Best pipe fittings according to redditors
We found 130 Reddit comments discussing the best pipe fittings. We ranked the 99 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
2. Spears 436 Series PVC Pipe Fitting, Adapter, Schedule 40, White, 1/2" NPT Male x Socket
3 mentions
I posted this the other day but a Reddit user suggested I paint it black to have it absorb more heat so I figured I'd post up the finished product. If anyone is interested here's the materials I used, just cut the rubber hose attached to a new clean insecticide sprayer, attach adapter, put on your hose and boom, camp shower with fairly decent water pressure.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002SAO7XQ/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001GZZFXA/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0039EEN0M/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Homebrew Materials:
Vacuum Pump Oil
Vacuum Tubing
1/4" Barb x 1/4" NPT Male Hose Fitting
1/4" Male x 1/4" Female NPT Extension Hose
Vacuum Pump
Filters
Spatulas
Magnetic Stir Bar
Digital Hotplate with Magnetic Stirrer
Nitrile Gloves (Better than Latex)
Empty Capsules (Buy Separated unless you hate your life)
Capsule Machine (If you value your sanity, buy more than a 100... I hated my life doing this)
Mohr Pipets
Pipette 10ml
Mortar and Pestle (If you're doing orals, get this... Otherwise, you're playing Russian Roulette with your doses and liver)
Funnel (For pouring into small places)
Alconox (For clean your shit)
Temperature Gun (How hot is my shit?)
Graduated Cylinder (If you measure with beakers, you're a fucking idiot... And you should consider Volumetric Flasks)
Beaker Set
1 Liter Beaker (Because brewing en'masse is better)
Scale (I have a 2kg one, too)
Calibration Weight Set
Calibration Weight 100g (Because you need two for the scale linked)
Vacuum Regulator (Unless you want to filter 9001 times due to broken shit)
Oil (Any USP grade, filtered or unfitlered)
BB
BA
Butyl Stoppers
Flip Top Seals
Crimper
Vials (Unsealed)
Autoclave (Cheaper than an oven, why are you using an oven?!)
Weight Boats (Buy a million of these. They're cheap and useful)
Did I miss something? Probably. Yes.
Buy this instead. 316 stainless instead of 304.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003GSL4LM/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?qid=1427771084&sr=8-6&pi=SL75&keywords=1+npt+lock+nut
Ok dude I got you bro...I want you to check 2 thinks for me. Check to make sure that the plastic duck work from the mass air flow sensor to the throttle body is all attached properly and secured. Play close attention to where it is hooked up to the throttle body with that 8 mm hex on the gear clamp on the driver side that you have to fish through with an extension to tighten. if that all looks good, I want you to take a look on the passenger side front of the valve cover and you will see a small plastic hose that goes forward into the plastic ductwork. Where that hose attaches to the plastic duct the nipple breaks off and then you get a vacuum leak. I would be very surprised if that was not your problem. If that plastic nipple has broken off, go to the hardware store and get a threaded 1/2 inch Barb that you can put a half inch hose onto, heat it up, and twisted into where the plastic piece broke on and then install the hose. like this, but 1/2"
http://www.amazon.com/IO-Crest-Powered-Desktop-SY-ACC65055/dp/B006L6ZL8I/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1368517675&sr=8-4&keywords=USB+fan
http://www.amazon.com/Lifoam-3554-50-Quart-Chuckwagon-Styrofoam/dp/B000P6K89M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1368517758&sr=8-2&keywords=styrofoam+cooler
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002712GFM/ref=biss_dp_t_asn
Also, go to your local grocery store or a CVS/Rite Aid a pick up the styrofoam cooler. Not worth ordering one from Amazon.
That gave me a great idea! What if I bought all 5 of these items and rigged them up in order onto a 12 oz soda bottle:
Oh grow thou art sick.
Dude you could get a ght adapter and a blumat pressure reducer and have automated drip irrigation out of that showerhead.
LOL :) That list is shorter ...
You'll need a pressure gauge, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0087UCI8C/ has a relatively low maximum for high sensitivity (easy to see if there's a drop)
You'll need a valve you can hook a hand pump on to (like what you'd use to pump up a bike tire -- I don't recommend an electric pump because of the low pressure you need). https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PLI4BA/ is in the same threading as the gauge.
