MISTKING LEAKING AT BULKHEAD

[sarie]

i need help. i just set up my mistking but it drips a bit at the bottom near the bulkhead. i used the right size drill bit but it still keeps leaking. i have a five gallon bucket. is is the curved shape that’s causing this? should i get a flat surface! urgent plz help i’m getting my chameleon this saturday!!!

 

[Crossingtami]

My reservoir is a bucket. Had the same problem when I set mine up. Just have to tighten the bulkhead a bit more and it'll b good.

 

[jamest0o0]

Tighten, I used a square bin to make it easier too. If all else fails, put some silicone on it.

 

[Lindasjackson]

I used a square bin but it still leaks and if I tighten the nuts the rubber ring pops out so I don’t know how you fix it. Seems like it would have made more sense to use a rubber washer rather than a round ring shape.

 

[MissSkittles]

I had the same problem, but tightening it worked. It took a bit of wrangling, but I finally got it. I do like @jamest0o0 idea of silicone though.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

I used a square bin but it still leaks and if I tighten the nuts the rubber ring pops out so I don’t know how you fix it. Seems like it would have made more sense to use a rubber washer rather than a round ring shape.

You're not wrong, but rings generally compress & conform to shapes easier. I don't remember the size we're talking about, but there's usually one in a pkg. of plumbing washers or singles from Home Despot, etc.

Silicone is fine, flex seal tape...

 

[Lindasjackson]

So you can use silicone around the seal to stop it from leaking? Never mind, I just read jamestOoO post.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

I'm not sure what kind he was talking about. I usually think in terms of GE #! caulk, but there are spray silicone stop-leaks—obscenely expensive. There are also small tubes of sealer that seem more appropriate.

 

[Lindasjackson]

I have some GE clear silicone sealer I might try if I can’t get it to stop.

 

[dinomom]

Tighten, I used a square bin to make it easier too. If all else fails, put some silicone on it.

I had to do this as well.

 

[Lindasjackson]

You used the silicone?

 

[dinomom]

You used the silicone?

Yes. You have to let everything dry well, apply it and re insert bulkhead and then let it cure for 24 hours. Worked like a charm.

 

[Lindasjackson]

Okay great! Thank you!