Best way to connect and seal two plastic water containers? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 7 months ago by solbear@slrpnk.net to c/balconygardening@slrpnk.net

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I'm launching a little balcony gardening project that involves water reservoirs. I don't have much experience with these kinds of projects, so I need a little help.

Due to some dimensional constraints, I will need two regular plastic containers (your typical storage containers), and I was hoping to get away with only including a way to fill one of them. That means I will need to connect it to the other in some way. So I thought I would just drill a hole in both of them and stick a pipe between them.

What is the best way to drill holes in plastic without risking any splitting?
How do I make sure that the holes are water sealed afterwards? Can I glue around the pipe and plastic box?

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[-] ZeroTwo@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

Look up bulkhead fittings. Use them at work to connect chemical tanks together.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago

bulkhead fittings

Ah, I was struggling to find the English term for that. Yeah, those are best, but you can improvise one with some threaded connections and some cut-out rubber (taken from an old bicycle interior tyre for example) or (not nearly as good) teflon tape.

[-] solbear@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago

Cheers, I'll look into those! :)

[-] iamanurd@midwest.social 3 points 7 months ago

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