Diy bulkhead fitting

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I couldn't find any bulkheads for a reasonable price so I went to home de s pot and bougt some PVC parts and made my own The reason you can't just use a male connector and a female connector as a bulkhead is because the male threading is actually gets thicker as it gets screwed in no obvious dirty jokes please! This is so that the threads don't leak. Well what that means is that if you took the male connector, and stuck the threaded part through a hole in your tank, then took a female part and screwed it onto the male part, it would not screw up tight against the tank and not make a good seal! So what I did was I too a slip 90 degree elbow any slip part would work and sliced off a piece of the adapter to use as a spacer that fits perfectly over the make adapter threads! What I actually did was install a bulkhead into my outer weir overflow box. I took a slip to male connector, slathered silicon sealant around the threads, then I put the spacer I made over it like a washer, then I put more sealant around the hole and put this thing into the hole, on the other side, I screwed on the female connector.

Diy bulkhead fitting

Forums New posts Search forums. What's new New posts New profile posts Latest activity. Members Current visitors New profile posts Search profile posts. Log in. Search titles only. Search Advanced search…. New posts. Search forums. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Thread starter saltn00b Start date Jan 10, While there are a lot of household and industrial applications for them, you won't find bulkhead fittings at Home Depot. I will show you below how you can easily and inexpensively improvise PVC bulkhead fittings from common parts from the hardware store. You are becoming a regular McGiever aren't you Oh, I was joking with you I thought that was you talking and you were showing how to do it.

A trip to the hardware store will yield all the parts you are looking for, diy bulkhead fitting. Am I missing a huge part of the equation here? I will show you below how you can easily and inexpensively improvise PVC bulkhead fittings from common parts from the hardware store.

It is a straight forward process to build your own bulkhead fitting. A trip to the hardware store will yield all the parts you are looking for. Gasket used for sink repair. The gasket should just slide over the threads on the male coupler. Short length of 1. This is glued into the bulkhead fitting that is on the outside of the container. Start out by choosing the container the bulkhead fitting will be installed in.

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Diy bulkhead fitting

This is how to install a bulk head fitting on a rain barrel without silicone, without leaks, and ready for your water valve. This can be done on sealed barrels that have the two inch bung holes. I used an open top barrel to show how it works. Be sure to get a fitting that will fit through the bung hole. Also, I bought one fitting at Home Depot, but when I got home and read the label it had a warning about it containing lead. I didn't want that in contact with my water, so I took it back. I recommend asking about lead content when you buy one. The tools, the fitting, some string, and a pipe wrench or crescent wrench big enough to fit on the nut.

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What I actually did was install a bulkhead into my outer weir overflow box. I couldn't find any bulkheads for a reasonable price so I went to home de s pot and bougt some PVC parts and made my own Ah the old Shipping and Handling trick. Originally posted by joedirt00 Save yourself the time and trackdown this guy. Forums New posts Search forums. I use the dark gray fittings found in HD's Electrical section. I've paid more for snails, but I guess I'm of the mindset that if I can do it, then why shouldn't I? Archived This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. The smaller one is the 1-inch size. Depends on the thickness of the glass etc. Vincerama Posted October 7, I was recently given a 29 gallon tank that had a hole cut in the side panel for a 2-inch bulkhead. Awesome little DIY how to. They work fine for flexible containers. But they just don't have a large enough foot print for glass aquariums.

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Insert the coupler with the male threads through the hole from the inside of the container. The DIY bulkhead on that site is better, but only if you can find a male and female "bushing" that will screw all the way in. As Bean mentioned, the size of the flange is the weakness is this sort of DIY design. Or do yourself a favor and get a real bulkhead The have a larger surface area. Oldest Newest Most Voted. Just go to your local home improvement store and go to the electrical isle and get the gray electrical fittings in the size you need. They will connect to normal PVC pipe without any problems. Well what that means is that if you took the male connector, and stuck the threaded part through a hole in your tank, then took a female part and screwed it onto the male part, it would not screw up tight against the tank and not make a good seal! Originally posted by joedirt00 Save yourself the time and trackdown this guy. Find More Posts by alpine. All times are GMT Visit kentrob11's homepage! I took a slip to male connector, slathered silicon sealant around the threads, then I put the spacer I made over it like a washer, then I put more sealant around the hole and put this thing into the hole, on the other side, I screwed on the female connector. Can you explain where you get these gaskets for sink repair though?