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bunging up / sealing drainage holes in plastic pot? Water butt usage.
TJ666
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Has anyone tried sealing holes in a plastic planter / pot ? Even if you've tried and failed let me know. It looks like plastic pots can be polypropylene or HDPE. This is for an outdoor pot, which looks like good quality (old, with scrapes, but no sign of cracking) so I assume has been UV stabilised. I was thinking of taping underneath with a quality building tape (Tescon), then silicone sealant then tape on the top.
The purpose is as a dunking pot. We've just fitted a new water butt. I used to dunk my watering can from the top , but the new butt is too tall. So the plan is to use a smaller pot (which I already have and fits a watering can). This can be filling with water as I water the greenhouse , but will take a fraction of a second for me to dunk into.
I can't be the only person who is a tad impatient when watering by can. The long term solution may be a cistern ball valve arrangement, which would need a square edged dunking trough ( to buy) and may be more maintenance in the long term (and ugly).
Thanks for your thoughts.
The purpose is as a dunking pot. We've just fitted a new water butt. I used to dunk my watering can from the top , but the new butt is too tall. So the plan is to use a smaller pot (which I already have and fits a watering can). This can be filling with water as I water the greenhouse , but will take a fraction of a second for me to dunk into.
I can't be the only person who is a tad impatient when watering by can. The long term solution may be a cistern ball valve arrangement, which would need a square edged dunking trough ( to buy) and may be more maintenance in the long term (and ugly).
Thanks for your thoughts.
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It may be easier to put a step next to the butt so you can reach it.....
CT1 is like silicone, but isn't. It can be applied when wet, used to bond mirrors (non-reactive), brick, wood, metal and plastic. It's allows movement in itself (is that 'high modus'?). Grab some bits of plastic big enough to cover the holes and use CT1 to bond it, or if small enough just use multiple applications of CT1 to fill the hole.
I've only used the clear one, which goes white when wet. Apparently the white one goes yellow over time, unlike decent silicone like Dow/Corning.
Although CT1 might be more expensive for comparable sized tubes than other silicones, at least it doesn't dry out quickly. I've covered the nozzle with cling film and masking tape. Only have to throw out an inch-long plug and the rest is good to go.