leaking Unicolor Drum

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 on how to correct these leaks?

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Thank, Ken

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

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.

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Does anyone know if you can buy replacement gaskets commercially?

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.

David, I have seen gaskets for sale on ebay with a starting bid of

$10 periodically. Look in the darkroom section of photo items.

Thank you all for your help. I have inserted a second plastic washer

and it seems to have stopped the leak.

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Best regards,

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Ken

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?

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Irwin