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I Went Jonglin hardware in Painesville for example ,they have some very knowledgeable people and they had ac refrigeration tubing that the right size diameter to fit in the fitting in the bottom of tank . Or you can replace with what Fordson house has your choice, Oh if you have trouble removing the fitting from bottom of tank be very careful heating the lower tank to get it out , fitting Is brass and it expands faster than cast so slowly preheat large area of tank first slow and easy , you do not want to crack the tank .