Use a bulkhead or make one using male and female threaded PVC pipe.
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| Author: | just2many [ May 26th, '15, 07:52 ] |
| Post subject: | UNISEAL OR BULKHEAD |
In the Bottom where the siphon is do I need to use a bulkhead or is a UNISEAL ok? |
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| Author: | Sleepe [ May 26th, '15, 08:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: UNISEAL OR BULKHEAD |
Use a bulkhead or make one using male and female threaded PVC pipe.
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| Author: | just2many [ May 26th, '15, 08:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: UNISEAL OR BULKHEAD |
Right I just figured a UNISEAL should work and it's cheap, if it leaked probably wouldn't matter as my design had most over the sump anyway. THANKS |
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| Author: | Sleepe [ May 26th, '15, 09:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: UNISEAL OR BULKHEAD |
No worries Nice thing about bulkheads and threaded PVC is you can dismantle easily for whatever reason, uniseals are a bit of a pain sometimes. BTW if you use PVC no glue inside the GB, and externally just a thin wipe of silicone. |
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| Author: | just2many [ May 26th, '15, 09:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: UNISEAL OR BULKHEAD |
Thanks I forgot about silicone.... would be perfect really |
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| Author: | just2many [ May 26th, '15, 09:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: UNISEAL OR BULKHEAD |
Figure the bulkheads do last I think I have enough in the basement extra but just planing really |
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| Author: | Silverbullet555 [ May 26th, '15, 10:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: UNISEAL OR BULKHEAD |
I used a uniseal on the last two beds I built. Worked well and no leaky. If the drain is over the sump, doesn't matter. If it drips a bit, the water stays in the system. I don't think it matters either way. If you are buying bulkheads, uniseals are cheaper. If you are making bulkheads, that is cheaper still. |
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| Author: | Colum Black-Byron [ May 26th, '15, 11:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: UNISEAL OR BULKHEAD |
I've used both, I'd go for a uniseal over the bulkhead fitting. Mostly for cost. If the uniseal is installed correctly, it won't leak. Plus they are half the price, more so when you get bigger ones. |
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| Author: | just2many [ May 26th, '15, 11:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: UNISEAL OR BULKHEAD |
Yeah cheap insurance and not permanent |
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