3/16" fitting caps?
I have a couple of end of line fittings on 3/16" lines that I would like to cap off. I know they sell (and I use) plastic caps for unused barb fittings for 5/16" lines but I don't see them for 3/16" lines. I'd like my lines to be tight for vacuum purposes so how can I cap those unused fittings?
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Go to NAPA or Advanced Auto and get some vacuum line plugs. Or, I use the leader end hooks. They work great! https://www.leaderevaporator.com/ima...um/4102-10.jpg
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My guess is that your dealer, for the fittings, has a end of line TEE fitting that has one leg of the tee closed off. That's what I use on 5/16 gravity systems for end of line.
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Yes. You can plug your check valve adapter stub spout into the "dummy" end.
2014 6 Taps Block Arch and momas canning pot, 3 gallons YIKES
2019 100 taps and a new adventure with a home built arch.
2020 90 taps, my wife and I and a Bucket RO...
2021 112 taps and a modified Bucket RO.
2022 120 taps, modified Bucket RO a Wife, Son and Springer
I buy them from McMaster Carr. Go on their website and search 3/16" caps. I also use the dead end t on last tree but just put one over the end of the end loop to keep it from filling with rain water. I don't put a dropline in this fitting because it would have to go uphill around tree. I use a one way t on downhill side of tree
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Last edited by Walling's Maple Syrup; 02-08-2019 at 10:26 AM.
how come you just don't use one of these?
https://webstore.cdlusa.net/en/end-of-line-hook-316
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