Skimmer plastic repair

[Myka]

Do you use the drain? If it's just there for a plug, super glue will hold it good enough (provided that's not what's keeping your floor dry). You can even drill it out and put a little rubber for plastic plug in there too. If you use it as a drain, the proper way is to buy some Weld-on 14 and an applicator for it.

[Craigdillman]

Thanks for be help in gonna go grab some of the weld stuff and try my hand at that I use it mostly for easy emptying it's not plumbed into anything

[WarDog]

Looks like it may be acrylic. If the Weld-On 14 doesn't work then I would try some Methylene Chloride from a plastics shop. Not sure if you have an Industrial Plastics and Paints in Leth?

[Craigdillman]

Ok good call just trying to look up if it's acrylic I think your right

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by Craigdillman

Ok good call just trying to look up if it's acrylic I think your right

it is acrylic 100%

[mike31154]

Another option would be to drill the hole out clean, thread it with a tap & get an appropriate threaded fitting to screw in. A nylon fitting/adapter would work great, more flexible than acrylic & won't snap as easy. A bit of teflon tape to seal the threads & should be bomber for a drain with no real pressure to worry about.

Check out the photo of my old beast. A bit tough to see on the pic, but you should be able to make out the nylon fitting in my cup for the drain tube. The fitting is off an old wooden air diffuser. Store bought diffusers come with them, so I get a new one every time I buy a diffuser.