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Did some searching and reading and as near as I can tell the best way to install/remove the pipes from the Uniseal is with silicone high vacuum grease.
I tried water and in one test some Windex based on suggestions I read but still it is really an arm buster to get the pipe into the seal. Even with the grease it seems impossible to get my one test bucket back apart. The reason I did the test bucket is I want to assemble the whole system in my driveway to make sure it all works as expected but if I can't get it apart I am at a loss as to how to test it. Also, my grow area is only 80" X 45" with small area to work in and I am also wondering how I will make the last two connections in such a confined space.
I did try the vac grease and yes it seems to be the best but still having trouble with them. I am a big guy (over 6') and it fairly good shape and I am wondering how anyone deals with these in a UC build.
My buckets are due in a couple of days so I was trying to test the seals and make sure they worked.
Oh, and the Uniseal instructions say 2" OD pipe but sched 40 pipe is larger than that so I am wondering if they really do mean 2" pipe as a standard spec or do they literally mean the pipe needs to be 2.000". I can't imagine this is the case as all standard plastic pipe seems to be specified this way and is really about 2.250".
My system is shown below minus the chiller and air lines etc for aeration.
Any help would be much appreciated,
D
I tried water and in one test some Windex based on suggestions I read but still it is really an arm buster to get the pipe into the seal. Even with the grease it seems impossible to get my one test bucket back apart. The reason I did the test bucket is I want to assemble the whole system in my driveway to make sure it all works as expected but if I can't get it apart I am at a loss as to how to test it. Also, my grow area is only 80" X 45" with small area to work in and I am also wondering how I will make the last two connections in such a confined space.
I did try the vac grease and yes it seems to be the best but still having trouble with them. I am a big guy (over 6') and it fairly good shape and I am wondering how anyone deals with these in a UC build.
My buckets are due in a couple of days so I was trying to test the seals and make sure they worked.
Oh, and the Uniseal instructions say 2" OD pipe but sched 40 pipe is larger than that so I am wondering if they really do mean 2" pipe as a standard spec or do they literally mean the pipe needs to be 2.000". I can't imagine this is the case as all standard plastic pipe seems to be specified this way and is really about 2.250".
My system is shown below minus the chiller and air lines etc for aeration.
Any help would be much appreciated,
D
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