Lifegard Aquatics 3/4-Inch Double Threaded Bulkhead
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It will screw in directly if the input side of the faucet has a 3/4" male pipe thread. A 3/4" pipe thread to garden hose adapter is required to connect a garden hose.
The size of the 3/4" bulkhead hole, according to Lifegard, is 1. A hole saw with a diameter of 50" is a 38mm hole saw, but a 35mm hole saw should suffice; the 38mm hole saw will be more forgiving in terms of clearance.
This is a measurement I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with. The reason for this is that I did not require it. A standard threaded connector can be found at Home Depot (or on Amazon) to make the connection. When I received this Double Threaded Bulkhead, I checked the 3/4" brass threaded connector at Home Depot, and it fit perfectly. Before threading the threads into the Bulkhead, I recommend wrapping them in teflon tape (also known as plumber tape). The outside thread serves only to secure the device to the hole in your tank; the nut is already attached to the Bulkhead.
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This bulkhead is exactly what it should be: a well-constructed sch 40 bulkhead for use with flat surfaces such as glass. This bulkhead was designed for aquariums. br>br>If you're looking for a bulkhead for a rain barrel, look elsewhere. Schedule 80 bulkheads with thicker gaskets are what you're looking for.
I bought four of these (each one separately) for use in a greenhouse aquaponics auto siphon system. There wasn't a single one that could be put to good use. The lock nut, in particular, cannot be threaded on. The fitting has a 1. 25-inch shaft. I can only thread the nut on about 3/4 of the way before it binds up completely. I tried using white lithium grease on the threads, which helped a little, but I couldn't get more than an inch of thread through without severe binding. As a result, there's no way to thread the nut far enough down to exert any pressure on the seal washer. It's a waste of time and money on my part; A word of advice: DO NOT BUY THIS POORLY MADE FITTING.
I purchased four of these and only used two of them. The two I used threaded on and off easily, but the other two required channel locks and a pipe wrench to separate them, and there was no way to use them once they were in the barrel. I'm not sure why half of these fittings were so difficult to unthread, but the others were fine. I need to buy a few more now, but I won't be buying these again. I hope this has been of assistance.
These bulkhead fittings are colossal in size. I purchased seven one-inch pieces and one 3/4-inch piece. I'm also glad I purchased uniseals because I prefer and use them more. They do not take pipes or threaded elbows directly, which is why I bought them for my fish tank and autosiphon. If you want to connect pipes or plumbing fittings, you'll need to buy additional male adapters for both ends (for example, a 1" or 3/4" male adapter).
These were used to make a batch of emergency water barrels for a neighborhood in Oakland, California. They worked perfectly, despite the fact that the bulkhead screw spigot cost more than the barrel! (By the way, if you have a 2-person household, here's the trick to making this work: If you don't want to cut the top off the bunghole barrel to manage the installation, here's what you should do: dangle a string through one of the barrel's bungholes, pull it through your newly drilled hole near the bottom, and then slide the bulkhead screw down the string to the hole). A 100% watertight fit was ensured by a small bead of silicone in addition to the included rubber gasket. A lead made of brass. This part came with a free garden hose spigot that fit perfectly on the outboard end.
They allowed me to run pump hoses through the tank's wall instead of out the top, thanks to brass fittings. All I had to do was drill a hole in the plywood large enough for the threaded portion to go through, and the nut tightens down on the outside of the plywood. It seems to have sealed against the EPDM liner perfectly, and I left the rubber washer on it in case it would help it seal, even though it was going to press against rubber on the inside. I'm glad I came across these items.
Much less expensive than any other rain barrel fitting I could find. I'd read that these were prone to breakage during installation. I'm not sure how that'd work. For me, everything went smoothly. For rain barrel connections, I used four of these. The only thing missing was an adapter to connect a garden hose, but that was it.
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