Whew, Been away from the forumns for a little while, but it did stir up some discussions. Went to the local Blackman Plumbing supply. I was told that they will thread pipe up to 4" in diameter. Good, I thought, I'm good to go. Got to the counter and they said, "We don't thread any one else's pipe. You'll have to buy a length here and we'll thread it for you." Okay I figured, let's price it out. "Hmmm, a length of 2 1/2 gal pipe, and I'll give you a full trade discount, ummmm $182.00." (Seemed a bit excessive to me. Some discount!) Plus I'd have to pay an additional $20.00 to have it cut and threaded. I'll ask the local AHJ if I can use a 2 1/2" compression connector ($50.00). Why didn't I think of that before? D'oh....
