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The Unisieal that didn't seal
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Author:  mwdesign [ Apr 11th, '16, 19:18 ]
Post subject:  The Unisieal that didn't seal
Hi everyone! First time using Unisieals, and (2) of the 13 Uniseals I installed are leaking. Can I wrap some teflon tape around it before shoving it into the bucket? I'm using 5 gallon paint buckets (new buckets).

Thanks,
Felix
Author:  boss [ Apr 11th, '16, 20:09 ]
Post subject:  Re: The Unisieal that didn't seal
are they both leaking in the same places? Curvature of the buckets doing it?
Author:  mwdesign [ Apr 11th, '16, 20:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: The Unisieal that didn't seal
That was my first thought, but I'm hoping there's a solution, as its only a couple uniseals that aren't sealing well.
Author:  scotty435 [ Apr 12th, '16, 00:17 ]
Post subject:  Re: The Unisieal that didn't seal
The teflon tape would probably work but I'm not sure how it would do when you push the pipe through.

Check the uniseals, could be they had some nubs leftover from the manufacturing process along a seam :dontknow: . It's also possible that the hole saw wasn't squared up well to the face so the hole in the bucket is over sized. There's a remote chance the pipe is undersized. If you can tell were they are leaking that might help you figure it out. If they are small leaks they may go away on their own.
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