So...I guess what I'm getting at is, don't buy water heater SS.
There are a lot of people out there with a "bigger is better" sensibility and in this case that can work against you.
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There are a lot of people out there with a "bigger is better" sensibility and in this case that can work against you.
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I can attest to that ...and for absolutely no good reason. Its the motion of the ocean not the circumference of your braid.... Am I right guys or am I standing alone on this one.:smack::smack::smack:.
But in all seriousness I do agree that the manufacturer is the root of the this issue and I guess you should stay away from SHARKBITE brand and make sure the braids are not too tight.
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Not sure how a larger diameter braid can work against you . I can understand that it might not be any advantage. I've seen this topic before. I've tried to nudge it to a discussion about no matter what diameter hose you use there seems to be a difference in SS braided hoses. I started with the 3/8" worked fine, but needed replaced. I replaced it with another 3/8" and it never worked. I replaced that with a 1/2" because it came in longer length and I could cut it to make three hoses. I don't notice a difference between 3/8" and 1/2" but 1/2" hasn't preformed any worse. No detriment. The point is it seems that some SS braided hose might be coated with a substance that affects it's performance.
I agree that it's the design and manufacture of the braid that can be the issue. what I was getting at is that I've seen too many people wind up using poorly designed (for brewing) braids just because they were bigger. Also, too many people seem to think longer is better and all that usually does is make sure the braid gets tangled when you stir.
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I can attest to that ...and for absolutely no good reason. Its the motion of the ocean not the circumference of your braid.... Am I right guys or am I standing alone on this one.:smack::smack::smack:.
But in all seriousness I do agree that the manufacturer is the root of the this issue and I guess you should stay away from SHARKBITE brand and make sure the braids are not too tight.
I was an (un) fortunate witness and participant to the ss braid debacle, I can attest to the fact that the first run (heater line) plugged and clogged horribly, no amount of stirring, flushing, attempted batch sparging etc. Would keep it clear. Second run with toilet line seemed more "workable" when it was just the braid, almost like it was less springy and held shape better, also ran a nice coil of copper gnd line from a section of 12/2 romex that started about 2x longer than the braid, wrapped it around a nice round screwdriver shaft and "threaded" the braid over it, then conformed the braid to the copper "spring", next time we brew I'll take pics of both the workable and crap braid. I am thinking the first one will have more "wires per braid ie. braid density..." //////\\\\\\ vs toilet like being kinda like ////\\\\ thus it would be less dense, easier to contour/hold shape and flow better all around. We should then be able to close the book and maybe give a definitive of what to look out for, sure there are many many that will work, but for now shark bite heater will not
sound like a plan enigma???
