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motherlode said:Lowes has grey (logo) buckets that are light proof for future reference
the expoxy putty you mention - is that the 2 part shit that you mix?
that shit is bomb, I used it to fill two 1 1/4" holes in an ebb/flow tray after my "helper" drilled them in the wrong spot.
I duct taped an old credit card to the bottom of the tray and filled the 2 holes, 2 years later and they are still prolly the strongest part of the tray
I really doubt those are lightproof under HID lighting . . . those lowes branded buckets are awfully thin. I wouldn't use anything other than the standard ABS black buckets or at least Valspar Plastic or Krylon Fusion black-painted buckets.
I had the same problem with my diy uc. I tried to get the uniseals to work on 20 gallon brutes with no luck. I finnaly had to use the electrical adapters and the goop. It worked great for me too.
I was wondering about the snow on the roof thing. I live at 10000ft and in the winter all the houses have snow on the roofs. I am venting 6kw of cool tubes into the attic 24/7. I was curious about if the snow would still stick or not. Having the only house on the street with a bare garage would definatly look kind of shady, Im not sure what to do about that I guess ill figure it out soon enough.
Good luck with your grow
cheech said:thanks man. i hear ya on the uniseals. i am now the owner of 26 3'' uniseals and 26' 2'' uniseals. i'll put them to use someday hopefully.
sedate said:I really doubt those are lightproof under HID lighting . . . those lowes branded buckets are awfully thin. I wouldn't use anything other than the standard ABS black buckets or at least Valspar Plastic or Krylon Fusion black-painted buckets.
cheech said:if that's the case i'll just buy the black buckets. fuck spray painting the buckets. it was a pain just for me to spray paint the lids black lol
cheech said:thanks for putting your dignity on the line for our cause sedate. i will be using lowes buckets from here on out.
cheech said:i would never use them in any application where the bucket was not flat or extremely heavy duty. i installed a 3'' uniseal into each of those home depot heavy duty totes, and even the plastic on those bowed like you wouldn't believe when i was trying to get the pipe in(it helps to put a brace in the inside of the bucket/tote to keep it from bowing). it would not have bowed nearly as much had i installed the uniseal at the base of the tote on the narrow end. for some reason i put it in the center. it doesn't leak though.
I had the same problem with my diy uc. I tried to get the uniseals to work on 20 gallon brutes with no luck. I finnaly had to use the electrical adapters and the goop. It worked great for me too.
I was wondering about the snow on the roof thing. I live at 10000ft and in the winter all the houses have snow on the roofs. I am venting 6kw of cool tubes into the attic 24/7. I was curious about if the snow would still stick or not. Having the only house on the street with a bare garage would definatly look kind of shady, Im not sure what to do about that I guess ill figure it out soon enough.
Good luck with your grow
I was actually in Lowes today and I popped one of those over my head - fuck if it wasn't thick enough and sturdy enough to block light and accept drill holes in the base without damaging the integrity of the plastic.
. . . . On the other hand, some random motherfuckers in Lowes saw me standing in public with a bucket on my head . . .
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