cannot get bulkheads to stop leaking
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stlouisguy
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Welcome to my world 
Here is how I stopped the bulkhead leak, I took some plumbers putty, rolled in into a long strip and placed it between my seal and the wall of the tank. Not real big just enough to give a good cover. When I tightened the bulkhead it squeezed the putty flat and I trimmed off the excess and it solved my problem
Good luck
Here is how I stopped the bulkhead leak, I took some plumbers putty, rolled in into a long strip and placed it between my seal and the wall of the tank. Not real big just enough to give a good cover. When I tightened the bulkhead it squeezed the putty flat and I trimmed off the excess and it solved my problem
Good luck
stlouisguy
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stlouisguy
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Guess I will find out
adamprice271
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I just put a rubber washer on the inside and outside of the tank, Teflon taped the threads, tightened down the bulkhead, and all was well.
Adam
Adam
latazyo
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lonnie, what is leaking?
is water leaking from, say, the overflow INTO the drain pipe
or is it leaking through the bulkhead, out of the tank, and onto the floor?
I say, what do you do with any other product that doesn't work as described?
return/exchange it
why should you have to modify the thing to work when its supposed to just work in the first place
I remember you said you were ordering from savko, I remember another guy had some problems with savko bulkheads a while back...maybe just one of those things
is water leaking from, say, the overflow INTO the drain pipe
or is it leaking through the bulkhead, out of the tank, and onto the floor?
I say, what do you do with any other product that doesn't work as described?
return/exchange it
why should you have to modify the thing to work when its supposed to just work in the first place
I remember you said you were ordering from savko, I remember another guy had some problems with savko bulkheads a while back...maybe just one of those things
Im Lon 2
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I got it to stop leaking for the moment at least.. I think it was do to the pressure of the pipe pushing on the bulkhead not letting me get a good seal.
I did end up using plumbers putty on one of the bulkheads since I had it apart.
Going to filling up the tank a little more to see if there are any more leaks I sure hope not.
I did end up using plumbers putty on one of the bulkheads since I had it apart.
Going to filling up the tank a little more to see if there are any more leaks I sure hope not.
bigmayreefer
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silicon is actually probably better because it cures fully and is used in aquariums anyhow. its what i used with no problems.
Lost His Marbles Name
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I used sillycone and I have never had problems since or problems sleeping and woring about it.
Good idea to find out where the leak is coming from.
My limited experience:
1. Tighten too much, and crack, bulkhead is broken, throw away and try a new one.
I got advice: clean around hole, clean gasket, and make sure it is absolutely flat. Gasket on inside of tank, put screw shaped thing thru it, and thread nut shaped thing on outside of tank, finger tight, and then maybe a little more, 1/4 turn.
Once I took the nut off a full tank and the pressure of the water on the screw kept gasket tight and the thing from leaking. Amazing.
The point is the seal of the gasket is realy important.
2. Once I had the gasket and the nut on correctly, and I was screwing in a connector. It leaked a little, so I tightened it and crack, it leaked more now. It was a crack in the thread part that extends out of the tank , so I drained the sump, removed the bulkhead, used some superglue to glue the crack, carefully, and when I reassembled it, to my surprise, it worked beautifully.
FWIW,
Kathy
My limited experience:
1. Tighten too much, and crack, bulkhead is broken, throw away and try a new one.
I got advice: clean around hole, clean gasket, and make sure it is absolutely flat. Gasket on inside of tank, put screw shaped thing thru it, and thread nut shaped thing on outside of tank, finger tight, and then maybe a little more, 1/4 turn.
Once I took the nut off a full tank and the pressure of the water on the screw kept gasket tight and the thing from leaking. Amazing.
The point is the seal of the gasket is realy important.
2. Once I had the gasket and the nut on correctly, and I was screwing in a connector. It leaked a little, so I tightened it and crack, it leaked more now. It was a crack in the thread part that extends out of the tank , so I drained the sump, removed the bulkhead, used some superglue to glue the crack, carefully, and when I reassembled it, to my surprise, it worked beautifully.
FWIW,
Kathy
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