male and female ss quick disconnects

[matthewdick23]

also looking for these...


any recommendations?

thanks

matthew

[Jacob]

18e for a pair in MyBeerAndWine.ie

[Will_D]

Note that MoreB&W's fittings appear to be US NPT threads.

NPT is also a MPT for the Male and FPT for the Female.

As long as you stick with NPT then all is Ok. Its just that they aren't (quite) compatible with BSPP(parrallel) & BSPT(Tapered threads)

[Hop Bomb]

I use these all over my setup. You'll need more males than females. You only need the females for the ends of your transfer hoses. Males for everything else like taps, chiller entry & exit (if you have a plate chiller), pump in & outs etc. Id also recommend these http://www.mybeerandwine.ie/12-fpt-to-12-barb-p-299.html for your female QDs. I didnt get them & the hose doesnt sit quiet right. It doesnt kink but it sags a good bit & it fecks up the seal & I get drips. I use these with ball lock taps I bought here from mybeer&wine & HBW & also with hop rocket & pump which are american. I use lots of gas rated ptfe tape to ensure good contact & seal.

[matthewdick23]

thx lads- its for brewbot. needs to be bsp

any thoughts?

[Garry]

Do they have to be stainless? I ordered a few plastic ones from westgroup.co.uk a few weeks ago. They haven't come yet (they're coming from the US) but they look promising. They come barbed and treaded. They are working out about £3 (sterling) a piece including delivery.

https://www.kentsystems.com/index.php?file=c-con_category_listing&show=Search&keyword=3aw232-n01

https://www.kentsystems.com/index.php?file=c-con_category_listing&show=Search&keyword=3bwa32-n01

[Will_D]

Looks a great site that. Great prices as well.
Good for 250F as well

They will be NPT though won't they?

[Garry]

They will be NPT though won't they?

I'd say so. But the fact that they're plastic, I'm hoping they will be a bit more forgiving when screwed into a british/irish fitting? Some ptfe tape and a bit of luck? I'll let ye know when they arrive.

[matthewdick23]

yeah need to be ss. cant see any advantages to barbed, shane- sell me on it... :-)

[Will_D]

Its Horses fo Courses!

You usually have one of each:

The threaded connector (Female q/f) has a bsp thread(m or F depends) that is screwed into a ball valve that is fitted to your Tank/HLT/MT

The barbed connector usually has the male q/f end and the flexitube is attatched to that.

[Hop Bomb]

If it has to be BSP try http://homebrewbulider.co.uk   He has a lot of parts custom made & posted a pic of some QDs on twitter a while back. They arent on the site though so email him.

[Hop Bomb]

Just had a reply from mrlard (homebrewbuilder) on twitter & YES! his QDs are BSP.  https://twitter.com/homebrewbuilder

[Will_D]

If it has to be BSP try http://homebrewbulider.co.uk   He has a lot of parts custom made & posted a pic of some QDs on twitter a while back. They arent on the site though so email him.

Type in Linko!

http://homebrewbuilder.co.uk

[matthewdick23]

yeah thx- emailed him

cheers lads

[Garry]

These arrived today. I ordered them on 4th Dec! They look great though. The treaded one fits a 1/2" fitting a little bit loose but PTFE tape should sort it out. The barbed one fits Damo's silicone hosing nicely. Can't wait to try them out.