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Nope, in my original post I said I cut the barb off. Correct, I just threaded the body of the tap. The plastic is a little thin at the end where the barb was, but no issues so far and I've been using them on and off for the last 2-3 years. I used a hand drill, so just be careful you are drilling a straight hole and you should be fine.AHHHHH. ok. i thought you were tapping threads on the barb stem itself, which seemed freeakin crazy. so you just tapped into the lower body of the tap, was there any issue with that at all? is the plastic thin like up towards the top?
They’re all the same design. You just have to get the size right so they fit over the tubing sleeve. If I recall correctly they’re sized nominally to match the od of your tubing, i.e. a 1/4 connector uses 1/4 clip, even tho the clip is probably more like 5/16 or 3/8.
I ordered the JIUWU RO fittings to try. Thanks!
The shutoff valves?Do you have a link for the valves?
I avoid Duotight like the plague. They leak like crazy. I just got my new Komos V2 kegerator about a month ago. The unit had the EVA barrier and Duotight connectors. I also bought additional Duotight connectors. I have lost two complete CO2 canisters and I keep having to replace and reconnect the connectors. I am seriously contemplating switching out the whole system.
Going to go with yes, or you are one of a very few. You can crack the threaded fittings if you horse on them too much. But, I have a whole addition/buildout in my house done with Sharkbites (the same thing really) and all of that is behind finished walls. No issues whatsoever.So, I am the only guy in the world that has nothing but bad luck with them? Close to 40% failure rate?
A buddy bought a couple of these, and so far they have held up. I did not get the impression looking at them that they were any less durable than the one with the barbed shank. I do see your concern however, a barb doesn't have the added leverage of the fitting on it.I see a potential issue but hopefully they saw it and the mold accounts for it: there's an obvious stress-riser in the design.
It will be interesting to see if that stub is subject to separation if someone grabs the faucet and the attached line snags on something...
I have one and it's excellent. It's far better than the crummy picnic taps. IIRC, there's a metal one available too.Has anyone used it? I mean it SEEMS cool and it's relatively cheap too...
If you mean the gun, yes. The metal one is like $50 so I took a pass on it.I have one and it's excellent. It's far better than the crummy picnic taps. IIRC, there's a metal one available too.
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