putting a bulkhea on round rubbermaid container???

[Vanquishxxxx]

i recentely purchased a typhoonIII and wnt to purchase a 50 gallon rubbermaid container to hold the rodi water. My question is i am going to put a 1 inch bulkhead at the bottom for easy water access does it matter if the container is round or does it have to be a flat wall, i wanted to use a rubbermaid trashcan? will it leak through a round one

[davewbush]

I think you are going to have problems because if you look at the round water jugs, there is a flat spot where the spicket comes out. I don't know how to get around this.

[Rizup]

I use a regular bulkhead on mine, but you can also use a uniseal which would be better. There are many suppliers that carry them - basically anywhere you would order bulkheads or plumbing parts. I have gotten mine from Premium Aquatics, Bulk Reef Supply, and Savko has them as well.

Mike

[RokleM]

Uniseal.

http://savko.com/partlist.asp?pgid=2&ptid=30

[ZoaFan08]

I used an old bulkhead and just used silicone to seal it, worked like a charm.

[an411]

How does that uniseal work does the bulk head go throught hat rather then the actual plastic container I would like to make something like this

[mille239]

Regular old bulkheads work fine.... done it many times. Just tighten it up, and it seals perfectly against a round container. No need for silicone.

[Chymos45]

Agree with mille239. The Rubbermaids are flexible enough so that tightening the bulkhead will make it flatten out. No worries about overtightening like you would with a tank - use some large channel-loc's.

[amstar]

whats the best way to cut the hole in the trashcan for the bulkhead?

[will16]

Uniseals work great in the rubbermaids. It's like a rubber sleeve that goes through the hole and you jam the pvc through that. The pressure/friction causes the seal.

[Chymos45]

A hole saw, sized slightly bigger than the neck of the bulkhead.
A forstner bit would also do it, but is overkill.

[Rizup]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14586452#post14586452 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by amstar
whats the best way to cut the hole in the trashcan for the bulkhead?


Just get your drill and use the correct size hole saw bit. Works like a charm.