And a test of the 6vdc
probably good for recirculating, maybe help in bottling, who knows.
probably good for recirculating, maybe help in bottling, who knows.
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Awesome! I'm happy it worked! Really quiet too! How'd you connect the inlet?
daksin said:Have you tried it at temperature? I know some cheap pumps can fail to couple at near-boiling.
I had planned on using one of these to circulate the water in my HLT for HERMS.
Also had a plan to use it to circulate ice water from one container into a fermentation container as a poor man's temp controlled ferm chamber.
I like the temp control idea. Could you use the small pump to cool your beer lines?
By the way, I was able to run the 12v pump with a standard 9v battery and the 6v one from a usb port.
The 12v one did make a different sound with the 9v supply, so it was obviously not operating as fast as with the 12v supply. I did not notice any difference in the 6v pump when connected to the 5v supply (USB).
YMMV.
The 12v pumps are definitely bigger than the 6v ones.
The one on the right in this picture is the 12v pump.
http://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/attachm...ap-pump-fda-approved-12v-100c-img_1509-1-.jpg
Got my pumps today. Here's a picture of both of them. I'll try to get them setup today and see if I can shoot a video of them doing their thing.
could you post a pic of your power supply or cord for the larger pump
I can't see the videos either, using chrome on win7 here...
It seems as if these pumps are doing well. Is there enough of a draw to run through a whole house filter or 2? I'm keeping an eye out for ways to filter the yeast and get a more clear end product.
I always get some grain particles that make it through my false bottom, go through my march pump, and get stuck in the sparge arm. I use this little 12V pump to recirc in my HERMS. The impeller and impeller housing is pretty small...definitely small enough to trap a particle. But....could be worth a try. It would really suck if it ate something though.
mendesm said:I use a stainless braid and don't have a problem with particles going through, but I'd think that the occasional particle would not be a problem, but a few of them going through may be a different scenario.
Have you experience with this pump?
Single tier setup with 10 gallon cooler and 2 of these SS pots.
My setup is not permanently mounted yet so I just secure the hoses connected to the output of the pumps up and over the sides of the pot/cooler's side. The pumps are placed horizontally, just under the pot/cooler, with their outputs facing up to let any air bubbles to freely float out of the pumps.
I don't recall how high the cooler is, but it's definitely way under 3 feet high, probably closer to 2. The ss pots are only 17" high.
For the pump between the cooler and the kettle, I just move the output hose to recirculate/transfer accordingly.
With either pump, just open the valve, let gravity prime the pump and turn it on.
EDIT: I do have 2 of the 6v pumps too. I'll end up using one of those just for recirculating when I get around to finding a final and permanent place for my setup. Eventually the whole thing will be a computer controlled electric setup.
EDIT 2: I did purchase a march pump before I bought the tiny ones but never got around to using it. As it is, I'm probably going to end up putting the march pump for sale.
These look awesome! You have links for the youtube videos you posted earlier in this thread? they dont seem to be showing up for me today
For the 12v ones, any 12v power supply that can put out 1A (ampere) will work. For the 6v pump, pretty much any cell phone charger should work.
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