Re: [APD] easy water change suggestions

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

Phenolic plastics, such a the brandname bakelite, are still
around but mostly suplanted by newer concoctions that don't
yellow with age as easily (remember them old
used-to-be-white table-top radios?) Phenolic plastics tend
to get brittle quickly too especially if subjected to heat.


But it might work better for pump. Unfortunately, I think,
all of the "waterbed" pumps (Python, harvey, etc.) are made
by one company to one spec, except that the branding and
color is optional. Of course the plastic that *is* used
could have materials added to give it more tensile
strength. maybe the market is big enough to support a pump
that cost more than $5.

sh





--- Chris Hotte <ecwh at cogeco_ca> wrote:

> Shireen Gonzaga wrote:
> 
> > Hi all ...
> >
> > I have totally had it with my python. The tap
> attachment makes me 
> > nuts, and I've gone through 3 of them in the past two
> years.
> >
> Their actually waterbed filler/drainer attchments and you
> can get them 
> at Walmart for $2. Unfortunately they are made of plastic
> and 
> crack/missthread easily. I'm starting to go through the
> same as you 
> before I have to replace soon. I would like to see
> stainless steel 
> versions that would last forever. Unfortunately this is
> not the 1950's 
> and we don't even make things in heavy bake-lite plastic
> anymore.
> 
> - Chris.
> 
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