bulkhead?
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windmill
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Find a boating store (West Marine or something). Look/ask for thru-hulls. Same thing as a bulkhead but usually with a barb attached.
I received my overflow box I ordered a while back. I tried to find a barb to screw onto the end of the bulkheads that came with it but it was a cracked-out size (probably metric or something like 1-5/16"). So i'm replacing them with standard 1-1/2" thru-hulls with barbs. With my supplier discount they're costing me about $3 each. Shouldn't cost anybody else more than $20 for any size in any configuration (even at West Marine).
I received my overflow box I ordered a while back. I tried to find a barb to screw onto the end of the bulkheads that came with it but it was a cracked-out size (probably metric or something like 1-5/16"). So i'm replacing them with standard 1-1/2" thru-hulls with barbs. With my supplier discount they're costing me about $3 each. Shouldn't cost anybody else more than $20 for any size in any configuration (even at West Marine).
slugg3r
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You can make a pretty good bulkhead using PVC designed for electrical work (it will be gray colored in your hardware store). Check out this site, walks you through it. http://www.truetex.com/bulkhead.htm Especially if you are in a hurry this is a good way to go.
puff_puff_
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1-5/16 is metric?
acrylic51
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Originally Posted by SLUGG3R
You can make a pretty good bulkhead using PVC designed for electrical work (it will be gray colored in your hardware store). Check out this site, walks you through it. http://www.truetex.com/bulkhead.htm Especially if you are in a hurry this is a good way to go.
Looks neat, but honestly why take a chance when you can buy the right part for the exact application......I'm not going to trust a make shift bulkhead on my system.....just break down and buy the right bulkheads.....Savko dot com or AquaticEco dot com........
You can make a pretty good bulkhead using PVC designed for electrical work (it will be gray colored in your hardware store). Check out this site, walks you through it. http://www.truetex.com/bulkhead.htm Especially if you are in a hurry this is a good way to go.
Looks neat, but honestly why take a chance when you can buy the right part for the exact application......I'm not going to trust a make shift bulkhead on my system.....just break down and buy the right bulkheads.....Savko dot com or AquaticEco dot com........
