I’m launching a little balcony gardening project that involves water reservoirs. I don’t have much experience with these kinds of projects, so I need a little help.

Due to some dimensional constraints, I will need two regular plastic containers (your typical storage containers), and I was hoping to get away with only including a way to fill one of them. That means I will need to connect it to the other in some way. So I thought I would just drill a hole in both of them and stick a pipe between them.

  1. What is the best way to drill holes in plastic without risking any splitting?
  2. How do I make sure that the holes are water sealed afterwards? Can I glue around the pipe and plastic box?
  • Rose Thorne
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    21 month ago

    Look for a hardware store. Even if they don’t carry it, a local place might be able to order one for you, or at least point you in the right direction. If you can find someone who’s more plumbing focused, it might be easier, but I don’t know how many of those there are left these days.