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airspirit · 11-14-2002, 03:55 PM

The fittings on the Lytron heat exchangers are 37deg. JIC flare fittings. The fittings are designed for high pressure hydraulics, and they are leakproof up to over 100PSI in most settings. Unfortunately, the fittings are f*cking expensive.

2x 37degJIC male insert-> elbow 1" pipe thread cost me $37.66. They are machined steel, treated to be near inert to corrosion, and the smaller ones were more expensive. You CAN NOT get these in copper or aluminum since the fitting is designed for high pressure use only. Why they would put this on a radiator not rated for that pressure is beyond me, but I just wanted to warn you all who are thinking about those radiators. It would be better to cut the fittings off and solder on copper pipe, if your budget can't handle $18+ fittings.

Ohmigod am I p!ssed.

11-14-2002, 03:55 PM	#1
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	Rant mode on, Lytron fittings The fittings on the Lytron heat exchangers are 37deg. JIC flare fittings. The fittings are designed for high pressure hydraulics, and they are leakproof up to over 100PSI in most settings. Unfortunately, the fittings are f*cking expensive. 2x 37degJIC male insert-> elbow 1" pipe thread cost me $37.66. They are machined steel, treated to be near inert to corrosion, and the smaller ones were more expensive. You CAN NOT get these in copper or aluminum since the fitting is designed for high pressure use only. Why they would put this on a radiator not rated for that pressure is beyond me, but I just wanted to warn you all who are thinking about those radiators. It would be better to cut the fittings off and solder on copper pipe, if your budget can't handle $18+ fittings. Ohmigod am I p!ssed. __________________ #!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied