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Talisman · Post by **Talisman** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:29 pm

The copper is "soft" copper, with a thin bore and being of smaller size it is supple to being gentle bent around.

If you were to bend it around a cornie gently you would have no troble at all fella.

To use it around a cornie to cool it though is a diff matter, ive thought of this too. you would have to keep the winding very tight to acheive this i would have thought and then insulate over it to keep the coolness inside.

Iank · Post by **Iank** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:46 pm

Rummaging around in my garage I have found just the thing: a Hozelock 5l garden pressure sprayer. Looks just the right size to wind copper tube round. Off to B&Q tomorrow to get the bits

Hmm wonder if that garden sprayer can be adapted to dispense beer...

Talisman · Post by **Talisman** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:59 pm

Not rocket science wrapping something around another object

Make one of your arms first then make the first wrap around whatever your using (i used the demi john in the pic) then got my missus to hold the arm i made tight so i could continue to make the wraps around the DJ. With the copper already in a reel it tends to want to pull away but just keep pulling it in close and tight. once you got a couple of times around its easy.

Iank · Post by **Iank** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:18 pm

If I'm not mistaken, that was a reference to using the weedkiller sprayer for beer

Anyway IC constructed without a hitch, using Daab's PVC sleeving connection method. Thanks vm Talisman and Daab

Pictures here:
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/susybum/ATC800

Talisman · Post by **Talisman** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:37 am

nice one fella, like the look of it and good pics for the atc800 build too..
still think u need to clean the fridge though lol

Iank · Post by **Iank** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:46 am

Talisman wrote:nice one fella, like the look of it and good pics for the atc800 build too..
still think u need to clean the fridge though lol

It's nice and clean now!
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/susybum/LoughtonPride

awalker · Post by **awalker** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:26 pm

adm wrote:Nice job.

I think I'll go get one of the 10mm to 15mm adaptors myself. For some reason, my IC (from H&G) has a 10-15mm adaptor on one side, but is bare 10mm pipe on the other.

I slid a piece of garden hose over the 15mm side which was a good snug fit, but had to use a piece of siphon tube on the 10mm side - and it's not the best fit, what's more the siphon tube goes very soft when there's boiling water coming out of the cooler. The problem with this, is that I can't turn the tap on very hard in case it blows off or leaks water into the wort.

I have exactly the same as you Adm
Get your self some kind of adapter on there or make sure you have some kind of hose retainer on the smaller side.

Mine came adrift once at the start of cooling a jet of 90oc water is no fun

You dont have to fire scalding liquid at me twice to prove a point

Talisman · Post by **Talisman** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:08 am

Iank wrote:
Talisman wrote:nice one fella, like the look of it and good pics for the atc800 build too..
still think u need to clean the fridge though lol
It's nice and clean now!
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/susybum/LoughtonPride

hey up ya bugger! youve nicked my dishwasher and my brew boiler!!!!

adm · Post by **adm** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:54 pm

awalker wrote:
adm wrote:Nice job.

I think I'll go get one of the 10mm to 15mm adaptors myself. For some reason, my IC (from H&G) has a 10-15mm adaptor on one side, but is bare 10mm pipe on the other.

I slid a piece of garden hose over the 15mm side which was a good snug fit, but had to use a piece of siphon tube on the 10mm side - and it's not the best fit, what's more the siphon tube goes very soft when there's boiling water coming out of the cooler. The problem with this, is that I can't turn the tap on very hard in case it blows off or leaks water into the wort.
I have exactly the same as you Adm
Get your self some kind of adapter on there or make sure you have some kind of hose retainer on the smaller side.

Mine came adrift once at the start of cooling a jet of 90oc water is no fun
You dont have to fire scalding liquid at me twice to prove a point

Hehe.....all done - sorted out in time for my brew last week:

Although I still managed to scald myself on today's brew.....Fired up the IC, turned the cold tap on a bit too quick and a big jet of steam blew the cold outlet out of the sink and zapped me on the arm!

Oh - and once I cranked the pressure up it started leaking at the hose join, but a quick screwdriver on the jubilee clip sorted that out

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