You'll need a tee to connect these things to -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BQUTBS/
Finally, connecting the tee to your rig. I take a scrap of tubing, put a fitting on one end, and slip the other over: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CFNKBO/ (check for your tube's inside diameter!).
I've shared this here before and it's worth mentioning here too.
I take lawn/garden pressure sprayer and replace the end with a sink sprayer. You'll also need a fitting to connect them which is likely this but you can't know for sure until you have the garden sprayer in hand. This gives me very simple, one handed control over a relatively low flow water sprayer that's designed for rinsing soap off of things.
It's simple, cheap, it doesn't take any electricity and works really well. I can take a full shower including shampoo and conditioning long hair with less than a gallon of water.
I built one of these to use as a stripping still since I ferment in 5 gallon buckets. It works great actually. At the basic level all you'd need to do is cut a hole in it and tig weld (or silver solder) a fitting into it for a water heater element. I'm using a $10 110v 1500w water heater element. Throw the sidebar Pot Still head on it and you're golden.
Cuts are easier and more precise on a larger still for sure, but many of us started out with a stove-top kettle and it is possible to make acceptable cuts at that size. My first few spirit runs were done with a 3 gallon wash capacity pot still I made from a 4 gallon stainless steel cooking pot and the sidebar pot still arm. I'd say it rivaled any bottom-shelf commercial product, but I could be biased. It was definitely acceptable drink to me and everyone I shared it with.
I say if that's what you have room for, go for it. It will work well for you and you can always upgrade later to larger sizes if you have room.
Shower sprays can work, but you'll occasionally run into issues like this where it doesn't completely wash out.
You should look into getting a small pressure washer, and a garden hose adapter for your shower arm. When I converted a spare bathroom to my washout station, I got one of these, and one of these, and hooked up my pressure washer to it, while still being able to attach the shower head.
I just made a little u-bend out of (these) (three) (pieces) and run silicone tubing from a ball valve on my solar pump output to the u-bend, then hook it over the edge of my kettle.
You can also get something like a recirculation arm for more efficient whirlpooling or a locline recirculation kit. I haven't used either of these but they look cool
> stainless steel 316 Tee
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003LSSLE0/ref=biss_dp_t_asn -----
>stainless steel 316 nipple 1/4 ----------
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Y18C56/ref=pd_luc_rh_bxgy_01_02_t_lh?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ----
>ball vales
http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Mini-Ball-Valve/dp/B006VE3BF0/ref=pd_sim_sbs_auto_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0QATKNJ8JPYS71CX5ZPG
>can tap
http://www.amazon.com/Robinair-10102-Side-R134A-Respective/dp/B0009XT7NY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417119173&sr=8-2&keywords=can+tapper
Non-mobile: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003GSL4LM/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?qid=1427771084&sr=8-6&pi=SL75&keywords=1+npt+lock+nut
^That's ^why ^I'm ^here, ^I ^don't ^judge ^you. ^PM ^/u/xl0 ^if ^I'm ^causing ^any ^trouble. ^WUT?
For some reason they are expensive at home depot.
http://www.amazon.com/Anvil-8700163952-Malleable-Fitting-Flange/dp/B005C2U808/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1396613022&sr=8-8&keywords=Npt+flange
I’m seeing the following. Ok so it’s a brass tee like this https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-4-in-FIP-Lead-Free-Brass-Pipe-Tee-Fitting-801879/300095969 they hook it to a short pipe then a flange. They use black to connect it all together because the brass adds up. https://www.homedepot.com/p/The-Plumber-s-Choice-1-2-in-Tee-Pipe-Fittings-Push-to-Connect-PEX-Copper-CPVC-Brass-5-Pack-125UPET/308971081 those to a short pipe to a flange. Those would be brass. I’m between probably saving with black Black Pipe Malleable Gas Steel Pipe Fitting - 10Pack (1/2" x 12") https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HKYYWGW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_UxLMDbM80470V. Watch sizes. Looks like there’s 1/2, 3/4 and one inch.
This would give a non saddle t option.
