Jack Burton
New Member
I live in an older mobile home and my main(only when it's real hot) source of cooling is a window mounted evaporative cooler.
It works fine, however the plastic water line supplying it has developed several cracks. The tape job I did isn't perfect and it certainly won't hold up forever, so I've been attempting a replacement of the line.
The big issue is this...what do i need to buy to keep my line retained in the fitting?
For an example of what I'm talking about, see below...
I have these which hook up to the fitting on my cooler itself....
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA82A3DU8669&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-HI+-+Conduit+&+Fittings-_-9SIA82A3DU8669&gclid=CjwKEAjwutXIBRDV7-SDvdiNsUoSJACIlTqlRqJxScj7yiNcaFl4s1AG8DalV61kUUMUM7fnverQHBoC5h_w_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I also bought this...
http://www.lasco.net/parts-c-2937_418_419_420/cooler-water-hookup-wpoly-t-p-6486.html#.WRZjRIjyuUk
I figured simple, i just take the new line and slide it thru some of this stuff and screw it all onto my cooler, good to go! Nice and easy fix...
The problem, other than that line being FAR too short for my needs(yeah I know, actually measuring beats assumptions, dock a point from the cocky home improvement mindset), is that there's nothing that keeps that line retained in the above linked nut. I can slide the line thru, i can hook it all up to my cooler attach point, but the line just slides right back out. The product i purchased contains nothing that actually keeps your line in its connection point, that actually keeps it in a nut like those i linked. What type of fitting or whatever else do i need to buy to accomplish that? What do you use to actually hold a line like this in place??
And if anyone has any recommended product, that'd be a big plus as well. Can you purchase an all in one kit that includes a line and EVERYTHING i would need to attach such a line?
Just another tidbit, i have no need for a faucet hookup, my issue doesnt stem from that aspect.
Might help further if i took some pictures of exactly what my specific needs are/connection points look like, ill work on that. But if this info alone is enough to get any more intelligent folks to offer some advice, please have at it!
It works fine, however the plastic water line supplying it has developed several cracks. The tape job I did isn't perfect and it certainly won't hold up forever, so I've been attempting a replacement of the line.
The big issue is this...what do i need to buy to keep my line retained in the fitting?
For an example of what I'm talking about, see below...
I have these which hook up to the fitting on my cooler itself....
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA82A3DU8669&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-HI+-+Conduit+&+Fittings-_-9SIA82A3DU8669&gclid=CjwKEAjwutXIBRDV7-SDvdiNsUoSJACIlTqlRqJxScj7yiNcaFl4s1AG8DalV61kUUMUM7fnverQHBoC5h_w_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I also bought this...
http://www.lasco.net/parts-c-2937_418_419_420/cooler-water-hookup-wpoly-t-p-6486.html#.WRZjRIjyuUk
I figured simple, i just take the new line and slide it thru some of this stuff and screw it all onto my cooler, good to go! Nice and easy fix...
The problem, other than that line being FAR too short for my needs(yeah I know, actually measuring beats assumptions, dock a point from the cocky home improvement mindset), is that there's nothing that keeps that line retained in the above linked nut. I can slide the line thru, i can hook it all up to my cooler attach point, but the line just slides right back out. The product i purchased contains nothing that actually keeps your line in its connection point, that actually keeps it in a nut like those i linked. What type of fitting or whatever else do i need to buy to accomplish that? What do you use to actually hold a line like this in place??
And if anyone has any recommended product, that'd be a big plus as well. Can you purchase an all in one kit that includes a line and EVERYTHING i would need to attach such a line?
Just another tidbit, i have no need for a faucet hookup, my issue doesnt stem from that aspect.
Might help further if i took some pictures of exactly what my specific needs are/connection points look like, ill work on that. But if this info alone is enough to get any more intelligent folks to offer some advice, please have at it!