Stupid question....

[scuzy]

Spears true union are smooth.


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[Coral reefer]

Ewing irrigation has the good spears ball valves w the blue handle

 

[Julius Chen]

Not cheap, not cheap...

 

[scuzy]

Well you want good you gotta pay a little


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[Bruce Spiegelman]

Well you want good you gotta pay a little

That's what she said.

 

[Coral reefer]

Not cheap, not cheap...

They are like $10 for the good ones at Ewing.

 

[Vhuang168]

$10 for a Spears Union Ball Valve!?! What size?


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[Coral reefer]

Valve only

 

[Edgar Sandoval]

Depends on how soft the plastic is. If you can get the bulkhead to deform the plastic enough to get a good seal, then a bulkhead would be better.

My barrels are on the harder side and I had uniseals on hand so I used those.

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Where can I purchase a container like this one ?


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[Coral reefer]

Craigslist. I think I have 1 I could sell you if you want it

 

[scuzy]

Craiglist look for food safe barrels


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[scuzy]

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[Julius Chen]

Vincent,

Where did u buy that red color faucet/hose bib in the photo u posted earlier? Is it all plastic?

 

[Vhuang168]

You taking about the spigot? Amazon I believe. Or could be US Plastics.

Found it.

https://www.usplastic.com/mobile/item.aspx?itemid=83871


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[Julius Chen]

Vincent,

When you lift the handle to open the spigot, is there a mechanism to lock it in the open position?

I plan to use it for refilling ATO reservoir located away 30 feet away.

You taking about the spigot? Amazon I believe. Or could be US Plastics.

Found it.

https://www.usplastic.com/mobile/item.aspx?itemid=83871


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[Vhuang168]

You rotate to open.


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[Julius Chen]

You mean it is really a gate valve (rotate the handle horizontally to open gradually)?

Looks to me from the photo I thought one should lift the handle up to open. In that case, can it stay open while I am away at the display tank?

 

[Vhuang168]

It can stay open on it's own.


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[OnTheReef]

I generally don't put spigots in the bottom of my barrels. I plumb them with a recirculating loop and a spigot at the top. I will post a pic tonight.

 

[roostertech]

Need a couple 1" ball valves for my rodi and sw mixing station. Concerned because some brands of ball valves can be real pain to turn.

Recommendation where to buy?

Also thinking gate valve might be easier to turn though trade off is it takes more turns to fully open/close fully. Thought?

Will a true union ball valve be a good idea here? The pump will be inline and both in and out hoses are clear tubing secured with clamps that can be removed.

I bought some ball valve from here
http://www.pvcfittingsonline.com/valves/pvc-ball-valves/compact-ball-valves.html

And it was waaay better than the one you can get at HD. They also have true union valve at decent price.