Would You Tap Threads into SAN for Drain Port?

[samgillis]

Does anybody know if SAN filter housing material is too brittle to try to tap threads into for a drain port? I have a 4.5x20 big blue style housing.

Thanks

 

[Reach4]

I very much doubt it.

I had to look up SAN. "Clear sumps are manufactured from a clear, Styrene-Acrylonitrile (SAN) and offer on-site examination of the cartridge."

 

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[samgillis]

I’ve seen it done on YouTube with an actual big blue housing, and they are made from polypropylene I think.

If you think it’s fine with SAN then I’ll try it lol

 

[Reach4]

The blue housings are more robust than the clear ones.

If you think it’s fine with SAN then I’ll try it lol

I don't think it is fine, but maybe it will work.

I think the clear housing are not interchangeable with the blue housings -- different thread I expect.

 

[samgillis]

The blue housings are more robust than the clear ones.

I don't think it is fine, but maybe it will work.

I think the clear housing are not interchangeable with the blue housings -- different thread I expect.

Oh ok so you meant doubt it as in it’s not a good idea. Hmm

 

[John Gayewski]

I wouldn't try it unless you have a new one in hand. That material does seem brittle to me.

 

[Reach4]

Oh ok so you meant doubt it as in it’s not a good idea. Hmm

I avoid "opposite speak".