Vinyl hose

[Moscca]

Just ordered a Shurflo selfpriming pump for my transfer from my fermenters to my still.
Would reinforced vinyl tubing be ok for the wash transfer ?



M.

[myles]

That all depends - mostly on the temperature involved. Some vinyl hoses just collapse when they get hot and it cuts off the flow. You do have the option of platinum cured silicon hoze. A bit pricy but good.

You will probably be OK going into the still, but could have an issue if you are using the same gear to pump it out of the boiler.

[Moscca]

Thanks myles, I have a drain on my boiler so don't need it to empty my boiler.
The alcohol/taste content is no issue then ?




M.

[sambedded]

Wash usually contains different acids . And PVC is not very resistant to them. Vinyl is rated OK for for low concentration of acids and alcohol at low temperature but... I would use polyethylene tubing. PE is much more resistant though mechanically it's not so good as PVC.