Easy coil condenser

[DAD300]

SS Gas Flex Pipe...

I have never ruined one, not even the first! Plastic hose and a hose clamp fit the ends perfectly.

[lampshade]

My hat off to you, DAD. That design of yours sure is easy. And it don't need no stinkin' cap. Might I suggest calling it the "damn easy coil condenser."

[DAD300]

If capable of knocking down all vapor, no coil should need a cap.

I get these SS Gas lines very cheaply and have never kinked one. I have even coiled one, and straitened them out to change the length of end pieces.

After having used this for years, the SS Scrubbie at the top is more to keep bugs out!

They make great product condensers also!

Put a 1/2" x 60" SS Flex Line inside a keg spear for a product condenser that will handle 4,500 watts. 1/2" hose pressed over the ends and hose clamped.

[lampshade]

If capable of knocking down all vapor, no coil should need a cap.

True, but the cap isn't only used to contain the vapor. Typically the cap is used for other things, like captivate the condenser at the top of the column (so the condenser doesn't move up and down) and provide a rigid support structure for the cooling tubes.

Having said that, the only difficulty I had when fabricating the easy coil condenser was attaching the cap. That is a topic for future … wait for it … easy exploration.

[rager]

so this ?


http://www.amazon.com/Spectre-Performan ... e+gas+line" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

[Hound Dog]

so this ?


http://www.amazon.com/Spectre-Performan ... e+gas+line" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

Heck no! That is a stainless braid over a rubber hose! You want a line for natural gas not gasoline... Go to Plumbingsupply.com and check out Gas Flex Connectors. You will see what he means. It is section of corrugated stainless pipe. They have precut sections with fittings on the ends. Heck, Home Depot probably has some but if they are Brasscraft brand they are powdercoated yellow and you don't want that either. If you go generic with hose clamps like DAD did you can buy the brand name Gastite or Armaflex but you will probably have to buy a large section.

[rager]

so this ?


http://www.amazon.com/Spectre-Performan ... e+gas+line" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

Heck no! That is a stainless braid over a rubber hose! You want a line for natural gas not gasoline... Go to Plumbingsupply.com and check out Gas Flex Connectors. You will see what he means. It is section of corrugated stainless pipe. They have precut sections with fittings on the ends. Heck, Home Depot probably has some but if they are Brasscraft brand they are powdercoated yellow and you don't want that either. If you go generic with hose clamps like DAD did you can buy the brand name Gastite or Armaflex but you will probably have to buy a large section.

that's what I was wondering . I read that I was a ss over rubber but i was just asking. trust i know about rule number 8. ill keep looking that's why i asked
ill continue to do my research. thanks for the heads up hdog.

[Hound Dog]

Good deal! Glad to see you are on top of it. I really like DAD's idea with the corrugated stainless gas line. I will have to try it on a build soon.

[rager]

Good deal! Glad to see you are on top of it. I really like DAD's idea with the corrugated stainless gas line. I will have to try it on a build soon.

trust me as do i. that's why i asked. ill check out those site you posted. seems like a really good idea if it works out

[DAD300]

More like this...http://www.ebay.com/itm/DORMONT-20-3132 ... 1c378ff9fe" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

I have bought the yellow painted stuff and burnt the coating off...but better to look for the uncoated. Some ACE hardware and the HVAC stores sell it by the foot. I've gotten the uncoated 1/2" o.d. x 60" for as little as $3usd each. And I paid $12usd for a 5/8" o.d. x 48" piece.

The 1/2" o.d. can be coiled to fit in a 2" pipe easily or a twisted loop of the larger works.

[F6Hawk]

You could also get Gastite and cut off the outer cover, but you'd be wasting money on that outer cover.
http://www.gastite.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

It's $3.25 a foot here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-1-2inch-cor ... 0621596796" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

[PirateAndy]

here is my first attempt at winding a double helix coil for my bokabob still. no kinks,

[Bushman]

Welcome to HD, did you wind the coil freehand or follow one of the tutorials using a pipe to wind around?

[FL Brewer]

I tried both the winding 1/4" copper and the corrugated stainless gas line. Wow, is that gas line easy to work with! The corrugations allow vapor to pass even when the windings fit tight against the inside of the 2" copper condenser housing. I did the double wound copper on a 1" OD pipe per several posts here, but flattened the tubing enough that it really restricts the flow. Used a 60" long stainless 1/2" OD (3/8" ID) gas line to wind a coil and it couldn't have taken me more than a minute or two, and zero kinks. I think the gas line is the material of choice for a reflux condenser.