The title says it all. In the past I had stainless steel fittings and it cost $$. I am thinking of using brass fittings for my setup because it can be a little bit cheaper, and I will not use plastic by any means. So how bad are brass fittings to leakage? and pressure (around 180 to 200 psi) I will have 1/2" everything. I know weather can play a big role on the preformance part of this. Thank you.


got air?

brass two plus years n if u use the teflon tape and wrench down properly(tight) should be fine. i also used the compression ones that have a sleve and a ring for securing the tube in place. i love them and if one happens to break just gotta find a homedepo or lowes lol.

Why won;t you use plastic push to connects? I've been using them on my cavi for 3 years now with no problems, and I used them on my s10 with no problems

Ive always used brass fittings and I've been bagged since 2002

ya, i have a bunch of brass as well....and plastic quick connects since 05

The only reason that I didn't want to use plastic fittings, is because I had some problems with the quick connect style (blowing lines/not staying connected). They could not hold high pressure whenever it got to be over 80 psi or so. When I had ordered my plastic fittings from the shop and then only to find out that they had a "manufacturers problem". Thats why I went to stainless steel. I heard that with brass fittings they can shrink and swell with the weather (cold and warm), This is why I thought brass might cause some leaks this way. I live in Alberta Canada, so our weather is not always the best lol.


got air?

go to o'reilly and get the brass Gates push locks, very nice pieces. But they are more.

At work, we use brass fittings on our locomotives... so I'd say they're good to go