DWC without res?

[Beezcheeze]

They almost assuredly don't sell pipe dope at lowes or HD. Its a specialty plumbing product. It's an entirely different product for an entirely different application than plumbers putty. It accomplishes the same goal as Teflon tape, but it seals more threads, and again, as mentioned, it allows a watertight seal with the benefit of easily unscrewing the pipe. Ace sells it for sure, and you can probably find it on Amazon. Also FWIW: I've tried all kinds of different bulkheads and none compare to Spears. They're pricy, but you'll have them for life. Good luck homes

I think we've all had enough pipe dope : p

 

[Dankfactory]

I think we've all had enough pipe dope : p

I was wondering when someone was going to make that reference

 

[Beezcheeze]

I was wondering when someone was going to make that reference

Lol saw my chance and took it. Im gonna order some tho for real I forgot about that stuff. Works for a lot besides hydropinics.

 

[WeedFreak78]

Sorry dude. Nothing but good vibes here, but this is absolutely wrong.
I should clarify, I see where you're going here, but it really depends on the flexibility, or how do you say.. "turgor" of a round bucket in regards to whether or not a screw in bulkhead fitting will flatten out the surface enough to properly seal. A more pliable plastic bucket will flatten out fine. A home depot bucket? Maybe not so much. But uniseals totally fkng blow, period.
Square buckets just make life so much easier.

I've used a cloths iron on a low heat setting to make a flat on the side of a round 5 gal bucket, you could probably heat a small pan on the stove and do the same thing but it's going to be harder. It wasn't perfect, but it's not really curved and a std bulkhead should seal..haven't had a chance to try it out. It seemed like a good idea and cheaper than uniseals.