Were you able to send them a sample of your smoke reports? Your's may be some of the best i have ever seen.Thanks for the encouragement and vote of confidence. Seriously. That means a lot to me.I really enjoy this plant just us much as everyone else here and to be able to just do what I've been doing so far has been beyond what I ever expected.
Thank you Capt
. No I didn't. There is a big list of requirements such as having a Facebook, Twitter, linking all of your social media info (all of which I don't have and don't want, sock or not), really all the stuff that would totally obliterate privacy, which I hold in high regard (not just for me but also for others as well). I wouldn't want anyone linked to me to get their stuff all dug into as a side effect to what I'm doing. Just posting on this forum alone has gone past my typical comfort zone. If it didn't require video of me and my actual likeness, then I would consider it.
I don't blame you on the social media i would not like that ether.Thank you Capt
Did you cement the piping into the fitting ?
Purple oatey. It's leaking at the bucket hole. I think it's cuz the bucket bows.
Square bucket. Bow from tight fit.
Or if there is a rubber gasket(s) that has been deformed slightly from overtightening.
That little bastard right there can get you into trouble.
Gotcha - he mentioned leak"S" so - gasket"S" was my response.
That is correct. A looser fitting hole would be better for surface mating with less bow but would feel sloppy. However I believe that the material of the bucket does not handle chilled water and hot lights very well. They sweat easy so insulation would be helpful. I can see where they will eventually get brittle and crack. I had one bucket crack just from removing a bulkhead after a run. My intent is to go with a "tote style" of plastic. Same shape as thr current buckets but just a bit taller. The key to the mystery here is why does it happen in mid-late flower and not before? Hence the reasons I've surmised above.
Just curious can you use silicone as well when installing a bulk head fitting like that?
I think so but I think some silicone grease may be even better. I had tried to repair the first system with some silicone like stuff and the pump pulled it through the leak gaps contaminating the whole system with a shit ton of floaties. Took 5 flushes to get that shit out. Lesson learned.
You keeping a clone. Looks like it checks the mass box well LOLHad to cut down the 2 biggest buds on Punch Buggy #1 due to rot
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54 days. Rest of the plants look ok, hoping to ride out another week, we'll see. These buds were just so dense that the humidity got em quick.
I used silicone brake grease. Yea I was thinking a cone shaped bit.No joke, rub a little lube on the gasket and it doesn't like to kink and wrinkle. A little soapy water does wonders.
A dremel with a round sanding bit or a round edged file do really well to fine tune hole size for ya too.
No the clones didn't do well. I may regret it later but I have quite a bit of stuff I wanna run.
