ihearthops
Well-Known Member
So I have been working on an E-HLT for the past week -- built from a 15.5g sanke. The entire build has gone pretty flawless, lid cut off, holes drilled for weldless fittings, all fittings installed, weatherproof electrical gang box installed, keg insulated -- pretty much all set.
Except..
I originally had a 1750w element installed in the keg, and to avoid pushing the theoretical limits of the 15 amp circuit I will be operating on, I decided to back down to a 1500w and air on the side of caution. The only problem I noticed with the 1500w element is that the 1" gasket/SS nut I purchased from bargainfittings.com won't thread on the element, regardless of the methods I try -- it's almost like it's just a tad short.
On to my question. I can (with some elbow grease) get the gasket/nut to thread on the reverse side (the side that doesn't have the groove for the o-ring) -- any reason this wouldn't be a good idea? Assuming of course this is my only option. I have yet to water test the fittings (will do tomorrow), but assuming all is well from a water test perspective, is there any reason I CAN'T use the other end of the nut to compress the o-ring?
I completly understand this is me being wayyyy overly paranoid, but since i'm playing with water+electricity, I wanted to make sure i'm crossing all my T's and dotting the I's -- the build has gone great aside from this one little aggrevation.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance -- this forum has been my motivation/inspiration for all of my projects!
Except..
I originally had a 1750w element installed in the keg, and to avoid pushing the theoretical limits of the 15 amp circuit I will be operating on, I decided to back down to a 1500w and air on the side of caution. The only problem I noticed with the 1500w element is that the 1" gasket/SS nut I purchased from bargainfittings.com won't thread on the element, regardless of the methods I try -- it's almost like it's just a tad short.
On to my question. I can (with some elbow grease) get the gasket/nut to thread on the reverse side (the side that doesn't have the groove for the o-ring) -- any reason this wouldn't be a good idea? Assuming of course this is my only option. I have yet to water test the fittings (will do tomorrow), but assuming all is well from a water test perspective, is there any reason I CAN'T use the other end of the nut to compress the o-ring?
I completly understand this is me being wayyyy overly paranoid, but since i'm playing with water+electricity, I wanted to make sure i'm crossing all my T's and dotting the I's -- the build has gone great aside from this one little aggrevation.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance -- this forum has been my motivation/inspiration for all of my projects!