Compression fittings

karkas · 11-15-10, 11:59 PM

I'm planning on trying to use mostly compression fittings for my build.

Are there any brands/types I should stay away from & do the silver ones really matter?

Just get the cheapest?

I think I'll use 1/2"ID & 3/4" OD tubing.

Conumdrum · 11-16-10, 02:25 AM

Bitspower is the most popular, they come in many colors etc. If you use 1/2 3/4 the compressions need to be 1/2 3/4.

karkas · 11-16-10, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Conumdrum

Bitspower is the most popular, they come in many colors etc. If you use 1/2 3/4 the compressions need to be 1/2 3/4.

I've just noticed some that aren't silver & aren't made by bitspower. These are a few bucks cheaper.

Have you heard of anyone having problems with the cheap ones? (poor build quality, etc).

Since there will be a bit of fluid touching the silver fittings, does that add any extra microbial protection or just supposed to be fore bling?

m0r7if3r · 11-16-10, 11:05 AM

there are people who run loops successfully with nothing more than distilled and bitspower shining silver fittings (i think it's the shining silver...whichever ones have the silver coating)

jr1 · 11-16-10, 01:45 PM

here is a link to jab-tech for the silver ones http://www.jab-tech.com/Bitspower-Tr...5-pr-4400.html

Conumdrum · 11-16-10, 08:30 PM

Shining silver is NOT silver.

deadlysyn · 11-16-10, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by m0r7if3r

there are people who run loops successfully with nothing more than distilled and bitspower shining silver fittings (i think it's the shining silver...whichever ones have the silver coating)

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Originally Posted by Conumdrum

Shining silver is NOT silver.

Shining Silver is nickel plated, True Silver is .999 pure silver plated. The True Silver barbs seem to be silver all the way through, but the compression fittings have to have a lot more rigidity due to the collars that hold the tubing on. Silver is a fairly soft metal from what I understand, so the threads for the collars would strip out too easily if they were solid silver.

Atleast that's my take on it.

m0r7if3r · 11-16-10, 09:16 PM

Yea, True Silver, that was my bad there...they need to have less products with similar names

hackintosh · 11-17-10, 10:04 AM

I am running the enzotech compression fittings with no issues and they were a little cheaper than the bitspower

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m0r7if3r Member Water Cooling Sticky Reading Enforcement Official Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Marietta, GA	there are people who run loops successfully with nothing more than distilled and bitspower shining silver fittings (i think it's the shining silver...whichever ones have the silver coating) __________________ If years were seasons, this December would be the December of our December. -Abed #sixseasonsandamovie Heat
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m0r7if3r Member Water Cooling Sticky Reading Enforcement Official Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Marietta, GA	Yea, True Silver, that was my bad there...they need to have less products with similar names __________________ If years were seasons, this December would be the December of our December. -Abed #sixseasonsandamovie Heat
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hackintosh Member Join Date: May 2010	I am running the enzotech compression fittings with no issues and they were a little cheaper than the bitspower
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