Are all bulkhead fittings created equal.

[sphelps]

There's also the really cheap ones that usually come with tanks, these are the ones that fit in the smallest holes, are fine threaded, not reverse threaded and have thin gaskets.

You should go with a sch80 with a corse reverse thread.

[rocketlily]

Can you recommend a supplier?

[AndyL]

Just watch out for those damn metric ones being sold as imperial sizes - ran into a few of these over the years... Boy can they ruin your "quick plumbing fix".

[baker_jeff]

Originally Posted by rocketlily

Can you recommend a supplier?

I have a couple 1" bulkheads I won't be using, shoot me a PM if you want.

[midgetwaiter]

Originally Posted by sphelps

You should go with a sch80 with a corse reverse thread.

These are nice of course but have you ever actually seen a sch40 bulkhead fail? It doesn't happen very often, I've never seen it.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by midgetwaiter

These are nice of course but have you ever actually seen a sch40 bulkhead fail? It doesn't happen very often, I've never seen it.

sch40 is way more than enough for aquaria applications. J&L sells them, OA probably does, I'm sure lots of reef stores do or can suggest where to get them.

[rocketlily]

The reason I posted this question is that there seems to be alot of play in the locknut on the bulkhead threads. Most people I work with agree that if you picked up a nut and bolt and there was that much play, you would know that you have the wrong nut.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by midgetwaiter

These are nice of course but have you ever actually seen a sch40 bulkhead fail? It doesn't happen very often, I've never seen it.

sch40 is OK to, but the cheap bulkheads I was referring to are not sch40, they are thinner and I have seen many fail and what's worse is the nut usually becomes cross-thread and is a real pain to get off. I've replaced many peoples bulkheads and trust me it's not worth it.

[StirCrazy]

I would use schedual 10 if there was such a thing sched 40 is even way overkill for what we do. how often do we run 150 PSI on our systems?

almost any bulkhead that fails is from inproper instalation, or a defect in the bulkhead its self, not because it is a cheap one or it is schedual 40.

Steve

[brizzo]

Schedule 80 bulkheads for the win!!!

Personally I like the idea of overbuilding certain things, and the quality of schedule 80 fittings is amazing. 1/4" rubber gasket versus 1/16" gasket