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Old 12-31-2006, 10:21 PM
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i have a black bulkhead purchased from golds and was wondering what these things are- PVC or ABS? just want to be sure before i go screwing it up with glue
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Old 12-31-2006, 11:01 PM
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i have a black bulkhead purchased from golds and was wondering what these things are- PVC or ABS? just want to be sure before i go screwing it up with glue
Most likely pvc, the ones i bought there were pvc, burn some if it goes up like crazy its abs
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Do you have to glue it Neil (threaded/ non threaded)? I don't glue the threaded variety.
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there is one that will have to be glued- the rest are threaded.
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It's probably ABS- mine were.
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If you need to glue one to the other ,you can use ''transition glue''.You might have to go to a plumbing supply place .
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You can get PVC to ABS glue at Home Depot or Rona. It's next to the PVC glue and primer.
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It's probably ABS- mine were.
Bingo- ABS
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Old 01-02-2007, 03:41 AM
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Black is usually ABS white and Grey are PVC
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Old 01-02-2007, 04:48 PM
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If it is ABS they are not rated for potable water, you should be using PVC fittings for aquariums.
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