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joerone · 09-07-2024, 03:55 PM

Hello All,

I bought an Aqua Tank2 for boondocking and I needed a water pump to get the water into my fresh tank from the bag. I decided to buy the same pump thats already in my rig, so I have a spare ready to go. Nice idea except the pump has a 5/8 thread and a hose has 3/4 thread. I have been to home depot and 2 other hardware stores locally, searched Google and Amazon, but cannot find anything.

Any ideas????

Thank You

inthepines · 09-07-2024, 03:59 PM

buy the fittings for the pump with the barbed end, cut the hose and clamp/crimp it.
as far as I know they were never intended for a hose to screw onto them.

**hamm2018** · 09-08-2024, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joerone

Hello All,

I bought an Aqua Tank2 for boondocking and I needed a water pump to get the water into my fresh tank from the bag. I decided to buy the same pump thats already in my rig, so I have a spare ready to go. Nice idea except the pump has a 5/8 thread and a hose has 3/4 thread. I have been to home depot and 2 other hardware stores locally, searched Google and Amazon, but cannot find anything.

Any ideas????

Thank You

Does this work?
https://www.lowes.com/pd/EASTMAN-3-4...ion/5013929459

joerone · 09-08-2024, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inthepines

buy the fittings for the pump with the barbed end, cut the hose and clamp/crimp it.
as far as I know they were never intended for a hose to screw onto them.

Great Idea!! Thanks, I just ordered from Amazon...Home Depot did not have

joerone · 09-08-2024, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamm2018

Does this work?
https://www.lowes.com/pd/EASTMAN-3-4...ion/5013929459

Thanks, but I already tried that...female side worked, but the male won't screw into a water hose

SafariBen · 09-08-2024, 02:04 PM

What kind of 5/8" threads does the pump have? Every diaphragm pump I've seen has either 3/8 or 1/2" NPT threads, 1/2" NPT is a little more than 5/8 actual measurement. If that's what you have, you'd just need a 1/2"NPT x garden hose thread adapter.

joerone · 09-17-2024, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inthepines

buy the fittings for the pump with the barbed end, cut the hose and clamp/crimp it.
as far as I know they were never intended for a hose to screw onto them.

As a follow up, I bought the fittings with the barbed end, put it on and it works perfectly....Thank You so much, simple yet brilliant!

Itinerant1 · 09-23-2024, 07:53 PM

A little late but this is what I use when pumping from the Aquatank 2 60g bladder using a spare pump the I wired so it can be plugged into the 4 way plug in the rear of truck.

2_5/8" OD x 1/2" ID Vinyl hoses, #4 clamps 1/4"-5/8" diameter, 1_3/4"female hose end x 1/2" ID hose barb.