A little while ago, my (cheap, first one bought) copper immersion chiller broke and I opted for an overall upgrade to a plate chiller.
I've tried two batches since then and haven't gotten my new "cooling" system to work. The major problem revolves around two factors: My pump is not self-priming and my Kettle doesn't have a spigot to feed it. Ultimately, I think I need to upgrade either my pump to a self-priming option ($150 - $200) or get a new brew kettle ($100- $300) with a ball valve so I can feed the current pump.
My questions are - is there a path that anyone would recommend between the two? Is one option or the other unlikely to solve my overall problem of running my plate chiller?
Or, is there anything I'm not thinking about to get this to work with my current setup? I tried siphoning the wort into the pump and....disfigured my autosiphon (doh!).
Thanks in advance for any help!
I've tried two batches since then and haven't gotten my new "cooling" system to work. The major problem revolves around two factors: My pump is not self-priming and my Kettle doesn't have a spigot to feed it. Ultimately, I think I need to upgrade either my pump to a self-priming option ($150 - $200) or get a new brew kettle ($100- $300) with a ball valve so I can feed the current pump.
My questions are - is there a path that anyone would recommend between the two? Is one option or the other unlikely to solve my overall problem of running my plate chiller?
Or, is there anything I'm not thinking about to get this to work with my current setup? I tried siphoning the wort into the pump and....disfigured my autosiphon (doh!).
Thanks in advance for any help!