tubes for deck drains

[Blue197320]

reel
if the stuff u have is 1" in diameter ill take it. ill PM u for shipping.

[abl1111]

I have seen some really nice work on this site w/ PVC set in epoxy. I re-did my 'tubes' (3) years ago and if I were to do it again I would do it the epoxy/PVC way.

[Blue197320]

i would do that but i havent found any drain plugs that fit inside the pvc tubes.

[abl1111]

Hmmm. Never thought about that. What is the inside diam. for a PVC tube that you might use ? Maybe it could be bored out to fit the available plugs by a machine shop for a few bucks ??

[Blue197320]

i used a piece of sprinkler pvc riser from home depot. i didnt do that great of a job on it so im a little dissapointed in myslelf. i have to do it again though because it still has a slow leak somewhere around that drain into the bilge.

[RS]

i havent found any drain plugs that fit inside the pvc tubes.

The standard 1" bailer plug should fit into 1" sch 40 pvc. If you used 3/4 sch40, the ID is .81". You can wrap a few layers of tommy tape around a 5/8" bailer plug.

[Blue197320]

what is tommy tape?

[abl1111]

I cannot believe you just mentioned " Tommy Tape " !!!! I had been trying to remember what that tape is called - I have tried to describe it to several good hardware stores, with out knowing the name, and they looked at me like I was crazy.

THANK YOU !

[Old'sCool]

teflon tape??

[RS]

what is tommy tape?

Self fusing silicone tape. It stretches so it can be used on an expanding plug. I've used it on a 1" plug to use in a 1 1/4 drain hole.