ajwillys
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Now doing it with a pair of gloves on while boiling wort is flowing thru them may be another story...
I wouldn't recommend disconnecting them while boiling wort is flowing through them.
Now doing it with a pair of gloves on while boiling wort is flowing thru them may be another story...
Are the flow dynamics camlocks the same as the ones at bargain fittings? I've skimmed through every page and probably missed the answer to my question.
Yes I take the rings off of mine. Replacing the stock gasket with a silicone o-ring also makes these easier to use.
Wayne.
the problem is that the silicone doesn't bottom out in the valley of the threads. The liquid can thread its way through. If the tubing extended past the threads and hit the flat part of the fitting, it would seal there. I'd rather not have liquid get stuck in the threads though. Hard to clean. if you've got a bench grinder, it makes quick work.
i did mine on a bench grinder and yes, it sucks. I stopped often to let the piece cool down. another way is to mount the fitting into a vice and use a grinder hand held. It's much eaiser to do this with a straight nipple because the elbow part doesn't get in the way. Too bad the street l is a nicer solution.
Those pictures look rather nasty with that wide of a stretch on the tubing, a failure point looking to happen besides the possble leaking with crap in the root of the threads.
I would remove the threads plus below then at the end of the fitting make the wall thickness rather thin plus radiused preventing any digging in cutting of the tubing when its pulled to the side.
What are you saying here?
Sorry nothing to be added or considered from that reply i'll delete it.
Between what I think, fab or machine does not come across at times i'm
not a good instructional instructor.
I did cut threads off a 2" stainless street elbow for my well by chucking the fitting
in a 4 jaw chuck on the lathe, a smooth surface for the hose plus I left a bulb at the end preventing the hose from blowing off. I'm talking 270 plus PSI of head pressure at the piston pump pushing uphill 24/7 with no one around for days. This on the ranch.
Bobby, did you grind the elbows completely, or did you leave enough of the threads to act as a barb? I ground mine like the latter, and it took no time at all. Must be cheap Chinese stainless.
If you leave any threads at all, won't the wort just thread it's way in there as if the threads were all still there?
I don't know, that's why I was asking. Yours look good smooth like that. Tubing fit ok?
I have a pretty powerful pump and my first run (no, I did not grind the thread, just stretched the tubing over the whole deal) the hose leaked on all of the output connections. Some hose clamps fixed this issue, as did dialing back the flow a hair...
Are people grinding the treads to reduce risk of the hose splitting or ripping or just to make a better seal? Don't necessarily want to take everything apart if I don't have to.
I'm in the middle of grinding mine now. Not fun, but probably worth it. The reason for grinding is so the wort doesn't "thread' it's way up to the point of the clamp/wire tie and leave gunkies in there. Although....seems to me a hose barb "may" allow the same to happen.
Hose clamp takes care of that by forcing the hose material into the thread cavities. I didn't have any leaks on inlet-side connections without hose clamps.
I am more worried about outlet side blowouts and/or hose splitting from being stretched too tightly. Has anyone had this happen or is this just a baseless fear?
Why not just use these? Who want's to grind a pile of stainless fittings down?
http://www.brewershardware.com/1-2-Threaded-Hose-Barb-TFB58.html
Why not just use these? Who want's to grind a pile of stainless fittings down?
http://www.brewershardware.com/1-2-Threaded-Hose-Barb-TFB58.html
Already covered? How well do these rotate when coupled? I love my 90° brass disconnects. If I switch I would go with the high flow barbs to street ell to coupler. Before I drop a buttload of cash, will this work well? Seems like it would be a little "chunky"?
Already covered? How well do these rotate when coupled? I love my 90° brass disconnects. If I switch I would go with the high flow barbs to street ell to coupler. Before I drop a buttload of cash, will this work well? Seems like it would be a little "chunky"?
I will let you know how they fit together when they come in. I won't be using elbows or anything extra, but I have some elbows hanging around so I can test fit them for you if I remember and take a pic. Does sound like they would be pretty heavy.. which may not be a bad thing.
How much do you need them to rotate? They rotate a little but I would bet that reduces the lifespan of the o-rings.
Ok, but why do you need to rotate them once they are in place? I would presume you could set them up to connect exactly as shown with the 90 degree elbows and have no need for anything other than minor swiveling to adjust them.
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