Thank you Ira and Stevie. I've had an opportunity to do some research and it's not an uncommon issue (based on the proximity of hot boilers and equally hot copper tubing). I probably should have done a bit more investigation before running to the group. Good idea using the shrink tubing as protection.
The best documented info I've seen so far indicate it's, as you say, PTFE (Teflon) and measures 4 mm ID and 6 mm OD and, of course, it's available on Amazon for delivery on Thursday for $7. I've gone ahead and ordered it and will report back on success or failure. I tried reusing the undamaged part of the tubing but it was "just that much" too short. I've also learned it's critical to make precision cuts in order that it seats properly when compressed between the nut and nipple. Thanks for the responses! Jonathan On Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 5:28:20 PM UTC-7, StevieG. wrote: > > I had a similar issue where it abraded on the edge of the boiler- got the > right part from WLL, put a bit of shrink wrap between the hose and boiler. > No issues since. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
