erikrocks
Well-Known Member
Background info:
I currently brew 15 gallon batches on an all electric system. I have a shallow well at my house, so cooling 15 gallons through my Therminator isn't doable with my tapwater. As a result, I've configured the system below. One blue barrel holds the cooling water and one is empty. I currently use a Chugger pump to pump water from one barrel to my Therminator 12 feet away and the hot water is then returned to the 2nd barrel to be used during the next brew day as cooling water.
My problem is the Chugger pump is not powerful enough to pump water 12 feet through the plate chiller. It can really only cool down to--at best--75 degrees. The water itself is around 48 degrees.
Can anyone suggest a powerful--yet affordable--inline pump I can use for this situation? It obviously doesn't have to be food safe or high temperature.
I currently brew 15 gallon batches on an all electric system. I have a shallow well at my house, so cooling 15 gallons through my Therminator isn't doable with my tapwater. As a result, I've configured the system below. One blue barrel holds the cooling water and one is empty. I currently use a Chugger pump to pump water from one barrel to my Therminator 12 feet away and the hot water is then returned to the 2nd barrel to be used during the next brew day as cooling water.
My problem is the Chugger pump is not powerful enough to pump water 12 feet through the plate chiller. It can really only cool down to--at best--75 degrees. The water itself is around 48 degrees.
Can anyone suggest a powerful--yet affordable--inline pump I can use for this situation? It obviously doesn't have to be food safe or high temperature.