The 3 Inch Siphon Tube from Snyder Industries is a CPVC draw component that pulls liquid from a bulk storage tank through a top fitting, so you can evacuate contents from above rather than cutting a low sidewall bulkhead. It is molded from CPVC with a slip-fit, socket-style end sized to the Schedule 80 standard. At about 12 inches long with a 3 inch tube diameter and a 3.94 inch bounding dimension, this is a short draw stub that mates to your own downpipe run and plumbing, not a tank in its own right. It carries no gallon capacity of its own; size it to the tank it serves.
Will it work for your setup
This is a 3 inch slip-fit, Schedule 80 CPVC siphon tube weighing about 2 pounds. The slip-fit end mates to a standard Schedule 80 CPVC socket, so confirm your pump inlet or discharge plumbing is on the same 3 inch Schedule 80 standard before ordering. Because it is a short component, plan for the downpipe length you supply to reach the draw depth you need inside the tank. Check the technical drawing on this page against your tank's top fitting and interior depth so the intake sits where it will draw the tank down for your daily volume. If you are still matching a tank to your throughput, our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you work backward from draw volume to the right vessel.
Chemical compatibility
Snyder molds this draw tube from CPVC, a material chosen for higher-temperature and chemical service rather than for a specific gravity rating. The joint is where a CPVC part most often fails, so treat the connection as the critical detail. The slip/socket end is built for a solvent-weld coupling using CPVC cement, not standard PVC cement, and if you adapt the tube to a bulkhead or tank penetration you will want a gasket material rated to your service temperature. Match the cement and gasket to CPVC and to the liquid you are moving so the connection seals and holds.
What to get right
The common mistake with a siphon tube is a connection-standard mismatch. This is a 3 inch slip-fit for a Schedule 80 socket, not a threaded NPT part and not a Schedule 40 size; verify both the diameter and the schedule on your existing plumbing before ordering. Confirm the downpipe length you add suits your tank depth so the intake sits low enough to draw the tank down without leaving a heel, and check the 3.94 inch bounding dimension clears your top fitting. Searching Snyder Industries siphon tube CPVC parts and comparing the slip-fit Schedule 80 detail against your build is the fastest way to avoid ordering the wrong standard.
Freight and ordering
This Snyder siphon tube ships from the nearest of Snyder's plants in Lincoln, NE, Marked Tree, AR, Merced, CA, or Philippi, WV, with freight moving LTL and quoted live to your ZIP. Run your ZIP through the Freight Cost Estimator for a rate, or call 866-418-1777 and we will confirm the fitting standard and pair the tube to the right Snyder tank before it ships.
