bmckee56
Well-Known Member
I did a search for "Hot water tank burner" and found nothing specific, so I am curious if anyone out there has attempted to use the following:
Old burner assembly from a gas water heater (or even a new bayou or banjo burner for that matter). A gas valve and pilot burner assembly to shut off gas supply if the pilot flame goes out. Change out the oriface from NG to Propane. Add a 24 volt temperature controller set to maintain the desired HLT setting and you have a nice little setup.
Granted, the cost of a gas valve can be high unless you have a friend getting rid of a hot water tank or old furnace, but the whole thing should work quite nicely. I suppose this may be what many are using with automated (PLC) type systems, but I am fairly new to homebrewing and just starting to see the possibilities for making everything as automated as possible.
Anyway just curious.
Salute!
Old burner assembly from a gas water heater (or even a new bayou or banjo burner for that matter). A gas valve and pilot burner assembly to shut off gas supply if the pilot flame goes out. Change out the oriface from NG to Propane. Add a 24 volt temperature controller set to maintain the desired HLT setting and you have a nice little setup.
Granted, the cost of a gas valve can be high unless you have a friend getting rid of a hot water tank or old furnace, but the whole thing should work quite nicely. I suppose this may be what many are using with automated (PLC) type systems, but I am fairly new to homebrewing and just starting to see the possibilities for making everything as automated as possible.
Anyway just curious.
Salute!