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spacestation

Member

• Oct 3, 2009

• #1

my rubbermaid roughneck XL from home depot wont stop leaking
ive tried everything sort of sealant, caulk, weather stripping
i REALLY want to be able to remove the lid
but not completely necessary
I just put some hard plastic specific epoxy for the second time (first time it leaked)

PLEASE SOME ONE OUT THERE GIVE ME AN ANSWER TO THIS

 

svchop889

Well-Known Member

• Oct 3, 2009

• #2

don't overfill your reservoir ? where is it leaking from exactly and what kind of set up is it?

 

spacestation

Member

• Oct 3, 2009

• #3

i have a 1200 gph pump running a 9 head sprayer set up in a ROUGHNECK XL tub
i have a 5 inch dwc safety net
and a drip system
the reason the pump is so big because more identical systems will be hooked up

 

svchop889

Well-Known Member

• Oct 3, 2009

• #4

where is it leaking from? under the lid? if thats the case its because your sprayers are spraying on the bottom of you lid and its dripping out the sides?

 

spacestation

Member

• Oct 3, 2009

• #5

yea its from under the lid
the spray is also hitting the top but thats lame if i have to reduce the pressure from my sprayers so the water does not hit the top of the lid
is there another option other than reducing pressure

 

svchop889

Well-Known Member

• Oct 3, 2009

• #6

yeah pointing the spray nozzles down some so that it doesn't spray the underside of the lid they really only need to be spraying on your roots. also when you expand your system the pressure will drop any way.

 

spacestation

Member

• Oct 3, 2009

• #7

the thing is that my other sys wont be on for one more month
i just bought materials to build a rubber skirt that connects to the lid
after my second attempt with the plastic epoxy was unsuccessful
so i hope that fixes the problem