virginiadiver69
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I'm getting ready to plumb a large tank and don't wanna skimp on the bulkheads.
Who makes the best bulkheads?
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JMHO - and worth every penny you're paying for it....
Hayward
http://www.haywardflowcontrol.com/pages/pro_access_01.html
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Hayward
http://www.haywardflowcontrol.com/pages/pro_access_01.html
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virginiadiver69
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Any other opinions?
virginiadiver69
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Good question...what makes one better.
Sprears has also been suggested to me as "the best"...what are your thoughts?
Sprears has also been suggested to me as "the best"...what are your thoughts?
virginiadiver69
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"Sprears has also been suggested..."
I meant Spears.
I meant Spears.
I haven't used glass-holes product, but I have placed Hayward, Savko and some no-name Chinese bulkheads side by side for a hands on examination.
The Hayward was the most solid, the gaskets were the heaviest and most "supple".
Savko was a close second but not as heavy as the Hayward, and their gaskets were thinner and seemed less pliable.
I wouldn't use the knock-offs, especially since I have seven bulkheads in the bottom of my tank!
JME.
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ERICinFL
Rejisturd Mimbur
I'm no bulkhead expert, but I would imagine the most important part of it, would be the gasket. Considering you only mess with a bulkhead once (during installation), it seems like a set it and forget it process. I'm going to need some bulkheads when I do my upgrade and I'll probably go with the $7.00 bulkheads, instead of the $16.00 ones. My friend used the cheaper bulkheads on his tank and hasn't had an issue with them in the six years his tank has been up.
Plankt0s
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I'm not saying that anyone is right or wrong when it comes to this but just as ERICinFL said I would think that the gasket is one of the only factors that is worth considering. Im not exactly sure of the physics behind it but a bulkhead even placed in the bottom of a tank wont have very much pressure on either side of it. Im not convinced that the thickness of a bulkhead makes it any better or worse then others. I have always just stuck with glass-holes.com because I like the guy and he always sends candy in the box with the stuff... I guess that I'm easy to please.
virginiadiver69
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Thanks all for the food for thought...I'll be plumbing my new 300 in a few days!
Dumb question but...can I use sch 40 pvc with the 80 fittings?
...or should I stay with 80 the whole way?
Dumb question but...can I use sch 40 pvc with the 80 fittings?
...or should I stay with 80 the whole way?
ERICinFL
Rejisturd Mimbur
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15718682#post15718682 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by virginiadiver69
Thanks all for the food for thought...I'll be plumbing my new 300 in a few days!
Dumb question but...can I use sch 40 pvc with the 80 fittings?
...or should I stay with 80 the whole way?
I don't think you'll be running enough pressure to need Sch 80 plumbing. If it'll help you sleep better at night though, go for it.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15718682#post15718682 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by virginiadiver69
Dumb question but...can I use sch 40 pvc with the 80 fittings?
...or should I stay with 80 the whole way?
Fittings and outside diameters are identical. Schedule 80 has thicker walls. I agree with EricinFL; for our purposes, Schedule 40 is plenty - but I do like the feel of schedule 80 valves and unions. They are much stouter and easy to work with...
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matt the fiddler
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fwiw, i have 1" bulkheads from a variety of places.. not sure brands or what..
some of my 1" bulkheads have a thinner "bolt" on them than others and tonight they were popping out when the plumbing was putting slight (not unreasonable) torque and pressure on them.
Since I am plumbing 5 holes in the bottom of my tank for a closed loop- It is not worth messing around and chancing this with medium light schedule 40 bulkheads. I am reordering schedule 80 bulkheads for all my 1" drains. the 2" inlet i know is a glass holes.. it seems a little more sturdy- mainly because it has deeper grooves in it.
If any of these would pop out of threads when I would be doing my maintenance/ cleaning- (when they might get bumped) it would drain 180 gallons very quickly.
some of my 1" bulkheads have a thinner "bolt" on them than others and tonight they were popping out when the plumbing was putting slight (not unreasonable) torque and pressure on them.
Since I am plumbing 5 holes in the bottom of my tank for a closed loop- It is not worth messing around and chancing this with medium light schedule 40 bulkheads. I am reordering schedule 80 bulkheads for all my 1" drains. the 2" inlet i know is a glass holes.. it seems a little more sturdy- mainly because it has deeper grooves in it.
If any of these would pop out of threads when I would be doing my maintenance/ cleaning- (when they might get bumped) it would drain 180 gallons very quickly.
