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3 inch copper to keg
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Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:51 pmby dj1984
i have done a quick search and didnt find anything but is there a way to connect 3 inch copper tube to a 50L keg?
Re: 3 inch copper to keg
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Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:14 pmby stubbydrainer
yeah mate there is
I use a 3" copper joiner, 3" to 2" copper reducer ,and a 2" ss flange ( ferrule ) :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Cheers
Re: 3 inch copper to keg
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Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:20 pmby dj1984
do you have a pic of it? cant seem to get my head around it
Re: 3 inch copper to keg
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Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:30 pmby MacStill
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Re: 3 inch copper to keg
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Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:32 pmby maheel
like this
put the 3" in one side and the 2" ferrule on the 2" side
looks like i was beaten :)
Re: 3 inch copper to keg
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Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:48 pmby MacStill
our reducers in larger sizes require a joiner, the bigger end of them is always pipe size and not a female fitting :handgestures-thumbdown:
Re: 3 inch copper to keg
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Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:08 pmby maheel
McStill wrote:our reducers in larger sizes require a joiner, the bigger end of them is always pipe size and not a female fitting :handgestures-thumbdown:
yeah that's so stupid its dumb... bloody thieves whoever thought that up....
does a 3" one need the joiner ? i thought 2" dont
Re: 3 inch copper to keg
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Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:15 pmby MacStill
everything from 1.5 inch up :handgestures-thumbdown:
Re: 3 inch copper to keg
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Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:43 pmby stubbydrainer
thanks for helping out with the pics guys, saves me taking a photo and uploading it :handgestures-thumbupleft:
I reckon one of them big pipe expanders would pay for it self, in ya just expand the pipe an slip the reducer in = saved dollars @ $15-20 a sleeve , you would get ya money back in no time
Re: 3 inch copper to keg
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Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:07 amby dj1984
cheers guys, does anyone know a good place to get these fittings?
Re: 3 inch copper to keg
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Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:16 amby jimbo1954
http://www.jmesanitary.com/Bradford-3-F ... 00536.aspxhi all newbe jimbo here reading your wows on connecting a keg to colum I had same problems. the above place has great prices on ferrals and tri clamps all such things. I've done both and found good reasons do do both I'm using a 3" ferrels on a 3" reflux and used a tailpipe expander for 2.5" just so I didn't have to weld so much at 65.00 an oz silv soldier gets expensive . takes about 1 hour of expanding and annealling to get a good tight fit using the expander. I'm no expert at any of this but did get some good advice about silver soldering to put ring of soldier on then heat instead of heating and feeding rod as it heats I got some oxidation on ss that in the future I'll shield the ss with argon to help limit sugaring hope it helps jim