Stainless Tie Wraps for IC

[cwb445]

I bought 100ft of SS tubing and made one 50' HERMS coil and one 50' IC. The HERMS coil will stay in place with the compression fittings, but the IC needs something to bring the coils tighter together.

I was thinking of using some SS wire, but found harbor freight has SS zip ties. Has anyone ever used/thought of using SS zip ties to secure the coils tight??

 

[b-boy]

Sounds like a good option.

I just used copper sheets that I folded and bent around my IC. I secured it with small brass bolts and nuts.

 

[raysmithtx]

Harbor Freight is probably cheaper but Lowes sells stainless steel cable ties too.

 

[cwb445]

Thanks guys - I've never seen SS tie wraps before, but when I saw them, I thought it would be a good fix; and sanitary!

 

[Stealthcruiser]

I've never seen one either!

 

[raysmithtx]

Here's link with a little more info.
www.lowes.com

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Ah!
Those I have seen!
I was thinking "zip ties" or "Ty-Wraps", and thought that would be wild in stainless!

 

[afro_lou]

Thanks guys - I've never seen SS tie wraps before, but when I saw them, I thought it would be a good fix; and sanitary!

Very cool! I've never seen them before either. I'll have to keep an eye out for those.

I'd be careful about the "sanitary" thing... There looks like plenty of little places for gunk to build up. But what the heck! You're boiling anyway, right?

 

[Cyclman]

+1, they look hard to clean. I'd go with wire.

 

[nutty_gnome]

Strip some 16 gauge solid copper wire from some 3-wire in-home wire stuff from home depot or lowes and use that. You can buy it by the foot at the home stores. I did that and my immersion chiller is still tight and effective.