Thermowell for Love Temp Probe

chispas · 02-13-2009, 02:39 PM

I was gonna use an old dip tube for this, but it's just barely barely too small for the probe to fit in there. The plan was to JB weld the bottom up, and use it in a carboy cap.... any ideas??

MSUConrad · 02-13-2009, 04:02 PM

Small diameter copper tube with a cap soldered to the end.

chispas · 02-13-2009, 05:03 PM

Good call. Maybe a washer soldered to the top also to keep it from going through the cap.

Boerderij_Kabouter · 02-13-2009, 05:25 PM

I would get one of these:

McMaster-Carr no. 8457K24
304 SS at .257 ID so the probe will fit inside.

That is my plan....

EDIT: sorry I put in the wrong numbers.... now they are right

EDIT EDIT: My tubing came and this is to small for the probe sold by LOVE...

Get a size bigger.

EDIT EDIT EDIT: Buy your probes from Derrin. They are great and he has excellent service.

missing link · 02-13-2009, 07:12 PM

something like this?

Linc

Boerderij_Kabouter · 02-13-2009, 07:19 PM

Or you could just sand down the probe a bit.

thooper41 · 02-20-2009, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Boerderij_Kabouter

Or you could just sand down the probe a bit.

does anyone see anything wrong with this? I have some ebay thermowells and the love temp probe wont fit but its so close that taking the black stuff off the probe should let it slide in.

Lonnie Mac · 02-21-2009, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by thooper41

does anyone see anything wrong with this? I have some ebay thermowells and the love temp probe wont fit but its so close that taking the black stuff off the probe should let it slide in.

No my friend... Sorry! I should have put this on my website years ago! Just file the black vinyl off and clean it up with a bit of light sanding to the shiny brass. It will fit any standard .250" dip tube thermowell then!

mariojr · 02-21-2009, 12:39 PM

+1 Just remove the coating from the probe and it will slide in a dip tube. The only problem I had was it was still too big to fit in the flared end of the dip tube, so I just ran it through the other end. It's kind of permanently in there unless I cut the enclosed end but since I don't use it for anything else it's ok with me.

**mmb** · 02-21-2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonnie Mac

No my friend... Sorry! I should have put this on my website years ago! Just file the black vinyl off and clean it up with a bit of light sanding to the shiny brass. It will fit any standard .250" dip tube thermowell then!

Hey Lonnie,

Could you put up a little detail on building your inline thermowell that BYO doesn't cover? It's about the only item I don't have a handle on.

Another Brutus in the planning stages.