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Hard Plastic Tubing for Food and Beverage
Strong, hard walls give this tubing extra support in high-pressure and vacuum applications. It’s made of FDA listed materials, so it’s suitable for use with food and beverage. Free of plasticizers like DEHP, it won’t impart tastes or odors to the fluid passing through it.
Polyethylene tubing is semi-flexible and good for gradual bends, but it will crack if subjected to continual bending. Semi-clear tubing gives you a limited view inside the line. Opaque tubing doesn’t allow you to see inside the line.
PVC tubing has harder walls than polyethylene tubing and can handle higher pressures. It meets NSF/ANSI Standard 51 for food contact. Tubing is rigid and will not bend. It is clear, so you can easily monitor flow.
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression Tube Fittings and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Durometer 50D)
- Temperature Range:
Inch Tubing: -40° to 140° F
Metric Tubing: -40° to 150° F - Specifications Met: FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.1520
 Opaque Polyethylene Plastic Tubing |  Opaque Black |
 Opaque Blue |
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression Tube Fittings and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Durometer 50D)
- Temperature Range:
Inch Tubing: -40° to 140° F
Metric Tubing: -40° to 150° F - Specifications Met: FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.1520
- Rigid
- Compatible with Socket Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Durometer 80D)
- Temperature Range: -40° to 140° F
- Specifications Met: FDA Compliant 21 CFR 175.300, NSF/ANSI 51
| ID | OD | Wall Thick. | Max. Pressure | Max. Vacuum | Color | 1 ft. | 3 ft. | 6 ft. | |
| 0.17" | 1/4" | 0.04" | 440 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K11 | |||
| 3/16" | 5/16" | 1/16" | 360 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K12 | |||
| 1/4" | 3/8" | 1/16" | 330 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K13 | |||
| 3/8" | 1/2" | 1/16" | 240 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K14 | |||
| 1/2" | 5/8" | 1/16" | 190 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K15 | |||
| 5/8" | 3/4" | 1/16" | 160 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K16 | |||
| 3/4" | 7/8" | 1/16" | 140 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K101 | |||
| 7/8" | 1" | 1/16" | 120 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K201 | |||
| 1" | 1 1/8" | 1/16" | 110 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K17 | |||
| 1 1/8" | 1 1/4" | 1/16" | 95 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K18 | |||
| 1 1/4" | 1 3/8" | 1/16" | 90 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K19 | |||
| 1 3/8" | 1 1/2" | 1/16" | 80 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K21 | |||
| 1 7/8" | 2" | 1/16" | 60 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K22 | |||
| 2 3/8" | 2 1/2" | 1/16" | 50 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | Clear | 53945K23 |
Hard Plastic Tubing for Drinking Water
Tubing meets NSF/ANSI Standard 61 for drinking water. It is made without plasticizers like DEHP, so it won’t impart tastes or odors to the fluid running through it. A lightweight alternative to copper tubing, it connects to fittings with no heat or soldering required. Tubing is opaque, so you cannot see inside the line.
CPVC tubing connects to socket-connect fittings with a CPVC primer and cement (also known as solvent weld). It can handle higher pressures than polyethylene tubing. It is rigid and will not bend. Tubing meets ASTM D2846 specifications and testing requirements for plastic hot- and cold-water distribution systems.
Copper tube size is the accepted designation of the copper tubing industry, not the actual tube OD.
- Rigid
- Compatible with Socket-Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard
- Temperature Range: 40° to 180° F
| Copper Tube Size  | ID | OD | Wall Thick. | Max. Pressure | Max. Vacuum | Specifications Met | Color | Length, ft. | Each | |
| 1/2 | 31/64" | 5/8" | 1/16" | 400 psi @ 72° F | 26 in. of Hg @ 72° F | ASTM D2846, NSF/ANSI 61 | Beige | 5 | 5037K31 | 000000 |
| 3/4 | 23/32" | 7/8" | 5/64" | 400 psi @ 72° F | 26 in. of Hg @ 72° F | ASTM D2846, NSF/ANSI 61 | Beige | 5 | 5037K32 | 00000 |
| 1 | 59/64" | 1 1/8" | 13/64" | 400 psi @ 72° F | 26 in. of Hg @ 72° F | ASTM D2846, NSF/ANSI 61 | Beige | 5 | 5037K33 | 00000 |