Okay, so I have a 1.25" return bulkhead. (trying to hard plumb my drain) I went to home depot and got a 1.25" female coupling (sp?) and it wont screw on. It gets maybe 3 threads in and its too tight to get further. Is there special fittings for bulkheads??
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I just did my plumbing today. Does the bulkhead have threads on the inside of the tube. If so, you should get a 1.25" male adapter and then use 1.25" schedule 40 pipe with primer and glue. If it doesn't have threads on the inside of the bulkhead tube, just use pipe, primer and glue. Also, don't forget to use teflon tape on the threads, and use it liberally.
Well the pipe fits in the other end perfect. So maybe its a male fitting?! I dont know ill take a spare bulkhead to the depot tomorrow to ensure fit. BTW Home Depot has HORRIBLE service lol. It seems like it gets worse. We walked around the lighting section looking for a clip light for Natty's fuge and there was no one in site for 20 minutes... Wish there was a lowes around Barrett Parkway...:lol2:
Stealing your thread really quick Zanski cuz you wont answer your phone.... Does the rubber washer go Inside the tank or outside the tank? mine was outside the tank but it seems to make more sense to have it inside. Just trying to ensure no more leaks!! :boo:
Older 1 1/4" bulkheads will take a 1 1/4" FPT connection on the outside, but newer ones, for some unknown and incredibly stupid reason, won't. You can buy bulkheads with standard FPT OD measurements, but not from aquarium stores, as far as I have seen. The older ones had threads all the way out to the end, too, whereas the newer bulkheads have a final "lip" where there's no threading.
It's too bad, too, because it's a perfect mate for connections that maintain the initial ID of the bulkhead through the plumbing which will maximize your potential water flow.
well if the ID of the bulkhead is 1.25, and the pvc ID is 1.25 that means it wont slide up in the bulkhead because the pipe and bulkhead should match up perfect right? I havent tried to slide the pvc in the bulkhead but im sure they will just match up perfect with each other. The bulkheads came with the aquarium so I assume that they are all-glass. So then what do I do??
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Pvc will fit. Its basically is slip connection. If you were to buy a 1.25 fitting, it would fit a 1.25 pipe. Its not the measurement of the fitting, its the measurement of the pipe.
When you do glue it in place make sure you leave enough room to cut it off and glue something else on. 4-5 inches as T suggested is good.
When you do glue it in place make sure you leave enough room to cut it off and glue something else on. 4-5 inches as T suggested is good.
