chunky rubber affair. I don’t know the brand but the heads are remarkably odour-free in any case.

The issue is only at the heads end. The seacock barbs are dry as a bone. The spiral hose is a kind of flat spiral and the inside surface is smooth. The inlet is now also weeping.

I’ve ordered some Mikalor Supra clamps. See how they go.

The fact that both the barbs on the toilet only have one, rather unpronounced ridge may be part of the problem.

I find it hard to accept that such a ubiquitous heads would be so fussy about hose. I did consider butyl hose at £30 a meter. Maybe that’s where I’ll end up.

That bucket is looking better all the time.

 

[Pye_End]

silicone sealant.

 

[[193211]]

silicone sealant.

Sadly, that’s part of the reason I replaced the old heads. The previous owner blathered the connections on the pump with bathroom silicone. It leaked and cleaning the joint up and remaking the connection wasn’t an option.

 

[[193211]]

silicone sealant.

Sadly, that’s part of the reason I replaced the old heads. The previous owner blathered the connections on the pump with bathroom silicone. It leaked and cleaning the joint up and remaking the connection wasn’t an option.