What bulkhead for 55 gallon drum?

[seagirl]

I want to connect a couple plastic drums(see pic) together, can i use a regular bulkhead to do this, or will i have problems b/c the side of the drum isn't flat? Anyone try this?

 

[aquaman67]

Something like this will work.

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog_name=usplastic&category_name=37&product_id=5784

 

[seagirl]

Thansk aquaman67! I wanted to put some in my brute cans too and these should be perfect for both applicatons. I appreciate the help.

 

[stylolvr]

I am not sure how thick the walls of those drums are, but you should be able to pick up a couple bulkheads at your LFS and tighten them good to flatten the side out a bit if it isn't too thick. Those rubber gaskets are wonderful - they work very well!

 

[Jefe12234]

I used a regular bulkhead from the LFS on my 32g Brute and it holds water just fine. The sidewall is flexible enough that it just flattens out around the bulkhead.

 

[seagirl]

thanks for the tips, i'll try out a couple of cheap ones i have around here before i buy the more expensive ones. i thought the normal bulkheads might work on the brute, but the plastic drum isn't very flexible, so i wasn't sure if the normal ones would do it.

 

[raddogz]

Why not use uni-seals to connect them?

 

[sjm817]

I use Uni-seals in 44G Brutes and they have worked very well.

 

[billdogg]

What i did with mine was turn them upside down - you can then use the plugs already installed in the (now) bottom - 1"pve to an old little giant pump = hands free water transfer! Mine have been set up this way for about 20 years now without any problem whatsoever. I just cut the bottom(now the top partway through, made hinges from pieces of milk jugs and nylon nut & bolts, and wadda ya know - hinged tops!

 

[seagirl]

I didn't think of uni-seals, thats a good idea.

Billdogg- got any pics

 

[sjm817]

Uni-Seals are one of those things that work way better than you think they would. I was shocked when I first tried them that they didn't even leak a drop.

 

[seagirl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14155783#post14155783 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sjm817
Uni-Seals are one of those things that work way better than you think they would. I was shocked when I first tried them that they didn't even leak a drop.

what's a good source for the uni-seals?

 

[sjm817]

Premium Aquatics has them
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=Bulkheads

 

[seagirl]

thanks