PETG Hardline tubing.

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Hi seen a few videos now saying PETG is better than acrylic for using nowadays. Is this available anywhere or does ocuk sell any tubing that is made of PETG?
 
PrimoChill do a range of PETG tubing but i've not seen it in the uk.
Nothing wrong with Acrylic in my opinion.
You get a blue tint with PETG, but its definitely more durable you can bend it with your hands.
 
I imported my Primochill PETG tubing from the US, as I couldn't find any in the EU. I didn't pay any import duty here in France, not sure about UK.

PETG is much nicer to work with, heats up faster and you can reheat a few times before its not so good.
 
Yep, I used the white ones in my last build. Sadly lost the photos of it.
I used the clear Primochill PETG tubing.
 
I'm not sure whether this is true, but I think PETG is more water absorptive than acrylic.

IMO, there is nothing wrong with Acrylic tubing, and on the other hand PETG is only introduced lately.

I would wait for a bit before swapping to PETG tubing, just to make sure that PETG tubing will have minimal interaction with the cooling fluid.
 
Well I don't currently have any tubing and don't want to spend time and money using acrylic only to wish I had used the newer material in a month or two.

I've ordered fittings and have all the bending kit now so just going to sit on it a few weeks before ordering the tubing.
 
ive just watched a few videos of petg and acrylic it looked like the petg would be easier for a beginner like myself
 
well I've used both, found the acrylic far easier to work with.
mainly because it's harder to work....if that makes sense?

It took more time and heat that it let you guide the acrylic smoother than the petg which was over so quickly, yes you can correct easier, but it's not the same and getting it in one try.
 
Nope its less brittle and is workable at a lower temp so lots say its easier to work with. Main thing is the strength though. Monsoon and Primochill both offering this now but not been sold much in Europe that ive seen so far.
 
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Nope its less brittle and is workable at a lower temp so lots say its easier to work with. Main thing is the strength though. Monsoon and Primochill both offering this now but not been sold much in Europe that ive seen so far.
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You can always purchase them in the U.S. and use forwarding agents :)

I've got a pack of PETG coming in soon :D
 
I have used both now and i prefer acrylic TBH. I would say this is down to personal preference more than anything else.

I have never had any issues with acrylic not being strong enough and have done more than a dozen loops with it. If you find acrylic is too brittle, you are probably not bending probably, since there is a fair bit of give with acrylic tubing.

I don't like PETG for two reasons. Firstly what put me off is some retailers mention it is not UV friendly. I use lower wavelength UV light in my deco compare to standard aesthetic UV. Mainly because i have a ton of different UV lights about the house and the normal tubes you get are not too durable with long term use. For this reason i switched my lights out just in case, 6 weeks later, one of three are dead.

My second reason why i didn't like it is because it softens too quickly and too easily. Having been used to acrylic, i found i made far more bending mistakes with the PETG because it was harder to control the softness and evenness of the tubing. I ended up with more kinks or slight bends where i didn't want them. If i got use to PETG it would probably be as easy but definitely not easier, just a few seconds quicker on the heating up side of things.

Acrylic vs PETG in my opinion is definitely a personal preference thing. If strength and low temperature bending was so much of an issue, we would all be rocking copper and steel pipes and use pipe bending tools to cold bend.
 
Well ive not used either as this is first hardline build. Just seems PETG is going up in popularity and I dont want to tube my build up only to wish I had gone PETG.

UV is not a problem as I just want clear tubing.

deFiniLoGy how much did yours cost and for what amount?
 
TBH, once its built there isnt any reason to change to PETG. Its only advantages, if any, are during building, so i doubt you will regret going acrylic if you cant get any PETG or if it costs you more. Big + for acrylic atm is that its really easy to get more if you need.
 
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