Amazon Spears Gate Valve?

[DocRose]

Anybody know if these PVC Gate Valve, Buna-N O-Rin (1" Slip x Slip (Schedule 80)) sold on Amazon are any different from the ones BRS sells? This is the third time I'm re-plumbing this line on my Red Sea 250 so I wanna save a few bucks is possible. The "Buna-N O-Rin" part is making me wary.

 

[Trizz]

Anybody know if these PVC Gate Valve, Buna-N O-Rin (1" Slip x Slip (Schedule 80)) sold on Amazon are any different from the ones BRS sells? This is the third time I'm re-plumbing this line on my Red Sea 250 so I wanna save a few bucks is possible. The "Buna-N O-Rin" part is making me wary.

their good, I use them on some stuff. but i would use true union for the ease of pulling apart unscrewing the ends if you have to change something later.
these are what i use
https://a.co/d/cqDj1Qw

 

[DocRose]

their good, I use them on some stuff. but i would use true union for the ease of pulling apart unscrewing the ends if you have to change something later.
these are what i use
https://a.co/d/cqDj1Qw

I've used true unions in the past in other areas, but they don't offer enough control for Red Sea drain lines. So I always use a union right before my gate valve, for ease of removal.

 

[DocRose]

For anyone that stumbles across this post in the future...mine from Amazon arrived yesterday. Yes, the valves are the same. However, they are not built the same. I don't understand why, but the one from Amazon is slightly larger in terms of it's profile. It has a larger valve area. So if you need something as low profile as possible (for space saving reasons), go with the one from BRS.

 

[Jason_MrFrags]

You can find generic gate valves all over, but spears are what you want if your already spending that kind of money for gate valves.

 

[DocRose]

You can find generic gate valves all over, but spears are what you want if your already spending that kind of money for gate valves.

That’s why I wanted to try the Amazon one. It IS labeled as a Spears. But yeah, it’s a bit more bulky than what BRS has.

 

[KStatefan]

That’s why I wanted to try the Amazon one. It IS labeled as a Spears. But yeah, it’s a bit more bulky than what BRS has.

The one you linked says Generic.

 

[DocRose]

The one you linked says Generic.

Weird… I swear THIS is the one I clicked on.

 

[billyocean]

On ball valves you should go a size bigger and reduce down if you want the true flow of what size your getting. Gate valves are true to their size internally

 

[DocRose]

On ball valves you should go a size bigger and reduce down if you want the true flow of what size your getting. Gate valves are true to their size internally

Size isn’t the issue. My system already has a 1” on it that works fine. I’m just doing so re-plumbing. The issue was the BODY was bigger than the one I already have.

 

[HardyG]

how do you like that gate valve @DocRose? Having trouble paying $88 for a gate valve…

 

[DocRose]

how do you like that gate valve @DocRose? Having trouble paying $88 for a gate valve…

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. We had a mass power outage around here for the past 48 hours. I ended up sending it back because it was too big for the space in which I wanted to place it. Other than the size, it looked exactly like the Spears brand from BRS.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

For the $6 difference I would go with a spears. I know the other didn’t work out, but there is a difference in the "feel" of the valve for me, esp after running it for 6 months.

 

[DocRose]

For the $6 difference I would go with a spears. I know the other didn’t work out, but there is a difference in the "feel" of the valve for me, esp after running it for 6 months.

The price difference was larger back when I made the OP. About a $15 difference back then. But yeah I ended up with Spears anyway.