Wort Chiller

[afox]

Hi guys,

I've built a DIY wort chiller consisting of 10mm x 10m copper pipe hose and hose clamps.

However I find that water leaked at the pipe - hose joint. Tightening the hose clamps helps but doesn't resolve the issue.

Does anyone know a fitting that will connect the pipe and hose with a good seal?

Cheers

 

[Wabby]

I soldered some 12mm pipe to them, then put the jubilee clips and hose straight onto the 12mm.

 

[Martybhoy]

Could you adjust it so that the joint sits outside of the wort whilst cooling? Any leak would land outside of the kettle

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[afox]

Cheers guys.

I'm just sick of water dripping out everywhere would love a quick disconnect type solution with zero leaks.

Not too good with soldering so may look to get some thinner hose around the 10mm pipe which will thicken it up and hopefully improve the seal.

 

[Fil]

bending the feed and exit legs so they bend over the pot lip helps, but i used 15mm tube to form my chillers legs, and 1/2" hose pipe heated in a mug of off the boil water and stretched a tad with opening long nosed pliers in the warmed tube makes it an easy stretch over and is then easily secured and sealed with a hoseclip

some 10-15mm couplers will allow you to do the same.. just remember to wash off any flux residue thoroughly if you solder compression fittings will work 2 tho

 

[Fil]

ps soldering is easier than you think, good cleaning prep use of flux and done in the open air all u need is a few utube primers and your set to solder like an expert..

and a £shop butane bbq lighter with a torch flame makes a budget solder torch if you dont have one but dont scrimp on flux n lead free plumbers solder and dont cut corners using the electrical lead free solder either as its internal core flux is way too toxic to be anwhere near food/beer.

 

[thewelshwizard1]

Hi guys,

I've built a DIY wort chiller consisting of 10mm x 10m copper pipe hose and hose clamps.

However I find that water leaked at the pipe - hose joint. Tightening the hose clamps helps but doesn't resolve the issue.

Does anyone know a fitting that will connect the pipe and hose with a good seal?

Cheers

Hi fella

I had the same issue so I all i did is put some 10mm tube over the copper coil pipe which acted as and insert so the compression joints fit nice together if that makes sense?

The DIY option is definitely the cheapest option as my local brew shop sells them for 68 quid haha and I only paid 15 quid in total to make 😉

 

[thewelshwizard1]

This will work for definite fella 👍

 

[Clint]

I've tightened mine to death! I got a small drip today when using mine but it was only when the temp dropped so it must have been the heat sealing it. The tails do hang outside the pot but leak free is the best option. What 10mm tube did you get?

Cheers

Clint

 

[AlanManley]

Hi fella

I had the same issue so I all i did is put some 10mm tube over the copper coil pipe which acted as and insert so the compression joints fit nice together if that makes sense?

The DIY option is definitely the cheapest option as my local brew shop sells them for 68 quid haha and I only paid 15 quid in total to make 😉

Did this also, kind of. Worked a treat. I used an old rubber resist band. Did the same job.

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[thewelshwizard1]

I've tightened mine to death! I got a small drip today when using mine but it was only when the temp dropped so it must have been the heat sealing it. The tails do hang outside the pot but leak free is the best option. What 10mm tube did you get?

Cheers

Clint

Hi Clint

Don't know if you were asking me, however I used cuts of 10mm clear tubing from my old syphoning tube, which worked well as an inserter and then used 13mm J-clips to tighten, holds well in high temps also :thumb:

 

[thewelshwizard1]

Just to put it into perspective, this is what I have done with mine and its never leaked once in 4 years, if you can see the insert :thumb:

 

[chrisbjones202]

I used these on each end
http://www.screwfix.com/p/solder-ring-fitting-reducer-15mm-x-8mm/64553

On the input side I fitted a washing machine tap that takes a hozelock quick release and let's me control the flow.

Outlet is just a pipe with jubilee clip

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[Dutto]

I knocked this up in about an hour.

It works fine with no leaks, but i will add another couple of coils before I re-start brewing next week as the water's a bit warmer at this time of the year.

 

[Spapro]

If you want quick connect/disconnect worth looking at hozelock style connectors, B&Q blue work well, here is a shopping list (hope the links still work):

I used metal hozelock connectors but in hindsight if doing it again would just use B&Q stuff as much cheaper.

2 x Brass 10mm to 15mm couplers (you ditch the nut and olive from the 15mm side): http://www.diy.com/departments/plumb...m/34126_BQ.prd
2 x B&Q Blue Tap Connectors: http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-1/.../189833_BQ.prd
2 x B&Q Blue Hose connectors: http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-1/.../262127_BQ.prd

Plus some plumbers PTFE tape as the brass couplers are designed for 10mm pipe and my wort chiller was made with 9.5mm copper pipe. 5-6 layers of PTFE tape bulks out the width of the copper tube so the olive fits more snugly for a better seal once tighten up.

Hope this helps.

 

[afox]

If you want quick connect/disconnect worth looking at hozelock style connectors, B&Q blue work well, here is a shopping list (hope the links still work):

I used metal hozelock connectors but in hindsight if doing it again would just use B&Q stuff as much cheaper.

2 x Brass 10mm to 15mm couplers (you ditch the nut and olive from the 15mm side): http://www.diy.com/departments/plumb...m/34126_BQ.prd
2 x B&Q Blue Tap Connectors: http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-1/.../189833_BQ.prd
2 x B&Q Blue Hose connectors: http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-1/.../262127_BQ.prd

Plus some plumbers PTFE tape as the brass couplers are designed for 10mm pipe and my wort chiller was made with 9.5mm copper pipe. 5-6 layers of PTFE tape bulks out the width of the copper tube so the olive fits more snugly for a better seal once tighten up.

Hope this helps.

Thanks Spapro that looks like the exact solution I'm after!

 

[Clint]

..second that a great idea even I could do. But I'll go the tube option first....