gasket for bulkhead

[tdorey]

does the gasket go on the side of the water or the dry side?

 

[reef150]

Wet side....

 

[brokekyle]

Wet side....

and my I add that your shouldn't tighten the nut against the washer. It wrinkles...sooo the short side stays wet

 

[tdorey]

Thanks guys,

I think i am going to put a small amount of silicone on the dry side just to stop salt creep.

Tank should be filled in the next week. I will post the pics and all the tasks I went through to get it going.

Tim

 

[O P Ing]

Wet side....

hi.
It depends on which way you put your bulkhead. The question was not asked correctly, but I would answer it by saying to put the gasket on the flare side, not the nut side. It is prefered that you put the flare side facing the water, but minority of people do it opposite way, because of accessibility and setup differences.

 

[bub379]

How tight should the nut be? I am worried about squeezing the rubber washer down to tight.

 

[Anonymous]

I think the usual response is as tight as you can do with your hand. I am a weakling, and have gone an extra 1/8 maybe turn with a wrench with no problem.

The messy way to do it is turn until the dripping stops...

 

[Anonymous]

It actually depends on the gasket. some soft gaskets will be pushed out even with hand tight. Typical, semi-rigid gasket should be turned hand tight.