rdwc seals

[marmarb]

im looking to replace the bulkhead fittings in my rdwc a la blaze and wondering if these would suffice the holes were cut with a 1 1/2 hole saw if im reading this correctly i should be able to use 2 inch return lines

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/ww...ch&Ntt=3mpt7&N=0&GlobalSearch=true&sst=subset

 

[TheArchitect]

Dude, let me just go ahead and say this.

Stick with bulkheads, fuck everything else.

Just trust me, a few bucks saved won't be worth the headaches....

 

[marmarb]

the issue im having with the bulkheads is that some of the buckets are leaking where i use the id tubing granted its only 3 out of 18 but wanted a way to sure up thoes leaks

 

[TheArchitect]

Id tubing?

Bulkheads properly hooked up should never leak.

How are you attaching the hose to the bulkhead?

 

[marmarb]

black poly tubing just hooking it straight up to the 3/4 fitting on it basically they are the ebb and flood fittings

 

[TheArchitect]

Get some hose clamps.

 

[marmarb]

wasnt even thinking about that i had a 18 site setup in 4x8 tent took half of them out and put the other 9 in a 4x4 tent they werent leakers tossed my 4x8 table back in there gonna just run it with 3k critical mass x gdp sog gonna continue the rdwc as a side project though

 

[AbeFroman]

Dude, let me just go ahead and say this.

Stick with bulkheads, fuck everything else.

Just trust me, a few bucks saved won't be worth the headaches....

What kind of bulkheads do you recommend for PVC? The CCH20 ones look great but they are more than just a few bucks extra @ roughly $20 a pop.

 

[Hammerhead]

I use Uni-seals they dont leak and there cheap.

 

[TheArchitect]

What kind of bulkheads do you recommend for PVC? The CCH20 ones look great but they are more than just a few bucks extra @ roughly $20 a pop.

I have to look, I've found 1.5 inch bulkheads for ~10$ somewhere but this works too, build your own bulkhead for less than 5 dollars.

Hammerhead, maybe I was just unlucky, but the characteristics of hdpe plastic and the method of uniseals seal is not a good combo. IOW, brittle plastic and expansion seals lead to cracks in the plastic unless the hole is perfect.

 

[Hammerhead]

What ever size hole you need to put is what you need to put.If I need a 3/4 hole I use a 1.25 hole saw with 3/4 uni-seals. I never got any leaks. Im only giving my experience with them. All of our Vortex tea brewers are made with Uni-Seals..

Good luck