[Nathanael Jones]

I'm a bit sick of hoselock connectors on my DI vessels, and want to convert them to just pipe & jubilee clip connectors.

Where can I get the nozzle adapters that fit on  the 3/4" thread on the DI's?

[Wayne Thomas]

Try gardiners NITO fittings. Very good.

[Nathanael Jones]

I can only see ones with a male thread. I need a 3/4" female thread to connect to my DI's.
 

[Wayne Thomas]

Nathanael, you need 2 females and 2 male fittings for a DI container. They are both listed on their site, you may have to look around for it.

[Nathanael Jones]

at the moment I've got these on each side of the DI's,..



I need a connector/hosetail adapter that screws onto the same thread!

[darragh windows]

thats what i have the jubilee clip works okay over these

[ClearviewServices]

is this the sort of thing your after

[p1w1]

i think x-line sell those type of fittings your after..

[[GQC] Tim]

I can only see ones with a male thread. I need a 3/4" female thread to connect to my DI's.
 

Female thread? I'm not sure I understand, you need to male threads, then the other fittings click on to that, like a rectus 21 fitting.

Nito fittings by Gardiners, absolutely leak proof, but flipping expensive.

[[GQC] Tim]

is this the sort of thing your after

That's the one yea, that should do it as well, but.....every time you need to change the resin, or need to give the vessel a good shake, you need to take the hose off, it's not a quick thing like the Nito fittings.

I've got Nito fittings, they work very well, had to think long and hard if I really wanted to get those connectors, for a single vessel, it's like £30 or something.

[Wayne Thomas]

NITO fittings on a DI container makes it:
1. very easy to unscrew and remove the top to change the resin and do up again
2. Are very quick to connect/disconnect to check TDS
3. Hose attached to NITO fittings can be secured on the barbed side of the connection by means of jubilee clamp or 'O' clips once only and will never need to be replaced or removed ever again.
4. They're totally leak proof and less hassle.

I've fitted NITO fittings on DI as I don't intend fluffing around with fittings and wish to save time. Expensive?...yes ....worth it?.....over time ...yes....in it for the long term and always looking for better equipment and time saving, energy efficient savings.

[[GQC] Tim]

NITO fittings on a DI container makes it:
1. very easy to unscrew and remove the top to change the resin and do up again
2. Are very quick to connect/disconnect to check TDS
3. Hose attached to NITO fittings can be secured on the barbed side of the connection by means of jubilee clamp or 'O' clips once only and will never need to be replaced or removed ever again.
4. They're totally leak proof and less hassle.

I've fitted NITO fittings on DI as I don't intend fluffing around with fittings and wish to save time. Expensive?...yes ....worth it?.....over time ...yes....in it for the long term and always looking for better equipment and time saving, energy efficient savings.

That's true I would say, I've spend the same money on normal fittings, they didn't work, so yea.

Wayne, what do you mean with : 2. Are very quick to connect/disconnect to check TDS?

[Wayne Thomas]

Ref No. 2 (quick to disconnect and check DI)
 
By unclipping a female NITO fitting from the male fitting, then turning the water flow back on again to fill a cup to test the TDS, switching off the water and connecting the fitting pair back up again.

Rather than unscrewing or loosening off the jubilee clamp on the hose attached to the barb fitting on a normal plastic fitting type, removing the hose to then check TDS, then connecting it all back up again and re-tightening the jubilee clamp or fitting a new 'O' clip.

[Nathanael Jones]

is this the sort of thing your after

Thats the thread that comes out of my DI,... the hoselock tap connector fits perfect onto it. The NITO fittings look good,.. but i'd need to find an adapter as well.

[macmac]

Your DI should have two female connectors on it, so the male (thread bit) that sticks out each side should un-screw & come out. All you need is two hozelok type connectors with 3/4" male thread, job done, no leaks!

Or am i missing something?

Tony

[Alex Gardiner]

All DI vessels usually have a 3/4 female screw thread outlet on each side. Some may have a 3/4 to 3/4 male thread adapter fitted, but this can be removed. What Wayne has fitted are the NITO male 3/4 thread to male connector as below:



The you fit the female connector to the hose on either side:



These fittings are a lot more expensive, but they do work very well and will last for the life of any system.

[[GQC] Tim]

Ref No. 2 (quick to disconnect and check DI)
 
By unclipping a female NITO fitting from the male fitting, then turning the water flow back on again to fill a cup to test the TDS, switching off the water and connecting the fitting pair back up again.

Rather than unscrewing or loosening off the jubilee clamp on the hose attached to the barb fitting on a normal plastic fitting type, removing the hose to then check TDS, then connecting it all back up again and re-tightening the jubilee clamp or fitting a new 'O' clip.

Yea I understand, but they are shut off connectors? So do you plug in a connector of some sorts to fill the cup, or do you press it in with something else?

Oh, I understand, you are unplugging not the inlet female (so you can measure tds from tank) but your talking about the outlet female, so you can measure tds after the DI vessel. Right, I get it now lol.

[Nathanael Jones]

All DI vessels usually have a 3/4 female screw thread outlet on each side. Some may have a 3/4 to 3/4 male thread adapter fitted, but this can be removed.

I never realised they could be removed!

I just took one out and it seems to be a 1 way valve,... will it be ok to use without these?

[Alex Gardiner]

All DI vessels usually have a 3/4 female screw thread outlet on each side. Some may have a 3/4 to 3/4 male thread adapter fitted, but this can be removed.

I never realised they could be removed!

I just took one out and it seems to be a 1 way valve,... will it be ok to use without these?

It will be fine to use without the one way valve.  They may have been fitted for use on a mains system where if it's a permanent fitting any connection needs a non return valve.

[Nathanael Jones]

Thanks Alex!

I'll be using gas nozzles & jubilee clips for now (Cheap option!), but I'll give Kirsty a call and order some of those NITO ones in a few weeks.