Connect in/out pipes to a plastic bucket? How?

[ioan]

I made my worm condenser into a plastic bucket, but I need to have connections for hoses so I can drain hot water and pump in cold water. What kind of (flange ?) connections do you guys use?

Thanks.

[moosemilk]

I used regular garden hose fittings on my flake. Even though mine is a stainless pot, you could do the same. Makes finding fittings easy. Just drill to size, pop in, silicon around them since it's not in contact with vapor silicon should be fine.

[thatguy1313]

I drilled holes for hose barbs and used jb weld to seal them in. I recirculate water through a cooler so I used 1/2" hose because it connected to my pond pump easily.

[moosemilk]

I drilled holes for hose barbs and used jb weld to seal them in. I recirculate water through a cooler so I used 1/2" hose because it connected to my pond pump easily.

Same as I used on my ss flake. Garden hose barbs and jb wet weld (white putty). Works like a charm.

[Hound Dog]

I would use one of these http://www.homedepot.com/p/Watts-3-4-in ... /202639687" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow run your worm line out through it and seal around the line with Sikaflex caulking. For water management put another near the top with a garden hose fitting on it to drain off the hot water. You can just stick your hose in the top of the bucket down to the bottom so your cold water feeds in the bottom and the hot pushes out the opening at the top. The bulkhead fittings are made for this sort of seal and you won't deal with leaks from each time you bump it or move it around.

[Red Rim]

I use carboy corks with the holes in them and a 3/8 line to take the overflow off. Couldn't be much simpler.