PVC Fittings?
 

Anybody know where to find PVC fittings in the Red Deer area? Any stores I've visited (Home Depot, Rona, Peavy Mart) have very limited supply and nothing in the way of valves or reducers. I have found some ABS fittings that would work and get me by, but I'd prefer to keep everything the same and go with PVC.

I got a bunch of mine ffrom emco in edmonton. dont know if there is one in reddeer

Edmonton's a little bit out of my way, thanks anyway. There's enough of the black ABS to make most of my stuff work but like I said, I'd rather do PVC.

MMAX go to Emco in the Riverside Industrial Park that is where I get all mine.

Ohhhh no. You cannot use ABS anyways. Please avoid it.

If there is a UFA store around, its worth a try! The UFA in Cramrose actually carries a pretty reasonable supply of white PVC, and same with the Home Hardware.

I agree with Funky Fish dont use ABS what your looking for is SCH40 any plumbing outfit should have it and if you have plumbers in your town there will be a wholesale where they buy their fittings.

EMCO, 4605 61 Street (RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, BOTTOM OF THE NORTH HILL OF GATEZ AVE.), Red Deer, (403) 346-7300

PVC fittings & pipe at wholesale pricing. Don't muck around looking here & there, just go here.

Is there some kind of problem with salt water and ABS pipe? What about the PVC cement? Is there a non-toxic type because most of them have poisonous labels on the containers.

I get mine from bruin plumbing

No problem with ABS; it's one of those myths. Your powerheds, pumps, heaters etc. all contain ABS parts/housings.

Emco

We have a wide selection of PVC fittings and valves. If you can't find it on the site email us and i can get it!

Yeah Grizz I got that 3X!!! Amazing place, anything you could ever want for your tank plumbing needs.

So you went there and found what you needed?

Mag-Floats, Kent float switches, bulkheads, the list goes on...

Yep, for my drains anyway, It's gonna take a bit of jacking around to figure out what I need for my returns but I'll save that for another day.

Cool I didn't want to have to run around here and there like I did to find what you needed. The guys down there were very helpfull to me. If you have an idea take your return pump in & bounce idea's around, look at different fitting's.

What size of tank are you setting up?

100gal with a 55gal sump. I started a thread in the "Tank Journal" forum, you can see what I kinda have in mind with my build.

Wolseley Plumbing has far better pricing than Emco (in Red Deer) . I get all of my PVC from them.

Where are they at? Never heard of them. I get contractor pricing with Emco.

I'm not so sure about the safety of ABS pipe. Admittedly pumps etc are made from ABS, but there may be an issue of quality/purity/adjuncts etc. compared to sewage pipe grade ABS.

AFAIK Plumbing code prohibits the use of ABS for potable water. For potable water it is necessary to use PVC or Polyethylene (i.e. PEX). Likewise for medical grade it is necessary to use CPVC.

Why take the risk? Use PVC like everyone else does. It's tested and predictable.