I'll go in order from the CO2 tank down the line:
You don't need to buy those pre-made ones. You can just make one yourself with cheapo non-watercooling components. Low-pressure air gauge, a schrader valve, a t-block with one male and two female ends, and a thread adapter. About $20 worth of stuff, assuming you already have something to pump it with.
Do you mean 1/4 barrel? I'm making a Boka out of a 1/2 barrel keg (15.5 gal). Here's what I've bought:
5' of 2" copper DVW pipe - Local hardware store
25' of 1/4" copper refrigeration coil - Local hardware store
Stainless steel pot-scrubbers - Walmart
Clamp ferrule:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00835O0J6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
1500W heating element: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006IX89Q/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Fitting for heating element:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003GSL0S4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Triclamp:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ED2EZCK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Triclamp gasket: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013S1M75I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thermometer:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0198473E4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A24QHZSKPYNZBC
Flux:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V88WJW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Lead-free solder: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002JM8D6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I am going to start by forgoing the Liebig condenser as I don't think its terribly necessary and it can always be added easily just after the compression-fitted valve. The hardest part was finding 5' of copper pipe, everyplace wanted to sell me 10' and the prices were all over the place.
Hope this helps!
http://www.brandtech.com/articles.asp?artid=13
get a valve.
Honestly... I went with a more expensive oil less vacuum pump. Those things are dirty. You need to be careful about potentially contaminating your brew with the oil spewing out of the pump.
If you're going to go this route I would recommend rigging up some sort of glove box to do the vacuuming in (make sure it's sealed from the exhaust of the pump... aka caulk some joints for the hoses to connect to - aka seal something like this (I didn't check the pipe sizes of any of this shit so figure that out) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002SAO7XQ/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_lmIrub1RDNX7Y into this: http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Glove-Box/
here's a good video to illustrate what I'm talking about with the valve (you need a 3 way splitter to allow air into the vacuum line - the top example)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZe61UyL0lM
You can also turn it off/on and there's relay circuits for that (but they're more expensive). Honestly you should be ok with a valve I believe. Technically you should need more pressure as it filters as the filter gets more jammed up. So you wont be in a situation where it overloads it when you aren't paying attention (tho you need to watch it).
I'm not joking about the glove box. There's a reason they recommend oil less vacuum pumps for lab work (and they aren't cheap).
I ferment in 10 gallon cornies and I just built myself a spunding valve to use as a test. Wasn't that hard the main bit is the valve itself, which I got off Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007GDY3CU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FYI58S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQUTBS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And then some fiddly bits to go from the Tee to the QD for the keg.
So it looks like your faucet connections are some type of compression fitting. You shouldn't even need to tighten those just make sure they're nice and snug. Those supply lines your thinking about getting will work... but they look a bit short to me. I'd make sure they are at least 30" and even then that might still be short. If you really want to be sure I'd grab 2 additional 1/2 X 1/2 supply lines and two 1/2 X 1/2 brass MALE adapters and fasten your supply lines on either side of the adapter so that your left with 2 long supply lines. If you decide to go down that route I'd advise you head over to your local supply shop and grab a pair of channel locks preferably 420s. These little guys will make tightening everything much easier and I'm sure you'll have uses for them in the future. If you don't decide to do that you can do all the tightening easily enough with your wrench. Just make sure everything is more than just hand tight before you turn your water supply back on! Oh yeah and that plastic bag should all just be a bunch of spare bs. Hold onto it until the jobs done and then when your all good with no leaks you can just toss it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000BQY9XW/ref=pd_aw_fbt_328_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B518CVC1JP70MTR9420S
That's what you'd be looking for if you want to get adapters. Just make sure you don't get one with garden hose threads or something.
I'd go with something like this.
