Pentair 18w UV Assembly

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So I received my pentair- Im so excited. Can someone please tell me do I absolutely have to glue the slip to my barb in this pic? I plan to change the whole to grey. Also I am having trouble with the balance of the quartz sleeve and the o ring with the rubber gasket. is it supposed to have a little tiny bit of ability for movement after being screwed down so tightly before I place the module in place ? When I receive my proper plumbing parts tomorrow I will try the leak test.

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The white piece gets glued to the black piece with pvc cement, the thread on the Barb gets Teflon tape
 
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YES!! Would probably come apart!!
What about if I do the testing before glueing? it'll come apart still huh? Im about to hose it up and do the mediatory testing. I have to wait for my delivery for the pvc that I want. Its all mismatched right now.
 

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If you have an apex, which I do not, they have a flow meter. Other than that there some non aquarium ones and a couple aquarium ones on amazon.
 

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So I received my pentair- Im so excited. Can someone please tell me do I absolutely have to glue the slip to my barb in this pic? I plan to change the whole to grey. Also I am having trouble with the balance of the quartz sleeve and the o ring with the rubber gasket. is it supposed to have a little tiny bit of ability for movement after being screwed down so tightly before I place the module in place ? When I receive my proper plumbing parts tomorrow I will try the leak test.

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question did you UV come with 1 O ring and 1 gasket for the bulkheads?
 

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