underground gate valve

A big commercial plumbing supplier should have them, especially an outfit that supplies water authorities, etc..

Thanks for the link but the ones they have are what hasn't been working for me.

Karl

Sounds like you could use a curb stop: (unless you absolutely need a gate valve)

Not too sure about a ball valve. I know when you get dirt in one, they get impossible to turn.

Say, I looked through their offerings. They have a bronze gate valve with a cross handle. 2035TCH 1 Gate w/Cross Handle $ 18.64 5 6.10

It says FIP thread. is that the same as NPT?

Karl

Take a look at:

Ask a fire system sprinkler contractor, they use the best stuff and the most $$$$, but it holds up under abuse and high pressure.

Didn't you fsk up your wife's car the last time this happened? Please be careful....

Nobody buys gate valves any more, you use a ball valve. And if it's all brass and stainless, it isn't going to lock up from rust.

The trick would be the operator, McMaster has one with an oval handle you could work at the bottom of a hole with a wrench.

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Are you related to Julie(my SO)? She never lets me forget anything either. This is the SAME connection. I didn't put in all new and I'm paying the price.

Karl

the thread is the same, but the nominal iron pipe size is different.

Sometimes, having a long memory is a good thing. And I'm sure he says it because he cares...

I think you'll be fine, if you can keep a 60 year old apple packing line running you must have "the touch" - but not everyone does.

I can sympathize - Because when you see someone about to do (or doing) something dumb yet *again*, and you know it's never gone well the last five times they relied on their "Mad problem solving skillz" and why in detail, and they won't stop after you ask nicely...

You have to club them over the head with a history lesson.

With my dad I have many to choose from, most notable being the Be-Yoo-Tee-Ful 1967 Bonneville Convertible with the 460 that he burned up in Downtown L.A. Traffic when the lower radiator hose blew.

Famous Last Words, repeated many times over the course of ten minutes with increasing insistence: "Don't worry about it, it'll cool down when we get out of this traffic and get moving..."

Engine toasted to a nice golden brown, Car scrapped for pennies.

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No. It was such a memorably story that I've used it as an example of how badly a project can go.

Might help you with your decision making abilities. 26 Reasons What You Think is Right is Wrong

Get a PVC ball valve. May have to glue in thead adapters.