Something like this should do the trick.
uxcell Reducing Pipe Fitting Reducer Adapter 1/2-inch NPT Male x 3/4-inch NPT Female https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MXC8NVM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tuoUDbAF7T0KY
The many listings are a bit confusing since I don't understand the lingo, but is this it?
https://www.amazon.com/Joywayus-Stainless-Bushing-Reducer-Fitting/dp/B07K6MD7N6/ref=sr_1_35?keywords=3%2F4+female+1%2F2+male+reducer+bushing&qid=1570318498&sr=8-35
Okay so here is the game plan.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JVFG6LN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_dU02DbS2HW7K7
NOTE: make sure each fitting is tightly put together using two pairs of channel locks and use pipe tread sealant on each connection. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012YO0Z4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_K-02Db5EJ9GHG
TIP: take this parts list to Lowes Hardware. They should be able to help you find each part cheaper then Amazon. Or you could always just buy a longer water hose and run it from the washing machine supply. Honestly that's probably what I would do. Cheaper and easier.
Let us know how it works out for you!!
Since we are all talking about Prime, I am going to do a shameless plug for a tool that I wrote for all the prime-a-holics like me -- www.sortbyprime.com. With its help I can for once feel that I am taking advantage of Prime instead of Prime taking advantage of me.
Here are the things you can do with it (kindly written up by /u/cheresier):
Filter search results by Prime price. It is important to note that this is NOT the same as checking the Prime box on the regular Amazon search results page and using the price filters there. When you use Amazon native functionality and, say, specify your desired price range between 0 and 25 dollars and check the Prime box, you will get all items that have the lowest marketplace offer within that range. Prime price in that scenario may be greater than 25, but as long as there is a non-Prime seller with a listing within the range that you specified (not including shipping), the item will be included in search results. When you use the price range filter on sbp, you get ONLY items with a Prime price within that range.
Sort by prime price (I guess that is where the name of the site comes from). Again, this is not the same as just sorting by price on the Amazon page and checking the Prime box. Similar to the explanation above, when you use Amazon's built-in search you are effectively sorting by lowest offer on each item excluding shipping. All the Prime check box does there is display the Prime price on search results, which is why the sorting always appears broken.
Exclude Prime Pantry items. The introduction of Prime Pantry on Amazon always annoyed me. While I understand that the program has a certain value, the inability to exclude Pantry items from search results always drove me nuts and there seemingly no way to filter them out. Sbp was the only tool I found that provides you with the option to exclude Pantry items from search results.
Lastly, this is not really a feature, but more of a side effect of how the tool is designed, I like that I can configure all my settings before opening the Amazon window, therefore saving the multiple postbacks of the entire page to get all the search parameters just right.
Now, here are some recipes for cool things you can do on sortbyprime.
Find thousands of free Kindle books:
Find all Prime-delivered items that can be yours for less than the price of a postage stamp:
Find cheap Subscribe & Save items to get the 15% S&S discount:
>Recently I clicked on a sponsored post that claimed that there is a way to hack Amazon search functionality and force it to do undocumented things. The link pointed to a site called SortByPrime (http://www.sortbyprime.com). I was skeptical at first, but after using the site for a few weeks I must say it is indeed pretty amazing. The site itself is bare bones with no documentation provided, so I thought I would write up some of the things that I learned to do with that tool in order to make the most out of my Prime membership.
>
>First, here are the features that I find myself using the most (I tried to find other tools with similar functionality to verify sbp's exclusivity claim and couldn't find any).
>
>Filter search results by Prime price. It is important to note that this is NOT the same as checking the Prime box on the regular Amazon search results page and using the price filters there. When you use Amazon native functionality and, say, specify your desired price range between 0 and 25 dollars and check the Prime box, you will get all items that have the lowest marketplace offer within that range. Prime price in that scenario may be greater than 25, but as long as there is a non-Prime seller with a listing within the range that you specified (not including shipping), the item will be included in search results. When you use the price range filter on sbp, you get ONLY items with a Prime price within that range.
>
>Sort by prime price (I guess that is where the name of the site comes from). Again, this is not the same as just sorting by price on the Amazon page and checking the Prime box. Similar to the explanation above, when you use Amazon's built-in search you are effectively sorting by lowest offer on each item excluding shipping. All the Prime check box does there is display the Prime price on search results, which is why the sorting always appears broken.
>Exclude Prime Pantry items. The introduction of Prime Pantry on Amazon always annoyed me. While I understand that the program has a certain value, the inability to exclude Pantry items from search results always drove me nuts and there seemingly no way to filter them out. Sbp was the only tool I found that provides you with the option to exclude Pantry items from search results.
