DIY Python question

I'm currently building one. Does anyone here have built in a valve of some sort? Should I be worried of anything exploding in my apartment if I were to turn the valve during filling off of my bathroom sink?

look in the off topic section of the forum
gosu posted a link to site for a bunch of DIY projects including something like a python hose
but it was a while ago

I went through the lounge and search with no luck

I know what I'm doing, I'm just worried about back flow and if I'm better off removing the valve.

Ok I found it here's the LINK [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
maybe it will help you

I know how to construct one. I'm just wondering if it will explode on me. I guess i will just have to find out on my own tonight after i finish it

My plan, when I make one, is to hook to to the shower pipe (unscrew the shower head) so that if I turn the valve off at the filling end, and the pressure blows things apart, it will be in the bathtub with the curtain closed.

Well I did a test. It held, I do need some thread tape I musta thrown my last bit away. I thought I turned my faucet off but I turned the cold all the way up. Nothing exploded !

Now I'm letting my hose sit at full pressure to get all the kinks out from being rolled up. All in all it cost me about $45 to do it. It would have been a lot cheaper to use garden hose but I like my clear hose

Adonijah wrote:Well I did a test. It held, I do need some thread tape I musta thrown my last bit away. I thought I turned my faucet off but I turned the cold all the way up. Nothing exploded !

Now I'm letting my hose sit at full pressure to get all the kinks out from being rolled up. All in all it cost me about $45 to do it. It would have been a lot cheaper to use garden hose but I like my clear hose

if you get the green style T-valve thing for the python and the sink adapter the rest hooks to a garden hose... those to parts should cost you about 10 bucks unless you get the brass then like 15 plus the price of the garden hose 15'..25'....50'...100' so have plenty of options just what ever hose length you need

in the pict of the above link you just need the two pieces in the first pict (the blue and white parts) i never use the shut off value in the last couple but the python uses hose threads so any hose attachment will work with the system [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

45 dollars jeez you should of just bought the python and save you the hassle lol
it only goes for like 50 dollars brand new

The longer 50" ones go for 69.99 plus tax at APFP.

Oh and I bought one of those water bed kits today it's way cheaper than the aqueon version!

yeah then I guess you got a pretty deal
I got mine from CLs for twenty bucks with the extra fifty feet of hose

Nice! I didn't do a DIY on this to be cheap. I did it mearly to do it my way. And after not lugging buckets today I feel the need to retire at least 4 of them to my storage. hahahaha


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