leaking Unicolor Drum

[Kenneth Grunzweig]

I have a Unicolor drum which is leaking pretty badly. I checked the gasket seal and the rubber under the seal and they look fine. Does anyone have any ideas o n how to correct these leaks?

Thank, Ken

[james mickelson]

The plastic dogs(the little plastic ears that latch the lid to the drum) get worn and start allowing the drum to leak. Get a thin sheet of poly eurathane and cut a spacer and place between the gasket and lip of the drum. It makes the gasket a little thicker and seals it right up like new. james

[David Grandy]

Mine leaked badly too, yet the the gasket appeared to be perfect; and the drum and lid were pristine. But when I replaced gasket with a new one that a friend had laying around, the leaks stopped.

Does anyone know if you can buy replacement gaskets commercially?

[Don Sparks]

Try holding it with pliers over a hot stove eye a few seconds at a time. I had one to leak and kept heating it and trying it till the leak was fixed.

[Pat Kearns]

David, I have seen gaskets for sale on ebay with a starting bid of $10 periodically. Look in the darkroom section of photo items.

[Kenneth Grunzweig]

Thank you all for your help. I have inserted a second plastic washer and it seems to have stopped the leak.

Best regards,

Ken

[Irwin Cua]

I also have a leaking unicolor 8x10 drum. Where do you place the plastic? Between the lip of the drum and the gasket of the cover?

Irwin