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10-20-2008, 07:56 PM
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Weldless Ball Valve parts... at Lowe's/HD????
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Title pretty much says it all... I got a Keg today from the local salvage yard!!
I want to do a weldless valve system in and was wondering if I could pick up everything I need at the local hardware store.
Anybody done this?? Drawbacks?
BTW... I've already seen most of the websites that sell them ready to roll. I just like having excuses to walk through the man's playground. 
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10-20-2008, 08:13 PM
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You should be able to find most of the stuff you need as long as you don't mind brass. Lowes/HD don't sell any stainless parts in my area. Some people seem to have problems finding the washers and the orings...
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10-20-2008, 08:15 PM
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I was just at Home Depot the other day in Reno. Couldn't really find what I needed. They have ball valves but I couldn't find much else. Been wondering about food grade seals/o-rings as well. Employees just looked at me cross-eyed when I asked.
Mirilis posted some links here http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/cheapest-suppliers-common-equipment-84456/ for parts and supplies.
On a similar subject, I've read about people sweating fittings on to the ballvalve for a down tube into the keg. Doesn't that use lead? Is that safe? I found a "no lead" ball valve: http://www.discovervalve.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=D&Product_Code =101113&Category_Code=noleadbrassbv Is this a better idea?
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10-20-2008, 08:26 PM
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Mmm...beer.
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Plumbing solder hasn't contained lead in decades.
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10-20-2008, 08:47 PM
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hm... bargain fittings is looking hard to beat.
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10-20-2008, 11:13 PM
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bargain fittings is the way to go... I spent a lot of time trying to piece together a stainless set for cheaper than their prices, and couldn't...
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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.
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You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.
--Frank Zappa
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10-21-2008, 01:54 AM
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+1 on Bargain... Got my fitting pretty quick as well...
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10-21-2008, 02:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NoClueBrewMaster
bargain fittings is the way to go... I spent a lot of time trying to piece together a stainless set for cheaper than their prices, and couldn't...
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Are you all referring to bargain fittings at greatbargain.net?
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Kegged: Blackberry Stout, Nut Brown, Sweet Cider, Apfelwein #2, IPA, SNCA Clone
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10-21-2008, 05:16 PM
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01-27-2012, 08:45 PM
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I found out the hard way that STAINLESS FITTINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT LOCAL STORES. In the Chicago area, the following five stores carry brass, galvanized, & "black steel" NPT fittings, but NOT stainless steel:
- Home Depot
- Lowes
- Menards
- Ace
- Crafty Beaver
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