>
>Lastly, this is not really a feature, but more of a side effect of how the tool is designed, I like that I can configure all my settings before opening the Amazon window, therefore saving the multiple postbacks of the entire page to get all the search parameters just right.
>Now, here are some recipes for cool things you can do on sortbyprime.
>
>Find thousands of free Kindle books:
>1. Select "Kindle Store" in the Department dropdown.
>2. Enter "-subscription" (note the minus sign in front) to exclude magazine subscriptions.
>3. Enter 0.01 in the Price To textbox.
>4. Select "All Merchants" in the Merchant dropdown,
>5. Hit the Go button and enjoy ~75,000 free Kindle eBooks.
>
>Find all Prime-delivered items that can be yours for less than the price of a postage stamp:
>1. Make sure "All Departments" is selected in the Department dropdown.
>2. Enter 0.02 in the Prime Price From textbox (to filter out free digital content) and 0.49 in the Prime Price To textbox (or any amount you like, I am entering the current price of a stamp for the sake of making a point).
>3. Make sure the Merchant dropdown is set to "Amazon".
>4. In the Add-On Items dropdown select "Exclude".
>5. In the Prime Pantry Items dropdown select "Exclude".
>6. Hit the Go button and enjoy your PVC Pipe Fitting (http://www.amazon.com/GF-Piping-Systems-Reducing-Schedule/dp/B008O1XHF2/) for 10 cents delivered to your house.
>
>Find cheap Subscribe & Save items to get the 15% S&S discount:
>1. Make sure "All Departments" is selected in the Department dropdown.
>2. Enter 1.50 in the Prime Price To textbox.
>3. Make sure the Merchant dropdown is set to "Amazon".
>4. In the Subscribe & Save Items Only dropdown select "Yes".
>5. Hit the Go button and save 15% on your entire S&S delivery when you subscribe to 5 or more items.
>
>Sorry if you guys already know all this, but I thought I'd share.
Thanks for the reply. i have gone to almost every hardware store looking for a tee like that. I might have to suck it up and order online. If I threaded the inner diameter of the flange would a threaded male pvc adapter work? like http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008HQ5N88/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1383141636&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
Ooo didn't know no one was able to find something less than 38 cents!
!Here's one](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008HQ5N88/ref=nosim/krisssoccersi-20/)!
And I had a nice long nap today after I got off work! lol
Best I could do was 31 cents29!
So I got the spout to come off, now for the next part.
Do you think
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008VO5RHI/ref=twister_B00GGDY6CS?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
and
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PNIL48/ref=twister_B007D995UC?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
would work also?
I searched way to long 36 centsEdit: wishlist item instead of surprise
Edit 2: I searched longer and found 26 cents
Ok, hd again with the 2"x6" nipple (tee hee) for $7.68 ($2.17 cheaper)
the floor flange is $10 worse at HD
So to recap...
2" to 1" bushings 2x $9.05
2" tee x1 $11.98 HD
2" street elbow 2x $11.87 HD
2" x 6" black iron nipple HD $7.68
2" floor flange $9.99
All for $71.49... I was hoping it would have dropped more than that.
Here is what I did (from a past post):
Below is the parts list I put together, along with the full view of the build if your looking to do something like it.
4 Shanks $46
1 10" nipple $12
1 Pipe T $20
2 Elbow $26
2 Bushings $14
1 Floor Flange $13
2 2" Nipple $13
Also, I bought the CMBecker faucets for around $40 a piece from kegconnection
Kegerator Full View
Also, I've seen some decent PVC tower builds, just Google them
here is my parts list lol i think this would be a better idea splitter. can-tap. going from the splitter to my glacier top. and camico adapter. and ball valves. Does this look adequate or which part do I need to be able to press the valve depressor?
There's also adapters you can use for connecting a hose to your shower head. I was going to run a hose in from an outside spigot but your post inspired me to look into it more. Thanks!
Anderson Metals Brass Garden Hose Fitting, Connector, 3/4" Male Hose ID x 1/2" Female Pipe https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FPAPM8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_dhQoDbT0A5G3M