Pool Vacuum Hose Connector
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A custom connector for OD 38mm hose to plug into a skimmer faceplate with an ID of 45mm (44mm-46mm)
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- Printables
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- Other House Equipment
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Modelled after the MacGyvered connector my dad made from an old hose end of the correct OD for the skimmer plate and some good old bloody mindedness (jubilee clip), here is a connector that works. It even has a detent for the jubilee clip if needed for strength.
Printed just straight upright it seems well strong enough. I think you are trying very hard if you manage to split the inlet side jamming the hose in (use a jubilee clip / cable clamp if you are worried), or snap off the outlet side pulling it out of the skimmer. I printed it with 4 walls and 100% rectilinear infill - just to avoid ending up with a stack of concentric circles.
Version 2: After more than a year service, the hose side of the connector (which was being used without a jubilee clip / cable clamp) split. This seems to be because it was a little too small for the hose. This version makes the id of that end a little (1mm) larger. Let's see how that goes.
Note: Don't worry about the facets on the step file, that seem to just be Printables horrible step file converter setup - it will be fine when you load it into the slicer.