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Old 10-15-2012, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by sphelps View Post
Salt creep = leak

You shouldn't use anything with bulkheads. I find the cheap thin ones are pretty sensitive, often what happens is the piping attached puts torque on the bulkheads and causes a leak. Especially with larger pipe which can be quite heavy when full. Best solution is to replace them with sch80 bulkheads.
I'm pretty sure I got these ones from Dave at Concept, but I can not remember what they are. I don't have any of my plumbing supported and its all pvc, no flex pipe so I could see weight being an issue. Will have to see if this can be dealt with tonight.
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