Bending copper tubing/immersion chiller a little bir

[choosybeggar]

Hey Y'all,
The inlet/outlets of my immersion chiller come off the coil at a 90 degree angle. I want to bend it to 75-ish degrees so any leaks at the hose fittings will run out of the kettle. What's the best way to do this (me not so handy)?

 

[BigFloyd]

1) use a tube bender

2) use some copper slip joints to get the angles you want. You need to be handy soldering joints to do #2

 

[choosybeggar]

1) use a tube bender

2) use some copper slip joints to get the angles you want. You need to be handy soldering joints to do #2

Turns out all I needed to do was slowly bend it.

 

[Tupperwolf]

For future reference - you can fill it with water and freeze it then bend while it's still frozen. No kinks!

 

[greatplainsbrewer]

Might want to dry fit fittings on the ends. Prevents ovalling the ends.

 

[BigFloyd]

For future reference - you can fill it with water and freeze it then bend while it's still frozen. No kinks!

I've never heard that before. Thanks!