??Winding a coil??

[LWTCS]

I thought someone might like to give the process a try.

Did it

dobr24 wrote:Water expands when it freezes. End result will be split copper tubing.

not true if ya leave an open end on yer tubing as pressure releif.........fact.

[manu de hanoi]

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-45C temp for freezing .....

[hackware]

ahhh...

soap...!

looked thick...

worth a try...

william...

[Serenity]

Im getting frustrated and envious now. I sure wish we lived the same side of the pond cos ive tried and tried today to get my coil even started. By the time I leave a 12'' tail to start and then bugger up in the first bends, im wasting about 18'' at each attempt.

Ive only got a 30' roll to start with and its going fast.

[rad14701]

Im getting frustrated and envious now. I sure wish we lived the same side of the pond cos ive tried and tried today to get my coil even started. By the time I leave a 12'' tail to start and then bugger up in the first bends, im wasting about 18'' at each attempt.

Ive only got a 30' roll to start with and its going fast.

You should try using a larger diameter mandrel... I can wind 1/4" around a 3/4" mandrel and fit it into 1-1/4" copper, albeit snugly... Because the mandrel hits that magic 3x coil tubing diameter I don't even get any visible flattening...

I really do sympathize with folks who run into problems but I've been working with steel and copper line for about 40 years and can't remember any kinking... Back when I was a kid and my father was teaching me I'd have taken a beating for wasting good line so I guess I learned using the trial by fire method...