dcummings1998
Well-Known Member
After countless hours of research and comparison, I decided that I would just make my immersion chiller myself; after all, all you really need to do is wrap the copper around a cylindrical object, and attach some hoses for the inlet and outlet.
This page, along with a Don Osborn video, were the deciding factors for me doing it myself.
I was pretty surprised when I got to Home Depot and found the 50' 1/4" copper tubing was $40, and 3/8" (like I wanted) was $56. So much for the $11 suggested on that page I linked to!
That's really not going to save any money going that route. The LHBS has them for around $45, and even better than that, I have a $25 gift certificate to Midwest, so I would only actually have to pay around $25 to get one already made.
I guess what I'm wondering is, was that price on the website circa 1996? How is it so different?
Home Depot, et al, only sell 50' or 20', not 25' like I would be alright settling for. So I would probably have to go with 50' if I were to build it. I know that the ones for sale are usually 25', but would it even be worth it to make one that's 50'?
Why would you build one if you can buy it for essentially the same cost? I'm all for saving money, but not at the expense of driving around getting parts, spending time making the thing, etc.
This page, along with a Don Osborn video, were the deciding factors for me doing it myself.
I was pretty surprised when I got to Home Depot and found the 50' 1/4" copper tubing was $40, and 3/8" (like I wanted) was $56. So much for the $11 suggested on that page I linked to!
That's really not going to save any money going that route. The LHBS has them for around $45, and even better than that, I have a $25 gift certificate to Midwest, so I would only actually have to pay around $25 to get one already made.
I guess what I'm wondering is, was that price on the website circa 1996? How is it so different?
Home Depot, et al, only sell 50' or 20', not 25' like I would be alright settling for. So I would probably have to go with 50' if I were to build it. I know that the ones for sale are usually 25', but would it even be worth it to make one that's 50'?
Why would you build one if you can buy it for essentially the same cost? I'm all for saving money, but not at the expense of driving around getting parts, spending time making the thing, etc.