Repairing a collection cup

[Fanof49ASU]

I ordered a Tunze skimmer back in November from Prem. Aquatics.
It was shipped with a cracked collection cup, which they quickly sent another 'replacement' cup. Prem Aqu. filed a damage waiver with UPS, and I've been waiting for UPS to come retrieve the box and cup for inspection, and it appears they don't need it. I even emailed Prem. Aquatics, and they told me just to 'pitch it'.

Now for my question.....the cup is plastic. Since these things run about $90 for a replacement, I'd like to make this cracked cup a backup. What's the best kind of glue to bond the crack? Superglue?

 

[Angela Short]

Super glue will just make a mess. It is more than likely acrylic so "weld on" is the type of glue it will need. There is a dealer in Nashville. Get the syrupy type, the others are like water. I have a tube I can bring to the swap if you don't find any by then and we can glue it there. LMK
I have glued my collection cup with it about 2 years ago and its still holding strong and my skimmer box split down the side about 8 months ago and its still holding fine there also.

 

[Fanof49ASU]

Thanks Angela, and yeah, it's probably acrylic. I need to find some of that type of glue for other projects as well.
What dealer carries it?

 

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You could probably bring the cup by with you and ask them which weld-on to use to fix it. It should be really easy to do. BTW, it is my understanding that the weld-on is not really glue, but a solvent that melts some of the acrylic together to form a single piece. So it wouldn't just patch the crack, but would actually "weld" the stuff together.