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BulkHead Fittings
Where can I get bulkhead fittings 1", 3/4", 1/2" without having to pay a
fortune. (mail order) These are fittings with a nut on both sides so you can attach it to the bottom of a vessel or container, eg: used to make a biological filter out of a plastic barrel, so you can attach a hose to a vessel etc... My local hardware wants 28$ for a 3/4" fitting. |
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Kodiak wrote:
Where can I get bulkhead fittings 1", 3/4", 1/2" without having to pay a fortune. (mail order) These are fittings with a nut on both sides so you can attach it to the bottom of a vessel or container, eg: used to make a biological filter out of a plastic barrel, so you can attach a hose to a vessel etc... My local hardware wants 28$ for a 3/4" fitting. go to a lg. plumbing supply store or a boat/marine dealer for those sizes -- http://www.kencofish.com Ken Arnold, 401-781-9642 cell 401-225-0556 Importer/Exporter of Goldfish,Koi,rare Predators Shipping to legal states/countries only! Permalon liners, Oase & Supreme Pondmaster pumps Please Note: No trees or animals were harmed in the sending of this contaminant free message We do concede that a signicant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced |
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Kodiak wrote:
Where can I get bulkhead fittings 1", 3/4", 1/2" without having to pay a fortune. (mail order) These are fittings with a nut on both sides so you can attach it to the bottom of a vessel or container, eg: used to make a biological filter out of a plastic barrel, so you can attach a hose to a vessel etc... My local hardware wants 28$ for a 3/4" fitting. go to a lg. plumbing supply store or a boat/marine dealer for those sizes -- http://www.kencofish.com Ken Arnold, 401-781-9642 cell 401-225-0556 Importer/Exporter of Goldfish,Koi,rare Predators Shipping to legal states/countries only! Permalon liners, Oase & Supreme Pondmaster pumps Please Note: No trees or animals were harmed in the sending of this contaminant free message We do concede that a signicant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced |
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Try checking this site. It shows how to make them from other pvc parts.
really easy and really cheap to make. -m "Kodiak" wrote in message ... Where can I get bulkhead fittings 1", 3/4", 1/2" without having to pay a fortune. (mail order) These are fittings with a nut on both sides so you can attach it to the bottom of a vessel or container, eg: used to make a biological filter out of a plastic barrel, so you can attach a hose to a vessel etc... My local hardware wants 28$ for a 3/4" fitting. |
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what site?
"Megan" wrote in message ... Try checking this site. It shows how to make them from other pvc parts. really easy and really cheap to make. -m "Kodiak" wrote in message ... Where can I get bulkhead fittings 1", 3/4", 1/2" without having to pay a fortune. (mail order) These are fittings with a nut on both sides so you can attach it to the bottom of a vessel or container, eg: used to make a biological filter out of a plastic barrel, so you can attach a hose to a vessel etc... My local hardware wants 28$ for a 3/4" fitting. |
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Aquatic Ecosystems at http://www.aquaticeco.com has them, from "economy" to
"expensive". They also have something called Uniseals that are ideal for installation in tanks, drums, etc. They're much cheaper, but they won't work on items that have thickness, like going through a plywood tank. A 3/4" Uniseal is only $2 A "brownie point" for the Uniseal is that you slide your pvc through it, and it isn't glued. Therefore, you can push several extra inches through it and adjust afterwards, just in case you find out that you really needed a distance of 7" instead of the 6.25" you cut and glued . . . Lee "Kodiak" wrote in message ... Where can I get bulkhead fittings 1", 3/4", 1/2" without having to pay a fortune. (mail order) These are fittings with a nut on both sides so you can attach it to the bottom of a vessel or container, eg: used to make a biological filter out of a plastic barrel, so you can attach a hose to a vessel etc... My local hardware wants 28$ for a 3/4" fitting. |
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I suggest using PVC to MPT and PVC to FPT (male and female pipe
thread) adapters. This works quite well with the 1 1/2" and 2" sizes necessary for my barrel filter; smaller sizes should be even easier. Make the hole just large enough to accomodate the male threads. Ideally, you will be able to screw the male adapter easily into the hole, but it will be snug enough you can't pull it out. Obviously, the female adapter is screwed onto the male adapter and tightened down to make a tight seal with the drum wall. Some people suggest cutting a gasket from a scrap of pond liner material. I simply coated the threads and mating surfaces liberally with clear RTV before screwing the parts together. As a bonus, it makes an excellent thread lubricant, making it easy to tighten the parts together. PlainBill On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 01:41:42 -0400, "Kodiak" wrote: Where can I get bulkhead fittings 1", 3/4", 1/2" without having to pay a fortune. (mail order) These are fittings with a nut on both sides so you can attach it to the bottom of a vessel or container, eg: used to make a biological filter out of a plastic barrel, so you can attach a hose to a vessel etc... My local hardware wants 28$ for a 3/4" fitting. |
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Oh wow, sorry about that. I blame it on being sometime way too late last
night when i posted. here it is. http://www.perigee.net/~jrjohns/web19.html -m "D Kat" wrote in message ... what site? "Megan" wrote in message ... Try checking this site. It shows how to make them from other pvc parts. really easy and really cheap to make. -m "Kodiak" wrote in message ... Where can I get bulkhead fittings 1", 3/4", 1/2" without having to pay a fortune. (mail order) These are fittings with a nut on both sides so you can attach it to the bottom of a vessel or container, eg: used to make a biological filter out of a plastic barrel, so you can attach a hose to a vessel etc... My local hardware wants 28$ for a 3/4" fitting. |
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Wow, thanks for all the info folks....
....Kodiak "Megan" wrote in message ... Oh wow, sorry about that. I blame it on being sometime way too late last night when i posted. here it is. http://www.perigee.net/~jrjohns/web19.html -m "D Kat" wrote in message ... what site? "Megan" wrote in message ... Try checking this site. It shows how to make them from other pvc parts. really easy and really cheap to make. -m "Kodiak" wrote in message ... Where can I get bulkhead fittings 1", 3/4", 1/2" without having to pay a fortune. (mail order) These are fittings with a nut on both sides so you can attach it to the bottom of a vessel or container, eg: used to make a biological filter out of a plastic barrel, so you can attach a hose to a vessel etc... My local hardware wants 28$ for a 3/4" fitting. |
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