bblack7489
Well-Known Member
I've recently gone through a bunch of upgrades to my system, and last weekend was the first time for me to use an immersion chiller and a pump to whirlpool. A few minutes before flame out I opened up the valve on my boil kettle and started trying to recirculate, but I had a ton of trouble trying to get it to keep prime. After I started cooling, it got a lot better.
It seems like the pump was pulling pressure and causing the near boiling water to boil, making it hard to keep the pump primed. As the wort cooled, the cavitation became less of an issue?
Is that really happening, or am I overthinking this? Does anyone else have trouble with their whirlpool pump while the wort is still boiling?
It seems like the pump was pulling pressure and causing the near boiling water to boil, making it hard to keep the pump primed. As the wort cooled, the cavitation became less of an issue?
Is that really happening, or am I overthinking this? Does anyone else have trouble with their whirlpool pump while the wort is still boiling?