ethrjock
forum member
Considering my options on going return style and I would appreciate any opinions on the board on the subject of converting a FORE tripple pump. I picked up this FORE returnless hat. It has a 1/2" plug in the top of the hat. Since there isnt native support for a return style setup with this hat I am looking to get creative.
Has anyone converted one of these hats to return style? Looks like I could craft a curved return tube and attach it to a 90* 1/2" style fitting in the hat where this plug is located (see photo). Has anyone tried this? See any reason why this would not work? I called FORE and it seems that my hat was a older style that does not have plumbing crafted into the hat for Return style like some of the new FORE hats.
Here is a photo of the top of the hat. See that flat plug on the right with the allen head? IT comes off and a large 90* an fitting will screw into that.
see that bronze looking plug to the left?. this is the underside. I would create a arched return line around the "spine" of the assembly so it reached to the bottom of the tank.
One other obstacle after the return line is that FORE told me the returnless GT pump holders are a different size than the ones for return style so that has to be addressed too.
Has anyone converted one of these hats to return style? Looks like I could craft a curved return tube and attach it to a 90* 1/2" style fitting in the hat where this plug is located (see photo). Has anyone tried this? See any reason why this would not work? I called FORE and it seems that my hat was a older style that does not have plumbing crafted into the hat for Return style like some of the new FORE hats.
Here is a photo of the top of the hat. See that flat plug on the right with the allen head? IT comes off and a large 90* an fitting will screw into that.
see that bronze looking plug to the left?. this is the underside. I would create a arched return line around the "spine" of the assembly so it reached to the bottom of the tank.
One other obstacle after the return line is that FORE told me the returnless GT pump holders are a different size than the ones for return style so that has to be addressed too.