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12/12/2007, 02:58 PM
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Bulkhead plumbing question
I was told to use spa tubing from the buldheads of a drilled glass tank. Can I use pvc hard pipe for my returns, for some reason everytime I use spa tubing into a bulhead, I get a small leak. I clean prime and glue and still same results, but never get leak on hard pipe. Is it Ok for to use hard pipe ofr should I use spa tubing?
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12/12/2007, 03:07 PM
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You can use hard PVC. I use flexible tubing with barbed fittings for my returns but the hard stuff will work just fine.
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12/12/2007, 03:11 PM
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No, the spa flex is probably heavier than the hard pvc.
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12/12/2007, 03:16 PM
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I tried to make it nice and clean by securing the tubing to the stand with conduit straps to take the weight off and still got a leak. I am definetly not a plumber, I got a plumber friend coming over tonight to redo everything, but not sure to go to hard or spa? I think I will just have him hard pipe everthing to make it easier as long as no risk of cracking glass.
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12/12/2007, 03:20 PM
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I wouldn't worry about it. I also think the spa flex would be more strain on the glass because of the tention it would give from the curvature of it.
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12/12/2007, 06:58 PM
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Just as everyone said, spa flex is fine, just use the right glue for it.... the baby blue container.. rain or shine.
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#10
12/12/2007, 09:38 PM
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Hard piping is fine. Everything I have is hard piped.
Same as everybody else w/ the spa- blue glue.
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12/13/2007, 12:02 AM
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Thanks for all the help. I had my plumber come over and he did everything all over. I used the wrong glue on the flex, I used regular pvc glue and it leaked. He used Flex glue and everything came out perfect.
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#12
12/13/2007, 05:21 AM
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Sweet.
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12/13/2007, 09:52 AM
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It was amazing how easy the spa tubing broke off all of the pvc valves and bulheads with just the regular pvc glue. Thank god it was caught not to late. I am just glad that I had no fire when it leaked, it leaked right on the surge protector which started smoking and blew the house fuse.
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