Pvc joint with small leak

Dom · Jun 7, 2018

Bayareareefer18 said:
+1

As I said many posts again fix it right.

"Put glue on the outside" is comical

If you have a solution, it's only necessary to post the solution.

Bayareareefer18 · Jun 7, 2018

Dom said:
If you have a solution, it's only necessary to post the solution.

I did

Dom · Jun 7, 2018

Bayareareefer18 said:
I did

I didn't see the need to crack about how dumb everyone else's suggestions were.

Bayareareefer18 · Jun 7, 2018

Dom said:
I didn't see the need to crack about how dumb everyone else's suggestions were.

Didn't say everyone else's suggestions were dumb but I would say suggesting someone add glue to the outside of a leaking fitting is setting them up for failure

ca1ore · Jun 7, 2018

Bayareareefer18 said:
"Put glue on the outside" is comical

I'm glad you were amused. First of all, it's not glue .... it's solvent .... a completely different animal. An elusive concept perhaps. Second, I think novice reefers tend to over-react to things and resort to unnecessary fixes. If the OP wants to replace the PVC, have at it; but it's unnecessary. Folks that have been in this hobby for as long as I have would know this

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Bayareareefer18 · Jun 7, 2018

ca1ore said:
I'm glad you were amused. First of all, it's not glue .... it's solvent .... a completely different animal. An elusive concept perhaps. Second, I think novice reefers tend to over-react to things and resort to unnecessary fixes. If the OP wants to replace the PVC, have at it; but it's unnecessary. Folks that have been in this hobby for as long as I have would know this .

Obviously it's solvent. That's why it goes on the inside of the fitting

I suppose I'm just the type of person that likes doing things the right way.

Pete1968 · Jun 7, 2018

Simple fix cut it and put a valve or union in

Shaun Sweeney · Jun 26, 2018

Docdiggy said:
I just got my 125 plumbed and transferred over all live stock. After running a couple hours I noticed some water at one of the joints. It's about a drip every 10 seconds. Is there anyway to seal it with out cutting it apart? I've been searching, but most threads seem to be leaking more than mine. I have a towel under it currently so it doesn't run down the concrete. After 8 hrs the towel was wet, but not soaked.

There are various ring sizes you can by at HD for the different pipe sizes. You push it up against the leak and glue it. Voila!

SuncrestReef · Jun 27, 2018

I was able to fix a leak in my PVC using a technique I found on a YouTube video. If you can drain the water out of the pipe, then attach a vacuum hose to one end and close off the other end, the vacuum can create enough suction to draw some new PVC primer and PVC cement into the leaky area to seal it. I posted about this repair in my build thread with step-by-step instructions and photos: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...eefer-xl-425-build.358990/page-4#post-4631292

Hope this helps!

Picesduh · Sep 5, 2018

Turned on my pump to water test new tank and have the same issue. This one drips at the joint between an elbow and a tee fitting so I can’t really take it apart. It’s dripping about 1 drip every minute or so which I would think is extremely slow. On top of this the leak is right over the sump so no harm to the floor or stand. Should I let it self seal?

Picesduh · Sep 5, 2018

Sorry that leak rate was with the pump turned off (facepalm) it’s actually about 5 -6 drops a minute into the sump

Docdiggy · Sep 5, 2018

If it's dripping in the sump I would give it time and see if it stops. The floor is a different story.

Dr. Dendrostein · Sep 5, 2018

Picesduh said:
Turned on my pump to water test new tank and have the same issue. This one drips at the joint between an elbow and a tee fitting so I can’t really take it apart. It’s dripping about 1 drip every minute or so which I would think is extremely slow. On top of this the leak is right over the sump so no harm to the floor or stand. Should I let it self seal?

It's a clean install, do that area over. To keep it clean looking. Nice install

Docdiggy · Sep 5, 2018

I ended up getting rid of most of that PVC pipe and used a 6 ft eshopps flex hose. Since I couldn't move the 55 gallon sump, this was really the only solution. Never leaked again. I didn't know there was this many replies since I wasn't getting notifications.