Help gettin a seal

boonedog132 · Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:45 am

ok i went to bomgaars and they didn't have a 3inch end cap that would fit over the pipe...they did have one that was the exact same size as the pipe though...so i bought a little coupler... slide the pipe in one end and the cap in the other,but air keeps leaking out between the coupler and the cap. I've tried putting this silicon cocking stuff in there but ican't get anything to work..... anyone got suggestions?? thanks a bunch

Spyider · Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:58 am

heres an idea cut the end off and go to a new store dont be cheap get a endcap that fits think about it... will it be that mutch more difficult to just get a 3" ?

boonedog132 · Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:41 am

ya the problem is i live 40 miles to the next closest city...so it's not like i can just go there anytime i want...i've gotta get by with what i have

Shrimphead · Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:05 pm

Why don't you actually solvent weld them together the proper way?

boonedog132 · Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:33 pm

i thoght i had... i put a layer of the PVC glue on the coupler and the cap and stuck them together

Shrimphead · Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:53 pm

And what about primer?

Velocity · Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:54 pm

there is your problem. You need to use PVC primer. After that, put on the glue, stick the two together (with a quarter turn), and give it 24 hours to cure

boonedog132 · Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:56 pm

yes yes i put the primer on first then glue put it together and twisted it

Shrimphead · Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:37 pm

How tight did they fit together without glue and primer?

Mihlrad · Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:45 pm

Spyider wrote:heres an idea cut the end off and go to a new store dont be cheap get a endcap that fits think about it... will it be that mutch more difficult to just get a 3" ?

It would be MUCH better if you could spare us your terrible grammar.

M3NT4L · Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:22 pm

Who are you to talk about his grammar. Since you are not his mom, english teacher or even a moderator you have no say in his grammar. Leave it to moderators, its their jobs. So stop tryng to be a hero.

Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:47 am

hes trying to get nominated for a DGC(Distinguished Grammar Cross)
only the best get them

i agree on pimpmanns grammar rules but i say cut down a bit e.g
1:spell correctly
2:dont need apostrophes in words like "dont"
3:dont need capitals only for acronyms
4:if its a long difficult word, google it.
5:use commas and fullstops
6:if you read your post and spell atleast two words wrong or a word really badly wrong like "fot" instead of "of"(trust me ive seen it) edit your post.

thats all i have for now