MartinH
Well-Known Member
Going to upgrade my mash tun, should I use cpvc or copper for my tubing?
What you guys think?
What you guys think?
I think both would be fine. I made a slip fit one out of cpvc and have been really happy with it. You could do the same with copper as well.
My copper manifold is mostly soldered, but it can be broken down into 3 pieces for cleaning. I think making the whole thing unsoldered would risk the manifold falling apart during mashing. Copper doesn't fit as snugly as cpvc
I guess it comes down to what you can get easily. CPVC is cheaper and easier to work with for most.
To those with non glued CPVC - how do you get it to stay together? I built a new manifold for my 10 gallon tun with no glue. When I filled it with hot water to preheat, my manifold fell apart after about 5 min. I was able to ghetto rig it with some tape, but thats not something I want in my tun as a permanent solution.
My copper manifold is mostly soldered, but it can be broken down into 3 pieces for cleaning. I think making the whole thing unsoldered would risk the manifold falling apart during mashing. Copper doesn't fit as snugly as cpvc
I use copper without any solder. no problems.
so I intend to glue the manifold ends/connectors (I used 7/8 inch) and leave the pipes unglued (thus giving 3 pieces) which should be sufficient for both cleaning as well as keeping together.
So does it matter on what clue you use? Food grade?
If you want it to stay together without gluing, make it so that there are supports pushing against the walls, that way the manifold will hold itself together, and hold itself in place.
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