Ok, I've been researching for a few months and finally comes down to this.
I'm planning on making a jockey box, there's limited space in the box, so about the most I can get coil-wise would be about 35'. So, it's looking like the cold plate would be the easiest.
The plan is 2 cold plates running 2 products; each of the beers would run through both plates. First plate would cool the beer significantly the 2nd plate would take it all the way down to cold.
The question I have, does anyone know why the jockey box must keep the drain open and keep the plate from being submerged? It seems to be counter-intuitive as water would increase the contact of cold to the plate, in addition, the water would prevent the plate from getting too cold. But everything I read says to keep the drain open and monitor ice, punch down bridging ice, etc. And the only source for all that seems to be micromatic; which isn't making its reasoning very clear.
Anyone have a guess on this?
BTW: I did search the forum on this and didn't find an answer.
I'm planning on making a jockey box, there's limited space in the box, so about the most I can get coil-wise would be about 35'. So, it's looking like the cold plate would be the easiest.
The plan is 2 cold plates running 2 products; each of the beers would run through both plates. First plate would cool the beer significantly the 2nd plate would take it all the way down to cold.
The question I have, does anyone know why the jockey box must keep the drain open and keep the plate from being submerged? It seems to be counter-intuitive as water would increase the contact of cold to the plate, in addition, the water would prevent the plate from getting too cold. But everything I read says to keep the drain open and monitor ice, punch down bridging ice, etc. And the only source for all that seems to be micromatic; which isn't making its reasoning very clear.
Anyone have a guess on this?
BTW: I did search the forum on this and didn't find an answer.