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I just made my first chiller from 3/8" copper. Used a 3/8" ID vinyl tube. It was loose enough that a hose clamp would not seal up tight. I put a few winds of teflon tape around the copper and then shoved the tube on and clamped it. This sealed it up well. Will be kind of a pain if I take it apart to drain on a regular basis though.
Quote from: apple on December 08, 2013, 09:42:44 pmI just made my first chiller from 3/8" copper. Used a 3/8" ID vinyl tube. It was loose enough that a hose clamp would not seal up tight. I put a few winds of teflon tape around the copper and then shoved the tube on and clamped it. This sealed it up well. Will be kind of a pain if I take it apart to drain on a regular basis though.Why drain it? Unless you store it in freezing conditions, just leave it be.
Got ya! Spitting chillers can be dangerous indeed.These days my chiller has hose fittings and I hook the hoses up before I put it in the kettle. When I used chiller with vinyl tubing, I would but the ends in a bucket.