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Conference 7.286::home_work

Title:	Home_work
Notice:	Check Directory (6.3) before writing a new note
Moderator:	CSLALL::NASEAM::READIO

Created:	Tue Nov 05 1991
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2100
Total number of notes:	78741

931.0. "Attaching a pipe fitting to a plastic barrell" by LEDS::SIMARD (just in time.....) Thu Jul 30 1992 09:52

    I need to know how to put a 3 inch or so hole into a 50 gal. plastic 
    barrel and then attach a plastic male screw fixture to accept a 
    female plastic fixture.
    
    My issues are how do I make the hole, and do I glue (with what kind
    glue) the fixture on or do I somehow find a drill and drill it.
    Where to I find this kind of fixture to go on it?  I know a hardware
    store that sells PVC pipe but is there a name for it?
    
    We are using this as a grey water tank for our camp trailer.
    
    Thanks in advance

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
931.1		KOALA::DIAMOND	No brag, Just fact.	`Thu Jul 30 1992 10:36`	8
	Cutting the hole is easy. The a hole cutting saw attachment for your drill. Putting the fitting in may be a little tricky. You'll probably have to glue a fixture in. I suggest a plastic fixture, it'll last longer. Go to a decent hardware, and tell them what you're doing. They may be able to help you out with the exact parts. Mike
931.2	threaded faucet worked for me	CPDW::PALUSES		`Thu Jul 30 1992 11:23`	12
	I did something very similar for a drip irrigation system using a plastic 30 gal barrel. Basically I just drilled a slightly undersized hole in the barrel with a regular wood drill bit. The attatchment I made to the barrel was a shutoff valve/faucet with a threaded end. I 'threaded' the faucet into the barrel hole for a tight fit, had oversized washers on each side of the barrel, and held it all down with a bolt. I then gunked the whole thing up with roof cement. No leaks, and it works great. Basically I can store rain water in the barrel, and drain from it at will by opening the faucet at the bottom. Bob
931.3		VERGA::WELLCOME	Steve Wellcome PKO3-1/D30	`Thu Jul 30 1992 12:16`	8
	Depending on what the barrel is made of, you may have trouble gluing to it. If it's polyethylene, forget it. Your best bet in that case (and maybe in any case) would be to make up a sandwich of rubber washers and a nut on each side, if you can find a fitting that will let you do that. (Maybe some other noter knows of a glue that will stick to polyethylene, but I sure don't.)
931.4		WLDBIL::KILGORE	...57 channels, and nothin' on...	`Mon Aug 03 1992 13:14`	5
	How about the fitting used to return filter water into an above-ground pool? it's made to create a water-tight fitting through a thin wall, and it accepts a 1.5" flexible hose.
931.5	Plastic Flange or a simpler way!	MR4DEC::DCADMUS	happiness is a bigger boat	`Fri Aug 07 1992 11:19`	19
	Use a plastic 3" Flange - they are available at plumbing supply stores (you may not get them at Grossman's. They are available with both threaded and Solvent welded connections. Since you dont care about small leaks, simply cut yiour hole in the barrel and mount the flange with S.S. Screws- (you may have to pick these up at a marine supply place) Since it is only for grey water- I would simply drill a holor in the barrel the same size as the OD of the pipe and simply shoen the pipe 2 or 3" into the barrel. You are probbaly going to put a bunch of hole into the barrel to drain out teh gray water, so a little leak around the inlet won't mean anything. OF course I assume you are going to bury the barrel! Dick
931.6	Thanks for all your information, It's DONE	LEDS::SIMARD	just in time.....	`Tue Sep 22 1992 16:47`	1