Tubing stretcher or shrinker

[DonFromTX]

Page 42D-13 has us put a piece of 1/8 tubing on a tee, then try to slide a piece of 1/4 OD tubing over that, after heating. Did anyone actually get this instruction to work? Looks like no way is that going to happen, no matter how much heat and Boelube we put on it.

[pietermk]

Originally Posted by DonFromTX

Page 42D-13 has us put a piece of 1/8 tubing on a tee, then try to slide a piece of 1/4 OD tubing over that, after heating. Did anyone actually get this instruction to work? Looks like no way is that going to happen, no matter how much heat and Boelube we put on it.

this is for the static system right? I did recently following the revised instructions for chapter 10. It does work, I cut the 1/4OD piece to length as specified and saw it was a little shorter that the piece of tee. I cut another piece a little longer but that did not work, so I put the shorter piece back on and heating with my wife's hairdryer and it worked. Heat both pieces of plastic.

Peter