Locally available check valves?

[Fid]

So I recently expanded my kegging setup and need another check valve for my distributor. Is there any chance that I could find one of these locally at a hardware store, big box store, ect..? Typically I've got no problem shopping online but for such a small hardware item I'd rather just go out and buy it rather than waiting for it to arrive in the mail if possible.

Thanks

P.S.
I live in Seattle but I'm assuming that if you've found them where you're from I can likely find them around here I just don't know where to begin looking.

 

[djsethall]

Homebrew Heaven in everett?

 

[Fid]

Might be worth a try... Though if I drive all the way to Everett I'm gonna need another reason to be there. Know of any good places to grab a pint around there?

Also, my only problem with buying this sort of thing from a LHBS is that I always feel like I'm getting bent over on them. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for supporting them when I can and I'll pay a few extra bucks here and there for certain items but some things its just a bit crazy. For example, I bought some hose clamps for a buck a pop at my usual LHBS and I know I could have gone to HD and got them for a quarter a piece (in fact they told me that before I bought them).... not really a big deal, I understand that HD buys those things by the truck load and my LHBS buys them by the case so theres bound to be a price difference. Also, a $0.75 price difference didn't really break the bank but that's a huge percentage increase which makes me think things like check valves might get a bit spendy.

 

[djsethall]

Balefire in Everett (north of Seattle) comes well rated from the cityprofile.com page. I think they are affiliated with HBT. The site, not the bar. I do understand the being bent over by a lhbs. I found that bypassing them altogether is the least expensive route. The lhbs that I have been going to for years was charging me between 43-52 dollars per sack of grain. I found out that Great Western sells the same exact bags for 22.50. Hence a new commercial account. I love this state where a business license can get you into so many wholesale areas.

 

[raven0476]

there used to be a brew store in Pike Street Mall above the brewery. But that was Several yrs ago.

 

[Fid]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the only shop downtown now is Market Cellar.... Tiny little place with a little old man that works there. Its kinda funny, visiting their website is alot like visiting their store http://www.marketcellarwinery.com/brewing.htm Click around a bit, over half the links are empty and everything is dated beyond belief. I picked up a 6 Gallon bucket there a few months back in a pinch... didn't inspect in figuring it'd be fine. Got it home and the inside was covered in gouges and it smelled like a beer... I never used the bucket, ended up throwing it out.. Cute little place, cute little old guy... but I'm not heading back there again.

 

[ratfarmer]

Try "The Cellar Homebrew" in North Seattle because there's a HBT member that works there. He's requested not to bring it up when in-store though...hehe

 

[Fid]

Is it Kevin? The Cellar is my typical go to place. The guys there kick ass.