Wort Chiller Material Contraction Problems Solved...

Hey Everyone, I finally got around to assembling my wort chiller hoses and what-not... I know people have talked about problems with the fittings due to the different contraction rates of copper and vinyl. I went to home depot and talked with the guy from the fixture/plumbing department [who asked me immediately if I was running a still] and he showed me how to setup a water tight seal w/o flanging/flaring anything. It uses compression fittings. It cost about $20 for the fittings and it hooks right up to my utility tub's faucet. I used it on two batches at "maximum" water pressure I could force through it... Took about 15-20 minutes to cool the brew -- no problems. I also attached my air compressor into one end and plugged the other prior to actually using it and could force no air through. It took at bout 5 minutes to assemble, using nothing but two wrenches. It's really amazing -- the "handy-men" i brewed with yesterday didn't think it would work at all and had never heard of compression fittings before. Here are the parts: Fittings: 031949145156 NAIRFLT16X - 2.97 -- clamps to chiller & tube [outgoing] 031949145156 NAIRFLT16X - 2.97 -- clamps to chiller & tube [incoming] 048643070707 Union - 2.68 -- Joins Chiller & Tube Connections 048643070790 3/8x1/2CMP - 2.32 -- Connects Tube to Adapter Connection 048643070707 Union - 2.68 -- Joins Chiller & Tube Connections 550434 Adapter - 3.68 -- For your Faucet Hose: 048643025639 3/8" Vinyl Tubing - 2.56 -- I think it was about 10' Hope that helps anybody out that was having problems with their wort chiller and contraction. Regards, Ryan -- ------------------------------------------ Ryan Sinn Wizard Technologies Web and Networking Solutions ------------------------------------------ office : 763.783.5721 e-mail : ryan(a)wizardtechnologies.net url : http://wizardtechnologies.net/ ------------------------------------------