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Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Eclipse9101 » Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:09 am

Hi guys,

Im trying to source parts for a neat weldless tap fitting for my new shiny build!

I have seen the 3 piece weldless tap kits for sale on various sites but was wondering if there is an alternative way of doing this by sourcing the parts myself.

I am wondering if a recessed hex nut with a red silicone O ring on a parallel 1/2" nipple would seal from inside a pot? Then the ball valve would screw on from the outside with ptfe tap on the threads of the nipple. Would this work or is there a better solution anyone knows of?

Ive seen the "o ring encapsulated in a large washer" option but would prefer a neater solution for this as i plan on installing 4 3 piece ball valve taps on my HLT alone and would prefer not to have these large 50mm washers behind every tap.


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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Cully » Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:33 am

Have you browsed on here? I used their stainles steel tap and fittings for my plastic boiler, and am going to do the same when I sort out my coolbox mashtun.

https://www.bes.co.uk/index.asp
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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Eclipse9101 » Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:37 am

Cully wrote:Have you browsed on here? I used their stainles steel tap and fittings for my plastic boiler, and am going to do the same when I sort out my coolbox mashtun.

https://www.bes.co.uk/index.asp
thanks yeah I have been looking on bes but can't figure out what parts I need to make a weldless fitting...

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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Cully » Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:02 am

I got a SS Tap,Big wsher for the outside, big washer for the inside, a threaded nipple, big nut and a hose barb. Bear in mind this through a couple of mil of plastic boiler wall. From outside in it want barb - tap - big plastic washer - boiler wall - big plastic washer - nipple in to end of tap - big ss nut and just attached my hop strainer to that.
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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Fastline » Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:30 pm

I've only seen the recessed nuts for sale at homebrew places, I think they have standard ones machined to suit the o rings, i prefere the look of this myself, I have got to fit a few taps myself,

Think i'll try modifying some nuts and giving it a try on one of my vessels, i brought a load of silicone O rings and im sure i have nuts here

The link below shows what your saying

http://www.hoptomology.com/2012/03/28/h ... s-fitting/

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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Cully » Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:56 am

Aye.
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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Fastline » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:29 am

Well didn't really get far with this, the stainless steel nuts that I got from BES are very small.

There would appear to not be sufficient meat on them that would allow them to be machined.

I am going to look into sourcing a bigger 1/2" BSP Stainless steel nut

You can buy the nuts with the O ring Groove for about £1 each from homebrew places

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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Jocky » Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:39 pm

Angel Home Brew have good instructions on what you need for tap fitting:

http://www.angelhomebrew.co.uk/en/conte ... structions

The parts are as follows:

2 or 3 piece Tap
1/2" BSP parallel nipple (35mm)
1/2" BSP Ftting Stainless Steel Form B Washer x2
M27 Stainless Steel Form B Washer
1/2" Silicone O Ring
1/2" BSP Full Socket
1/2" BSP Hex Nut

I like their system as it uses the 2 washers to fully encapsulate the o-ring for a good seal, and will be updating my current tap seals with this shortly as the fibre washers used in the first place are wearing out quickly.
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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Fastline » Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:29 pm

I like their system as it uses the 2 washers to fully encapsulate the o-ring for a good seal, and will be updating my current tap seals with this shortly as the fibre washers used in the first place are wearing out quickly.
I think this is what Adam wants to avoid doing reading his original post, I would too purely on aesthetic grounds really

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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Jocky » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:21 pm

Ugh. Sorry.

I also have something similar to what was requested - a 1/2" recessed hex nut with o-ring on the inside of the pot. However, I also have a washer between the tap and the pot on the outside. I think from memory it didn't seal completely without the washer. A larger pot than my 33 litre one may have a greater radius and not need that though.
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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Fastline » Thu Oct 29, 2015 2:19 pm

I've ordered some nuts from China with the O ring groove in them to do my pots

I may weld the sockets in, will see how time goes

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Re: Parts needed for Weldless Tap fitting

Post by Jocky » Sun Nov 01, 2015 4:26 pm

Jocky wrote:Angel Home Brew have good instructions on what you need for tap fitting:

http://www.angelhomebrew.co.uk/en/conte ... structions

The parts are as follows:

2 or 3 piece Tap
1/2" BSP parallel nipple (35mm)
1/2" BSP Ftting Stainless Steel Form B Washer x2
M27 Stainless Steel Form B Washer
1/2" Silicone O Ring
1/2" BSP Full Socket
1/2" BSP Hex Nut

I like their system as it uses the 2 washers to fully encapsulate the o-ring for a good seal, and will be updating my current tap seals with this shortly as the fibre washers used in the first place are wearing out quickly.

To follow up on this - with my 33 litre pots the system above doesn't seal properly. It leaks between the very outer washer and the tap.

So I actually went with the o-ring on the inside of the pot and a recessed but over the top of it. On the outside I have a 1/2" washer and the tap, but I reckon the washer is probably surplus to requirements.
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