Last year I purchased a 12 pack of "T" style air fittings at HF
thinking I was saving money, every one of them leaked... just a tiny
little leak but everyone of them leaked. I went back to paying for
Milton "T" fittings and no leaks. At least HF gave me my $3 back. Just
FYI if you are getting them from HF.
mike
P.S. why Milton T ? because its what I started using in the 1970's and
never stopped.
Matt wrote:
> Thanks for all the replies. I ultimately found that HF did in fact show some
> 3/8 fittings, you just had to be very particular in how you searched...
> Ultimately the logic of simply sticking with one in light of the minimal
> benefit of the larger fitting prevailed and I am sticking with all 1/4".
> I did learn something about the differences in fittings from all this
> though... T, U, I/M, etc. I didn't realize there was such variability.
> Thanks again,
> Matt
>
>
>
> -- "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Mullen, Tim <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com> wrote:
>
>> Matt wrote:
>>
>>> I am also thinking about converting my 1/4" fittings to 3/8".
>>> I currently have a mix and it can be frustrating getting things
>>> matched up so I am looking to reduce one variable...
>>>
>> It's always good to pick one standard and stick with it.
>>
>> The difference between air flow for 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch fittings is
>> very, very small. If you have a lot of 1/4 inch fittings, I'd consider
>> changing the 3/8 fittings so save money.
>>
>> I went pondered this change some time back. That's when I found a nice
>> chart that showed the pressure/flow loss for the different fittings. At
>> typical compressor values, it isn't much difference - using a 10 foot
>> shorter hose would probably make a bigger difference in flow. Along
>> those lines, a larger diameter air hose make much more difference than
>> the diameter of the fittings at the ends of the hose.
>>
>> I decided to just go with the normal 1/4 fittings, simply because they
>> are the most common and easiest to find.
>>
>
> Another thing to consider is that 3/8 fittings aren't supposed be
> undone under pressure.
>
>
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