ScubaSteve
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Good discussion. I love my camlocks....they're just burly and industrial looking :rockin: And affordable. I think for homebrewing, anything >1/2" IS probably overkill....but a lot of us like it that way My rationale was this: I'm using 1" triclovers, so I'm already at 7/8" ID....and that's pretty massive. If I were to go with smaller tubing, I'd have fluid pooling in the system. My LG 3-MD-HC pump has an intake of 3/4" and I really wanted to take advantage of that as well. Silicone tubing is MEGA expensive once you go past 1/2"...especially for the reinforced kind....but I did manage to find 5/8" ID silicone for a fair price so I went with it even though it wasn't a full 3/4". I used 3/4" camlocks in my system and HAD to grind down the MPT end because the tubing wouldn't fit.....but now even with 5/8" tubing there will be massive flow....it's awesome. I guess the only reason why I did all of this is because I was building a new system and had this in mind...I wouldn't recommend it as an upgrade because you'd most likely be throttling back the flow.