Garden Hose to Camlock?

[Jeebas]

So after relaizing that garden hose QDs leak at random times, and wanting to move my brewing operation back into my kitchen (less tolerance for leaks), although electric now. I wanted to hook up my plate chiller - https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/plate-chiller-setup-330694/ - to have camlocks on the wort AND the water inputs / outputs on the chiller.

I was gonna do this by putting Camlock As on the water in and out and then use Camlock Bs + street elbow for the water hoses. I already have a drinking water hose, but I think the ID of the hose is gonna be too big for the any female QD coupling to 5/8" OD x 1/2" hose barb. Or am I wrong? Has anyone done this before?

 

[amandabab]

5/8" barbs work perfect with garden hose.
http://www.bargainfittings.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=36_39_61&product_id=186

 

[Dolomieu]

I have 1/2 in camlocks on my cooling hoses. I had to use a fitting that i got at lowes or home depot. to connect the hose to the camlocks. Once they are threaded with plumbers tape they haven't leaked a bit. The fitting is just a hose to 1/2in connect and should be relatively easy to find.

looks like this i think:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Watts-3-...se-x-FPT-Adapter-A-668/100637795#.UdL8lPmkpfk

I always just take my pieces in with me and dry fit them in the store. That link my not be the right piece.

best of luck

 

[RoundKid]

Buy one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FJZYR0/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Then you can connect the hose to anything 1/2" NPT.

 

[Jeebas]

5/8" barbs work perfect with garden hose.
http://www.bargainfittings.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=36_39_61&product_id=186

In that case with the 5/8" barbs being good for garden hose, I think I will just do those BL camlock combos.

Thanks for the help everyone!

 

[mpcluever]

I put camlocks on EVERYTHING in my brewery so that any hose can connect to anything. I found that the camlocks don't quite seal 100% against the high water pressure in my city so it drips. It's pretty manageable during brew day, but if I forget to shut the water off, I have a nice puddle in the garage the next day.

 

[StMarcos]

I use 3/4'' barbed camlocks from proflow on my garden hoses.