Keggle Heating Element Question

[Timothy Schwitz]

Long time lurker, first time posting.

I picked up a set of keggles yesterday to start building an electric HERMS system. HLT already has the coil and all fittings, but no heating element. The HLT and BK both have this connection (TC port?)
I did some searching around but just wanted to make sure, is this the type of heating element to go with? Just plug and play?

Heating Element, 5500 watt 1.5'' TC INTEGRATED Ripple V2

Here are pics of the port.

Added a picture from inside with threads

Thanks in advance. I'm sure I'll have plenty more questions during this build

 

[RufusBrewer]

From your photos, it looks like a 2" Tri Clamp port. You are best off double checking and confirming. (see refernces below) Once you know the size, you are putting yourself in good hands to work with Brewhardware.com They can sort you out.

I have the 5,500 watt ripple element on a 1.5" tri-clamp from brew hardware, I could not be happier.

https://www.glaciertanks.com/sizing.html
https://www.pharmahygieneproducts.com/information/Tri-clamp-Ferrule-end-size-chart.pdf

 

[Bobby_M]

Correct, you need the 2" TC version. Heating Element, 5500 watt ****2'' TC*****INTEGRATED ULWD Ripple V2

It looks like your bore diameter is 1-3/8" but what's the total depth. I can try to verify if the ripple shape will make it through if you measure that last dimension.

 

[Timothy Schwitz]

Correct, you need the 2" TC version. Heating Element, 5500 watt ****2'' TC*****INTEGRATED ULWD Ripple V2

It looks like your bore diameter is 1-3/8" but what's the total depth. I can try to verify if the ripple shape will make it through if you measure that last dimension.

Thank you both for the input.

I'll try to measure the depth this afternoon and report back.

 

[Timothy Schwitz]

Correct, you need the 2" TC version. Heating Element, 5500 watt ****2'' TC*****INTEGRATED ULWD Ripple V2

It looks like your bore diameter is 1-3/8" but what's the total depth. I can try to verify if the ripple shape will make it through if you measure that last dimension.

It looks like it is 2 1/2" deep

 

[Timothy Schwitz]

Correct, you need the 2" TC version. Heating Element, 5500 watt ****2'' TC*****INTEGRATED ULWD Ripple V2

It looks like your bore diameter is 1-3/8" but what's the total depth. I can try to verify if the ripple shape will make it through if you measure that last dimension.

Here is the depth of my adapter. Still trying to figure out what elements to order. Any help is appreciated

 

[Bobby_M]

The element linked above will have no problem at all in that port.

 

[Timothy Schwitz]

The element linked above will have no problem at all in that port.

Thank you! So that element plus this clamp should do the trick then?

https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/tc2cl.htm

 

[Bobby_M]

yes, don't forget the TC2GKsil as well.