Hardware store should have the fittings for either a HC or a BIX, etc...
To attach to the HC you'll have to "sweat" (solder) them top the copper tube. You'll need a paair of 1/2" female (plain female end that slides over the copper tube and is soldered) to a 3/8" fpt (female pipe thread). You'll also need a 3/8" male pipe thread to 1/2" or 3/8" hose barb, whichever size hose you have for the barb. Some teflon tape is needed also for a good water tight seal on the pipe threads.
When soldering the fittings to the HC you need to wrap a soaked towel around the base of the tube you're soldering and fill the HC with cold water. This keeps you from desoldering the other joints on the HC from the heat from the torch.
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Last edited by rocketmanx; 01-28-2004 at 12:56 PM.
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