Leaking K-1 Kalk stirrer acrylic cylinder

RedReefer · Nov 23, 2020

I recently purchased a K-1 Kalk stirrer. I did a leak test and found out that it has a very slow leak where the cylinder is glued onto the base plate. Is this fixable? Can I get it apart and re-glue it? I didn’t think so being that the plastic is bonded together after its glued? Would I be better off getting a new cylinder or can I repair what I have?

WIReefer · Nov 23, 2020

I had the same issue with my k2 stirrer I just siliconed around the base and was all good.

dwest · Nov 23, 2020

RedReefer said:
I recently purchased a K-1 Kalk stirrer. I did a leak test and found out that it has a very slow leak where the cylinder is glued onto the base plate. Is this fixable? Can I get it apart and re-glue it? I didn’t think so being that the plastic is bonded together after its glued? Would I be better off getting a new cylinder or can I repair what I have?

I would contact avast. They have always been very responsive with me.

RedReefer · Nov 23, 2020

I’ve heard good things about their customer service. I left an email with Avast yesterday.

RedReefer · Nov 23, 2020

Talked with Avast Marine today. They are out of stock on purchasing a new cylinder and base for two months. But they recommended me fixing it myself with Devcon two-part epoxy. Now that I look down inside the cylinder you can see where it wasn’t glued sufficiently.