jschrecongost
Community Member
Dear all,
I am going to be moving my tank in a week and I have a plumbing question. In order to move the tank I am going to have to cut the current plumbing so that I can remove the bulkhead and move the tank.
Is there a way to avoid this in the future? I recently moved the tank across my apartment but I am moving to an entirely new apartment in a week and plan on doing the majority of the plumbing in the next few days instead of hastily doing it the day of the move like I did last time.
My current plan is to install unions several inches below the bulkhead. If I install the unions upside down, meaning that the part that screws on would be on the bottom, would that allow me to avoid cutting the plumbing entirely for any future moves, though that will likely be a few years down the line and may not be with this current tank. I currently have the union installed with the part that screws on to the other side on the top, preventing me from being able to fit the pipe through the hole in the tank without cutting the pvc.
I also have only plumbed this tank once initially, and then once hastily when I moved the tank across the apartment, so I am the furthest thing from a plumbing expert. I have attached a picture of the plumbing underneath the tank. Apologies in advance if any of the terminology is inaccurate. I am also going to use clear pvc primer and glue so it will look better after I plumb it for the move.
Thank you in advance for any advice or suggestions.
Josh
I am going to be moving my tank in a week and I have a plumbing question. In order to move the tank I am going to have to cut the current plumbing so that I can remove the bulkhead and move the tank.
Is there a way to avoid this in the future? I recently moved the tank across my apartment but I am moving to an entirely new apartment in a week and plan on doing the majority of the plumbing in the next few days instead of hastily doing it the day of the move like I did last time.
My current plan is to install unions several inches below the bulkhead. If I install the unions upside down, meaning that the part that screws on would be on the bottom, would that allow me to avoid cutting the plumbing entirely for any future moves, though that will likely be a few years down the line and may not be with this current tank. I currently have the union installed with the part that screws on to the other side on the top, preventing me from being able to fit the pipe through the hole in the tank without cutting the pvc.
I also have only plumbed this tank once initially, and then once hastily when I moved the tank across the apartment, so I am the furthest thing from a plumbing expert. I have attached a picture of the plumbing underneath the tank. Apologies in advance if any of the terminology is inaccurate. I am also going to use clear pvc primer and glue so it will look better after I plumb it for the move.
Thank you in advance for any advice or suggestions.
Josh
