Well pipe through wall


  #1  
Old 06-02-16, 12:33 PM
C
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2016
Location: USA
Posts: 10
Upvotes: 0
Received 0 Upvotes on 0 Posts
Well pipe through wall

I am moving my well pump and water tank inside a Mueller steel building and I was wondering if there was a better way to run the two 1" PVC pipes through the metal wall besides just drilling a hole for the pvc and siliconing around the hole. Was wondering if maybe a uniseal for a fish tank or something else was made that would be a better method of weather/water sealing around the two pipes so I don't have to worry about water leaking into the building when it rains. Thanks
 
  #2  
Old 06-03-16, 06:38 AM
J
Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 4,461
Received 126 Upvotes on 111 Posts
Google "bulk head fitting".
 
  #3  
Old 06-03-16, 08:36 AM
Z
Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania
Posts: 3,279
Received 113 Upvotes on 104 Posts
cajun I googled as joe said and found these. I guess these would work. I looked at my plumbing code book and could not find any requirements for pipes passing through a wall other than using a sleeve if the pipe passes through a masonry wall. So I guess you would be pretty much free to do whatever you want to do.

PVC - BulkheadFittings.com

Here’s a youtube video of a guy installing one on a drum. Seems to me a wall would be easier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBwX_MKssfs
 
  #4  
Old 06-03-16, 10:08 AM
M
Forum Topic Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: USA - N.E.Tn
Posts: 45,412
Received 785 Upvotes on 688 Posts
Keep in mind if you can set the pipe on a slight angle pointing downward on the exterior - gravity will do most of the work.
 
  #5  
Old 06-04-16, 05:02 AM
A
Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 4,422
Upvotes: 0
Received 261 Upvotes on 238 Posts
Not exactly on topic but I would use a sleeve or some form of padding going through a sheet metal wall too, so vibration, say from trucks rumbling down the street, doesn't cut through the pipe.
 
  #6  
Old 06-04-16, 08:03 AM
Z
Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania
Posts: 3,279
Received 113 Upvotes on 104 Posts
Allan wouldn't the bulkhead fitting provide the proper protection?
 
 

Thread Tools
Search this Thread
 
Ask a Question
Question Title:
Description:
Your question will be posted in: