Water Connections Help

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Re: Water Connections Help

Postby stretch69 » Fri Nov 07, 2014 1:07 pm

Smudge wrote:If you need connectors that seal better than garden-variety hose hardware but can still be disconnected without tools try Camlock Fittings. You may still need some hose clamps but you won't need to keep undoing them.

They come in polypropolene, aluminium and stainless steel.


I've been thinking about using camlocks for a while after seeing them at beer belly. It just gets expensive quickly with all the fittings, in saying that i didn't realise you could get plastic ones so that would make it a lot cheaper.
I mainly wanna use the fittings for connecting my pump n stuff
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Re: Water Connections Help

Postby woodduck » Fri Nov 07, 2014 1:32 pm

Hey stretch, try paramount browns down caven road they sometimes have cheap poly camlocks. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Only thing is I'm not sure how small you can get camlocks, i think 3/4 is the smallest.
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Re: Water Connections Help

Postby RefluxEd » Fri Nov 07, 2014 1:32 pm

stretch69 wrote: ...It just gets expensive quickly with all the fittings, in saying that i didn't realise you could get plastic ones so that would make it a lot cheaper.
I mainly wanna use the fittings for connecting my pump n stuff


I have found the plastic ones are more expensive than the diecast aluminium ones wether bought at Purple Pig or Aquatrad.
The plastic are easier to use and don't corrode, so probably the better option. You can get them down to 1/2 inch.
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Re: Water Connections Help

Postby stretch69 » Fri Nov 07, 2014 1:52 pm

Thanks wooduck,i
I know beerbelly have 1/2 inch ss camlock fittings.
I think when i first looked at it all i was intending on getting in to all grain beer but now i just wanna focus on distilling so i prob won't need too many fittings now :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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