Help! Herms coil too wide! Compression fitting as bulkhead??

[nosnhojm20]

I'm off by an inch! I can't wedge it in without crippling fear of kinking the coil.

Any suggestions? Anyone use the compression fitting as the bulkhead, with gaskets and washers and the such?

 

[LandoLincoln]

Dump that giant fitting, man.

This one is a lot more compact. I use this one on mine.

 

[Chrisl77]

If the fitting is 1/2" threads I would just put a washer and oring on the inside and the coupling on the outside. If your planning on putting a valve on it I would use the valve instead of the coupling.

 

[dkmag]

Or this one direct from China

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...be-1-2-Male-NPT-x-1-2/1017341_1624744616.html

 

[poptarts]

can it not just do this? like thread the couple on the other direction?

 

[Deece]

Can you cut an inch off the ends of the coil?


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[mrwizard0]

I use a compression fitting as a bulkhead on mine. I have a washer on both the inside and out, a locknut, and only one oring. I have had no leaks and I just connect my ball valve to the compression fitting. I did that for my dip tubes too

 

[RocketBrewer]

You could cut the ends off the coil and go with 90 degree compression fittings

 

[njenabnit]

Or this one direct from China

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...be-1-2-Male-NPT-x-1-2/1017341_1624744616.html

uhhhh AWESOME. Nice link!

 

[Bobby_M]

I have these:

http://brewhardware.com/valves-69/168-tubing-bulkhead

 

[microbusbrewery]

Mine is a smaller standalone HEX, but yes you can use the compression fittings as a bulkhead, http://www.microbusbrewery.org/2013/03/heat-exchanger-redesign.html

 

[nosnhojm20]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I really appreciate it. Life has gotten in the way of experimenting with actually doing anything with the suggestions though. I found a local welder/homebrew guy who might just weld them in for me. I'll keep everyone posted.

 

[Neuropel]

Any updates on this? Curious what size pot and what size coil you have there. I'm about to order one of the Stainless Brewing coils for a 62Qt Bayou Classic pot, but unsure as to what diameter to order (don't have the pots yet, so I can only guess at the proper diameter of coil at this stage).

 

[nosnhojm20]

My suggestion is to get the pot, measure it yourself an then order based on that. I got the comprwssion fittings welded to save the space. Not recommended. Definitely go with the pre rolled HERMS coil… worth every penny and just about the same price.