Wouldthis make a good res?

artemis0007 · 03-31-2002, 12:24 AM

Hi all!
I went down to Home Depot and got an electrical PVC box. Just wanted to know if this thing is water-tight (from the inside of course!)?

Thanks for input!

Brad · 03-31-2002, 12:46 AM

yeah, they make great res's, quite a few people use them

Haddy · 03-31-2002, 01:06 AM

i dunno if its water tight but im pretty sure a marine eletric box is water tight

artemis0007 · 03-31-2002, 01:25 AM

I'm not sure if it's a marine electrical box, but it goes come with a gasket.

Also, what kind of sealant do you guys recommend to glue PVC piping together?

Thanks.

Kevin · 03-31-2002, 02:52 AM

Sealant... use teflon tape perhaps. But I remember a while back i bought this yellowish stuff designed specifically for PVC... it worked like a charm. It was kinda smelly and stained the shit outat things. Hehe that's about the best I can give ya. Check home depot.
-Kevin

Triton · 03-31-2002, 04:22 AM

I think Kevin is talking about this stuff...

The rectoseal stuff was recommended for sealing threads. It causes a mess like Kevin says but creates a reliable seal.

Is this what you're trying to make?

I used the plumbers goop (seen above) to seal the lexan to the junction box. I bought all this stuff at orchard supply.

artemis0007 · 03-31-2002, 06:10 PM

Yup, that's what I was thinking about doing (or at least something similar). I wasn't planning on sealing the lid to the box because I want to be able to fill up the res if needed.

By the way, is that a pump in there?

03-31-2002, 12:24 AM	#1
artemis0007 Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Davis, CA USA Posts: 113	Wouldthis make a good res? Hi all! I went down to Home Depot and got an electrical PVC box. Just wanted to know if this thing is water-tight (from the inside of course!)? Thanks for input!

03-31-2002, 12:46 AM	#2
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	yeah, they make great res's, quite a few people use them __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-31-2002, 02:52 AM	#5
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Sealant... use teflon tape perhaps. But I remember a while back i bought this yellowish stuff designed specifically for PVC... it worked like a charm. It was kinda smelly and stained the shit outat things. Hehe that's about the best I can give ya. Check home depot. -Kevin __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

03-31-2002, 04:22 AM	#6
Triton Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Union City, CA Posts: 78	I think Kevin is talking about this stuff... The rectoseal stuff was recommended for sealing threads. It causes a mess like Kevin says but creates a reliable seal. Is this what you're trying to make? I used the plumbers goop (seen above) to seal the lexan to the junction box. I bought all this stuff at orchard supply. __________________ XP1800+ Gigabyte GA-7DX 512mb Crucial 2100 watercooled with Danger Den, Eheim, 1/2" silicone tubing, and Black Ice Xtreme radiator. Liteon 24x10x40x CDRW WD80gb +30gb hard drives Liteon FS020 case and much more at http://www.jakeandkelly.com/customcomputer/index.htm

03-31-2002, 01:06 AM	#3
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	i dunno if its water tight but im pretty sure a marine eletric box is water tight

03-31-2002, 01:25 AM	#4
artemis0007 Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Davis, CA USA Posts: 113	I'm not sure if it's a marine electrical box, but it goes come with a gasket. Also, what kind of sealant do you guys recommend to glue PVC piping together? Thanks.

03-31-2002, 06:10 PM	#7
artemis0007 Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Davis, CA USA Posts: 113	Yup, that's what I was thinking about doing (or at least something similar). I wasn't planning on sealing the lid to the box because I want to be able to fill up the res if needed. By the way, is that a pump in there?

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