Help with the fitting

btieu

btieu

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Is there a special tool we need to tighten this black fitting between the glass. I tried several time to tighten it by hand, but it continue to leak. I bought some 3m marine adhesive sealant 5200 and was thinking of sealing that hole tight. But I'm not sure that is a good idea. If there's a special tool we need, where can it be purchase? Or if someone have one, can I borrow it? I have attached a pic so ya know what I'm talking about in case I didn't made myself clear. Thank you for reading.
 
@DennisF wrote:
Did you put any silicone grease on the gasket? That helps seal it. said:
No I didn't put any on. Is there suppose to be 2 gasket?? One on each side of the glass? Cuz I look, there was only one from the inside.
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Only one gasket that goes on the wet side. If you do not have any silicone I have used veg. oil.
 
Make sure between the glass and gasket there is no sand or debris. As mentioned earlier plumbers silicone grease works great. Lowes and home depot carries the product

Also bulkheads only need to be hand tightened, overtightened can start to crack the glass
 
DNA had a small wrench that I used to tighten my bulk heads, you may want to call them. As stated in previous posts "do not overtighten". I hand tightened the fitting and then made a 1/4 turn and it sealed up fine.
 
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