Cannot stop bulkhead leaking!

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by duncangweller

Hi all,

I moved house last month so packed up the tank and moved it a few km's up the road. It was set up for a month and the bulkhead on the drain line was leaking. I tried to adjust it but to no avail.

I cut off the plumbing, drove all the way to J&L and bought a new bulkhead, dried everything off and screwed it in place......it leaked. Drained the overflow again, added a second gasket on the outside of the bulkhead and it leaked even more.

What's the secret to these bloody things. I don't seem to be able to do anything to stop them leaking. I have already lost my lemon peel angel trying to get this up and running, and I don't want to lose any more.

HELP!

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Hi Duncan: When my tank was drilled the inner edges were chipped a little and I was concerned, I gave BRS a call and explained the situation to them. They told me to put a bead of silicone around the rubber gasket to take up the voids in the chips and I did that I filled the overflow box with water after letting the silicone set for 24 hours everything is tight an not leaking, maybe try that, good luck. Also they said don't over tighten on the nut.

[wickedfrags]

what size hole? the white hayward bulheads are best, that being said you should be able to get the leaking to stop regardless

using whatever gaskets the bulkhead supplier provided should work, consider using some "orange" teflon tape on the male threads. Another option is to use white thread sealant, pipe thread "Dope" on the threads. The same sealant used for natural gas lines, propane etc. It is not a permanent seal, you can still take the bulkhead apart.

you should be able to get the leaking to stop only hand tightening the bulkhead, but use no more than a half-three-quarter a turn after hand tight to avoid cracking the glass. Last option is to put silicone on the threads, but that is the least professional approach....and the last option! good luck