What a day.....

Ragnahex · 30 Nov 2013 at 11:57

sooo got everything for new loop in new case got it all set up. Leak test showed a drop at bottom of res. so i took fitting off reattached it and it still leaked so i turned it one more time and boom sheared thread off the port :eek:

looks like i have to wait for another res now

but at least i can use old one until it arrives. Anyone know if super glue it good enough to seal a res port with a cap?

i am seriously temped to try and seal the sheared one and connect it to another port. It looked so good for the ohh 5 minutes before everything became a world of blue (that is my water colour)

SiDeards73 · 30 Nov 2013 at 13:49

Ouch

sorry to hear that

Ragnahex · 30 Nov 2013 at 14:14

was quite funny when the mrs came into the computer room and i was caught literally blue handed

4737Joker · 30 Nov 2013 at 14:14

bit of silicone or something similar?

Ragnahex · 30 Nov 2013 at 14:23

yeah just wondering on the actual holding of it getting it to seal wouldn't be difficult but i really don't want it to *pop* out

4737Joker · 30 Nov 2013 at 16:01

Yeah id not bother personally, rather be without it for a few days while a replacement arrived than wreck my rig

Ragnahex · 30 Nov 2013 at 16:45

yeah i have just stripped the pump and put it back in the bay res i did have. What's a few days wait afterall

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ubersonic · 30 Nov 2013 at 18:54

Ragnahex said:
Anyone know if super glue it good enough to seal a res port with a cap? i am seriously temped to try and seal the sheared one and connect it to another port.

Super glue would attach/seal the cap short term but I have no idea how long the glue would hold long term, if your res has a removable front like a lot do you can simply remove it and glue the cap to the inside of that port, that way the weight of the liquid is helping keep it sealed instead of trying to push it off.

Another option would be to wrap teflon plumbing tape around the thread of the fitting to fill out the space but if the thread is totally stripped and the port is now a smooth cylinder that will not be enough.

Ragnahex · 30 Nov 2013 at 19:45

yeah i have glued a plug in the inside but ordered another one anyway so hey now i have the start of my seperate loops