Finding plumbing parts in Calgary?

[Delphinus]

I'm sure somewhere in town (EMCO or whatever) has gate valves but I just kind of grew weary of calling every place in the phone book when it's just as easy to call up J&L or Ocean Aquatics. Although I never thought to ask if Albert has any in his trunk, maybe he does.

Having said that I'm about to order from usplastic.com because I can't find anywhere else that has a 2" PVC gate valve. My overflow is 2 - 2" bulkheads and I'm thinking of trying Herbie overflow, and I'm not sure if stepping it down to 1.5" is a good idea. Although, I kind of have this weird idea of gravity feeding my skimmer as well and .. I'm not sure I can run a gravity fed skimmer off a Herbie overflow, or if that's just asking for too many variables.

Anyhow, another place that has PVC parts is Plumbateria off 42nd Av. But I second the suggestion for Western Pump, I always try them first for stuff.

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

Rona has an OK selection of PVC, Home Depot sucks for plumbing.. well they suck for everything, I hate that store, I avoid it whenever possible

You know, for some reason I keep thinking optimistically thinking "Home Depot will have what I'm looking for." And then I go .. and am amazed. They do a really good job of filling up those warehouse sized stores with "Not what you're looking for." Weird.