Re: [APD] Sources of DIY Material

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

Odd that the plumbing folks you have run into aren't at all
familiar with bulkhead fittings since they are used on all
kinds of tanks that hold liquids -- aquaria make up just a
small portion of the types.

In plain terms, a bulkhead fitting is any fitting designed
to penetrate a "watertight" bulkhead, a panel, without
leaking.

While common in industrial uses where tanks are employed,
they are not commonly used in residential plumbing,
*except* on waterheaters, which at least a few residences
have been known to have.

It's a doggone shame that any shlemiel can stand behind a
counter and pretend basic knowldege in a subjectd. Sadly,
you need to find a better class of plumbers and plumbing
suppliers.

Scott H.



--- Jerry Baker <jerry at bakerweb_biz> wrote:

> Rex Grigg wrote:
> > Ahh... you want color.  Find a dealer that carries 3M
> ColorQuartz.  It's 
> > designed for swimming pool use and many people have
> used it with great 
> > success in planted tanks.
> 
> I just want a natural gravel/sand that isn't white. I
> have spent all day 
> calling and driving to every place that could conceivably
> carry sand or 
> gravel with no luck. Even the landscaping places who
> should specialize 
> in aesthetics do not carry anything except white. When I
> ask them where 
> someone might get gravel or sand that is not white they
> sound confused, 
> like I have just asked them where they hide the aliens.
> 
> If you want *real* comic relief, walk into a plumbing
> supply place and 
> ask them where their bulkhead fittings are. I'm not even
> talking about 
> wasting your time at Home Depot, but in an actual
> plumbing supply place. 
> One guy asked me what a "bull head" was. I have not yet
> run into a 
> single person at any store that even knows what a
> bulkhead is. When I 
> try to explain that a bulkhead is how you connect a pipe
> to a water 
> tank, they invariably say something like, "Oh, we don't
> sell tanks." I 
> even tried a different approach and said, "If a customer
> walked in here 
> and told you they needed assistance connecting a 1" PVC
> pipe to a water 
> tank, what would you tell them." Their answer? "I don't
> know."
> 
> I am stunned. I don't have any other words for today.
> Unbelievable. 
> There has to be other people on this list from the Los
> Angeles area. 
> Please tell me it doesn't have to be this difficult. I am
> definitely 
> motivated to produce a list of sources so no one has to
> go through this, 
> but I don't have one single place to put on the list yet
> ... well, there 
> is one: You can buy a 55G plastic barrel at the aptly
> named Apex Drum 
> Company in Commerce for $50.
> 
> -- 
> Jerry Baker
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