Bulkhead leak - help needed

[NDsuperduty]

I noticed today that one of my 1" drain bulkheads is leaking. I siphoned most of the water out of my overflow and removed my wet/dry so I could get a better look. From what I can see the bulkhead is leaking through the threads not between the glass and plastic. I have tightened it with my hands as much as possible(i have an extremely strong grip) but its still dripping, actually seemed to drip faster. What are my best options to fix this?

[crazy42bmx]

Do u have a rubber o-ring on both sides ?

[NDsuperduty]

no, they only came with 1 o-ring and its on the inside of the tank side. I could be mistaken but i dont think the o-ring on the outside would stop the leak if it is coming through the threaded area.

[bytwnracer]

Re: Bulkhead leak - help needed

What I do to give me ease of mind is silicone around the threads and where the nut touches the glass. Maybe this would stop your leak. Silicone is easy to remove if you ever needed to take it off.

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[crazy42bmx]

Hmmm. Thats weird it coming thru the threads. Only thing i can think of is to put some on the threads to give it a true water seal. May a very small amount of clear silicon or some teflon tape.

[tbui1178]

I would try some silicone for a quick fix.

If you want to do it right, I would replace the bulkhead. when you put the new one on, I would apply silicone to the bulkhead piece that touches the glass as well as the bulkhead nut.

[Ballinxalex]

I would try some silicone for a quick fix.

If you want to do it right, I would replace the bulkhead. when you put the new one on, I would apply silicone to the bulkhead piece that touches the glass as well as the bulkhead nut.

+1 on this also you should take a pic to let people see the actual thing so people can see if anything else can be done best of luck

[NDsuperduty]

Bulkhead leak - help needed

Here pics from front and back, not that they will help since they are so dark

Rear view. It's the one with hose clamp


Front

[tbui1178]

Is there silicone on the bulkhead now? If not, take the nut off, put some silicone on the top of the nut that touches the glass, screw it back in, let it dry and see if that does the trick.

[flipside]

Personally, I would remove the bulkhead and put a new one on there. You may have to stop all the flow to your tank, drain the entire overflow box/area, then pop it off of there, but it's good insurance.

You may have accidentally put a hairline crack in the threaded part of the bulkhead. Very common when over-tightened; and they are "often" over-tightened. When you over-tighten them, they expand or contract, then crack. I know this seems like common sense, but it's is soooo easy to do. I know a lot of guys that will only use SCH-80 because of this.

Sorry to hear about the mishap, but it's not the end of the world. You may get more water on the floor, or in a bucket, but I'd err on the side of caution and just yank it completely out for inspection.

[NDsuperduty]

Is there silicone on the bulkhead now? If not, take the nut off, put some silicone on the top of the nut that touches the glass, screw it back in, let it dry and see if that does the trick.

no silicone at the moment. there is a rubber gasket inside the tank, but on the outside portion it is just nut against glass.

[NDsuperduty]

Personally, I would remove the bulkhead and put a new one on there. You may have to stop all the flow to your tank, drain the entire overflow box/area, then pop it off of there, but it's good insurance.

You may have accidentally put a hairline crack in the threaded part of the bulkhead. Very common when over-tightened; and they are "often" over-tightened. When you over-tighten them, they expand or contract, then crack. I know this seems like common sense, but it's is soooo easy to do. I know a lot of guys that will only use SCH-80 because of this.

Sorry to hear about the mishap, but it's not the end of the world. You may get more water on the floor, or in a bucket, but I'd err on the side of caution and just yank it completely out for inspection.

Thanks. My wife is gonna bring a wrench to my work later so I can unscrew it and take a look. unfortunately I'm having trouble getting my employee to come in so it may be a day or two before I can buy a new bulkhead. luckily I have an Fx5 not running through my overflow.

[cu0ngsayz]

Yea with these bulkheads that aren't sch80 or heavy duty quality I would hand tighten and give it a LITTLE extra twist with a wrench but not too much. They tend to crack easy if too tight