Sch 40 BH or Sch 80?

[marcrothschild]

I am having a 72x30x24 built, should I have my holes drilled for sch 40 or 80 bulkheads. I understand that our tanks nare not being run under pressure, I just wonder if the gaskets on the sch 80 are worth the extra cost.

 

[mflamb]

I used 11 schedule 80 bulkheads because of the strength of the pvc, not the gaskets.

 

[dsandfort]

80's are excetional quality. I can't see how they could slip a thread like 40's. It's a one-time investment, I say go with the 80's.

 

[asnatlas]

Which would you want on your tank ??

 

[marcrothschild]

I just ordered the 80s from savco. Thanks for the pics, they convinced me

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9893281#post9893281 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marcrothschild
I just ordered the 80s from savco. Thanks for the pics, they convinced me

Savko

I figured the pics would help you make up your mind

 

[mbunaman]

If your hole size can accept Hayward Bulkheads go for those. Savko bulkheads IMO sometimes are hard to get the right amount of squeezing force needed on the gasket to be watertight. Hayward uses a higher quality gasket and the construction is 10x better IMO.

 

[nyvp]

bulkheads are the only thing I would use sch 80. I wasted 100's on sch 80 valves it was a waste of money

 

[RokleM]

I agree, SCH80 bulkheads from Savko. I however have had no issues tightening them. I hand tighten them, then take one of the "strap" style wrenches (strap tightens around the device you're trying to grip) and give it another 1/8th a turn or so. The SCH80 are worth their weight in gold just attempting to get them tightened in my opinion. SCH40 are a pain to get tight.