plumbing to a 1" bulk head

[killerkukoo]

Hello everyone! Im looking to hard plumb my tank. Id like to attache a fitting to the bottom of my 1" bulk head. my question is, is there a fitting that will screw right onto the bulk head? If there is what size is it? if not, what options are there? right now the set up i have is sketchy and id like to change it. thanks in advance for your help!

 

[kschweer]

Any 1" threaded pvc fitting should thread into the bulkhead. Only use the inside threads, the outside threads are meant only for the bulkhead but and will not seal.

 

[Roy 9121]

Hello everyone! Im looking to hard plumb my tank. Id like to attache a fitting to the bottom of my 1" bulk head. my question is, is there a fitting that will screw right onto the bulk head? If there is what size is it? if not, what options are there? right now the set up i have is sketchy and id like to change it. thanks in advance for your help!

Some of them you can insert a 1" pipe into the bulk head. If so, just glue in a piece of pipe.

 

[killerkukoo]

ok. thanks everyone for your help. i have slip bulk heads. i will have to switch to threaded ones then. thanks again

 

[kschweer]

ok. thanks everyone for your help. i have slip bulk heads. i will have to switch to threaded ones then. thanks again

You don't have to switch if you don't want to. You can glue 1" pvc directly into a 1" bulkhead. I assumed you had threaded bulkheads because you mentioned screwing a fitting on. Slip bulkheads work just fine as well.

 

[killerkukoo]

You don't have to switch if you don't want to. You can glue 1" pvc directly into a 1" bulkhead. I assumed you had threaded bulkheads because you mentioned screwing a fitting on. Slip bulkheads work just fine as well.

I think we will do just that! thanks for the help thats the easiest way i think for us to proceed

 

[ifarmer]

Yes snd yed. Most box store should have all kind of fitting you need. For slip in, you need to to use pvc cement to glue it.
If your bulkhead is threaded, the regular pvc male adapter works perfectly. Make sure you get yourself some thread sealing teplon tspe in the plumbing section as well (pretty cheap) in case it leaks

 

[AZDesertRat]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/installing-bulkhead-tips.34973/

I would switch to threaded bulkheads so you don't have to cut things apart in the future and can salvage the bulkhead. Teflon tape is not recommended with PVC, you can read all about it in the attached sticky post