reefgeek84 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I am in need of sch. 80 unions, does anyone know where I would be able to get some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Ace hardware tends to have a good selection of plumbing parts, try them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 Ace hardware tends to have a good selection of plumbing parts' date=' try them.[/quote'] Thanks I will give them a shot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknoch78 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 You can also order them from savko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 You can also order them from savko Yeah, I was hoping to get one local, so I did not have to wait on shipping...plus I am not sure what size I need... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Bob Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Have you tried Home Depot or Lowes? I've found everything I need for our plumbing projects there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 Have you tried Home Depot or Lowes? I've found everything I need for our plumbing projects there. I did not think home depot or Lowes carried sch 80 plumbing parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 If you do end up going online to order I highly recommend USplastics.com, there selection is great for plumbing parts and they have grey PVC fittings too, plus there prices are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 United Pipe or Ferguson will have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 United Pipe or Ferguson will have them. Sweet, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 is 80 the thinner wall pvc or is that the 40? if its the regular then HD does have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Sch 80 is thicker wall. Usually a grey color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 is 80 the thinner wall pvc or is that the 40? if its the regular then HD does have them I believe it is thicker and thus home depot carries the 40...sch 40 is white, sch 80 is gray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I think Lowes has them. They are blueish gray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 ah....i see.....well HD does carry some sch 80 but no unions i believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Parkrose Hardware, right across the street from Saltwater Fantaseas -- great selection of plumbing parts, plus a locally-owned business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Parkrose Hardware' date=' right across the street from Saltwater Fantaseas -- great selection of plumbing parts, plus a locally-owned business.[/quote'] Good call! I hate those huge chain stores. Lowes and HD just went in down in Roseburg, luckily my parents ACE hardware is still doing good. My mom jokes that they might have to RAISE their prices to be competitive (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Good call! I hate those huge chain stores. Lowes and HD just went in down in Roseburg' date=' luckily my parents ACE hardware is still doing good. My mom jokes that they might have to RAISE their prices to be competitive (laugh)[/quote'] I agree! Those big chains tend to not have very good costumer service... I would rather pay a higher price just to get better service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Brandon if this is for your Skimmer I hate to tell you but I think the union is metric. I really doubt you'll find a metric sch 80 union in town. You will probably need the same brand too or the threads may be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Ahh good point Joel. I think the threads will match up, they did on a few other guys skimmers over at RC on the octopus skimmer mods thread. But you will have to grind out the inside of a 2" union (i think that was the size) to get it to fit onto the skimmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 Brandon if this is for your Skimmer I hate to tell you but I think the union is metric. I really doubt you'll find a metric sch 80 union in town. You will probably need the same brand too or the threads may be different. Your right Joel...I went to united and they had nothing...so I have to make some more phone calls tomorrow...almost 3 weeks without a skimmer...Let this be a lesson to those who attempt DIY and are unsure of what they are doing (nono) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 If you can i would take the collection cup around with you. See if it screws onto a normal union. I'm pretty sure its just where the pipe goes into the union that is going to be off, and you can just grind it out a bit to get it to fit. PVC glue is a great thing when used with primer, it will close any gaps if you grind too much in a couple areas. Here is what he said: it turns out that a standard SCH 80 2"union will thread right onto the male metric union on the body. Unfortunately it did not work the other way so I had to take the union off of the collection cup and glue a standard union on. that 2"union with just little bit of grinding fit perfectly. I did remove all of that flange inside the new unions so that there weren't as many places for the foam to break on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 If you can i would take the collection cup around with you. See if it screws onto a normal union. I'm pretty sure its just where the pipe goes into the union that is going to be off, and you can just grind it out a bit to get it to fit. PVC glue is a great thing when used with primer, it will close any gaps if you grind too much in a couple areas. Here is what he said: it turns out that a standard SCH 80 2"union will thread right onto the male metric union on the body. Unfortunately it did not work the other way so I had to take the union off of the collection cup and glue a standard union on. that 2"union with just little bit of grinding fit perfectly. I did remove all of that flange inside the new unions so that there weren't as many places for the foam to break on. it is not my collection cup, it is the union on the skimmer body that runs into the inlet of the pump... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 You might check out Mcmastercarr.com for metric fittings, I've found some for ehiem pumps that allow you to go from the pumps metric fitting to us fittings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 dude thats a hell of a giraffe skimmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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