Bulkhead cap

[brian313313]

Does anyone know where I can get a cap locally to close off a bulkhead? I think it's a 1" but the hole is more than 1" across. Or any ideas to close it off. It's on a sump so it doesn't have to look pretty.

I should mention that I tried to buy a threaded cap at Home Depot but the thread count was different than the bulkhead.

Thanks.

 

[realfish]

Home depot

 

[acroholic]

Hi Brian,
Are you trying to close the opening in an already installed 1" bulkhead, or trying to close off a 1" bulkhead hole that doesn't have the bulkhead in it. I'm confused, hehehe!
Dave

 

[brian313313]

Either... I removed the bulkhead to take it to Home Depot. I thought it would be cleaner to close the hole with a cap instead of closing the bulkhead. I could not find a threaded cap with the right thread count. I realized that I can get a pipe and glue it inside and then cap the pipe. I actually tried that with another bulkhead tonight but the bulkhead ended up leaking in the threads... I'll probably buy another bulkhead tomorrow and do that with it.

Acroholic;803395 wrote: Hi Brian,
Are you trying to close the opening in an already installed 1" bulkhead, or trying to close off a 1" bulkhead hole that doesn't have the bulkhead in it. I'm confused, hehehe!
Dave

Actually, I'll be by Lowes tomorrow so I can check there too. Neither Home Depot nor Lowes have the best selection on plumbing. It seems I always need to get a couple of peices to finish a job when one would have done if it were the right piece.

Barrettrhoades;803386 wrote: So is it a threaded bulkead on both sides? If it is slip on one side, than you can glue a small 2" long section of 1" pipe with a cap on the end. Or if it is threaded, there is standard threads on pvc plumbing. Try lowes.

 

[frantz]

I'd just install the bulkhead and then take a small piece of PVC with end cap glued on and put it on the inside so the pressure will hold it in place. That way it's easy to use down the road if you want to.

 

[grouper therapy]

I've never seen but one type of thread in pvc plumbing. NPT is the standard.Did you use teflon tape on the threaded cap?

 

[brian313313]

Frantz;803410 wrote: I'd just install the bulkhead and then take a small piece of PVC with end cap glued on and put it on the inside so the pressure will hold it in place. That way it's easy to use down the road if you want to.

That's what I'll do tomorrow.

grouper therapy;803414 wrote: I've never seen but one type of thread in pvc plumbing. NPT is the standard.Did you use teflon tape on the threaded cap?

I glued it. The leak in the threads was in a place that was supposed to be solid plastic. I got it for free from LFS junk pile. Thought it was just because some PVC was already glued to it which didn't hurt but now I know the real reason it was there.

 

[rdnelson]

grouper therapy;803414 wrote: I've never seen but one type of thread in pvc plumbing. NPT is the standard.Did you use teflon tape on the threaded cap?

I could be wrong but it sounded to me like he was trying to thread a cap on the bulkhead where the lock nut threads on. Those threads are not NPT and it isn't a standard pipe size either.

As mentioned about, if it is slip/slip, you will have to glue in a piece of pipe and then glue a cap on it. If it is thread/slip or thread/thread, you can screw a plug into it. If it were me, I wouldn't use it if it is thread. In pvc, glued joints are much more dependable. JMO

 

[brian313313]

You're right. This was what I was trying to do. I glued the PVC inside and will leak test in about an hour to give it time to dry.

rdnelson99;803451 wrote: I could be wrong but it sounded to me like he was trying to thread a cap on the bulkhead where the lock nut threads on. Those threads are not NPT and it isn't a standard pipe size either.

Edit: Next question, where can I get decorative L-brackets to hang my light from. I'm setting up a rimless and I think hanging from the wall will look better since I can run the power cords down the L-bracket and make them less visible. I have looked at Lowes but they only had short ones. I need 15-16" to get to the middle of the tank.

 

[rdnelson]

brian313313;803483 wrote:
Edit: Next question, where can I get decorative L-brackets to hang my light from. I'm setting up a rimless and I think hanging from the wall will look better since I can run the power cords down the L-bracket and make them less visible. I have looked at Lowes but they only had short ones. I need 15-16" to get to the middle of the tank.

Many people use EMT conduit and bend a 90 degree bend in it. Ran into a guy just the other day at an LFS who was doing this. He took a bender off the shelp at HD, bent two pieces of conduit and put the bender back on the shelf. All it cost him was two sticks of conduit. LOL

 

[eagle9252]

Go to Google and ask them " decorative L-brackets" you will find plenty. But.not for 16"
Most brackets are around 10" for a 12" shelf.

 

[brian313313]

Yeah, that's what I've been finding is that they're all too short. That's probably why I see so many on here that people have built themselves.

eagle9252;803486 wrote: Go to Google and ask them " decorative L-brackets" you will find plenty. But.not for 16"
Most brackets are around 10" for a 12" shelf.

 

[eagle9252]

You can use 1/2" ridge conduit. Not emt and then put a bracket under it mostly for LQQKs

 

[acroholic]

Lowes on Mansell Road sells heavy duty shelf brackets. These are white painted angle iron and you should get that length you need. I have two of them My Radions hang from over my 100 gallon cube.