Water Storage Question

[telepw]

Hi All

I want to extend my water storage capaciti from 35gallons to 100gallons.
My idea is to connect 3 containers with PVC pipe using items from hardware store (no bulkheads).

Question: what is the best way to connect PVC pipe with rubbermaid container?
(glue?silicone?rubber washers?some fittings, connectors?)

Maybe there is the better method connecting them?

I am open to any suggestions, any help is appreciated.

 

[bubbles123]

How about a plain old syphon from one to the next? This would eliminate the seal all together.

 

[telepw]

I was thinking about syphon, but I would like to stick to hard pipe idea.
It has to be some way to seal it. This think will be in my crawl space, and I don't want to get in there every week to check the syphon working properly.

Thanks anyway.

 

[dogofwar]

The rubbermaid stock tanks have a drain on the side...it's 1 1/4" threaded if I remember....

Matt

 

[telepw]

Not the one I have

Thanks

 

[haxjester]

Uniseals or whatever said mfgr is calling them, are what you are looking for I believe

http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/829/1-pipe-size-131-pipe-OD-1-3-4-holesaw-size

MFK vendor BWI Plumbing carries them, but seem to be out of stock at the moment.

http://bwiplumbing.com/index.php/plumbing/bulkheads-uniseals/unisealsr.html

 

[telepw]

Uniseals or whatever said mfgr is calling them, are what you are looking for I believe

http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/829/1-pipe-size-131-pipe-OD-1-3-4-holesaw-size

MFK vendor BWI Plumbing carries them, but seem to be out of stock at the moment.

http://bwiplumbing.com/index.php/plumbing/bulkheads-uniseals/unisealsr.html

Thank You
I will definitely try that if other ideas fail.
I have lots of PVC stuff in the garage from previous house owner that I want to use in this project.

 

[telepw]

What you guys think?

 

[The1and only]

I tried something very similar to your idea once to plumb in a check valve for cycling live rock. It failed miserably. I had to use a nut on the inside and load everything with epoxy. The problem is the flat to round mating surface. It held water but I never trusted it after that, always looked like it was going to give when I was not home.

 

[boldtogether]

Uniseals or whatever said mfgr is calling them, are what you are looking for I believe

http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/829/1-pipe-size-131-pipe-OD-1-3-4-holesaw-size

MFK vendor BWI Plumbing carries them, but seem to be out of stock at the moment.

http://bwiplumbing.com/index.php/plumbing/bulkheads-uniseals/unisealsr.html

I have used these to do exactly what you are wanting to do and they are ABSOLUTLY the way to go!!! Wait for them if you have to.