safe epoxy

[garyw68]

what is a good expoxy i can use on my skimmer pump? i have some marine epoxy made by loctite...would that be ok to use? thanks

[lordofthereef]

I, and many others, use loctite. Won't hurt a thing. I have no experience with your application (I use it on rocks), so I don't know if it will WORK per se, but it won;t harm anything.

Is your skimmer acrylic? Have you considered weldon?

[garyw68]

im going to be using it on the pinwheel...it came off the impeller.

[lordofthereef]

Give it a shot. All I was trying to say is it may or may not be strong enough for what you want. I would guess that the pinwheel will simply break off again sooner or later, but it is worth a shot I suppose before going out and buying another.

[garyw68]

yeah...i agree. i did buy another pump but i wont get it until tuesday. i hope it will last that long.

[lordofthereef]

I bet it will. Just as a long term... not so sure. Who knows, I could be wrong, I just know people usually buy a new pump or impeller of theirs breaks.

[nesto719]

where can u buy weldon at .

[MaLi]

The type of plastic that is used to manufacture an impeller is not acrylic. Weldon may or may not work. Giving the stress that is there I doubt any glue will last long term.

hope it helps,
Marian

PS. Weldon was specially formulated for acrylic base materials. It provides a superficial melt down of the two surfaces followed by a "re-solidification".

[Rhodophyta]

All purpose cement for plastic plumbing may work better than most. I have used the Oatey brand of all pupose cement and had it last indefinitely. Super glue may work for a temporary fix.