Hi All,
New guy here.
I searched, but I'm sorry if I missed a thread on this.
I just bought a blichmann therminator. I brew indoors (electric), and the spigot that I have available for the cold water supply is on 1/2" pipe (and 1/2" bib). My plan was to use 1/2" silicone hose for all connections on the therminator so that I could make use of the same quick disconnects I use on other devices/etc. The quick disconnects are expensive, so I want to maximize flexibility for future configurations by not introducing another size of quick disconnects.
The therminator uses 3/4" hose connections for the water in/out though.
Here's my question: would it be beneficial to performance if I use a 3/4" hose, even if the water supply is fed by a 1/2" pipe?
I know that increasing the ID of the hose will increase the volume of water entering the therminator, but I think that also means that it will decrease the pressure (velocity) of the water going through it.
So asked differently, what's more important for the cold water supply in terms of the speed of chilling: more volume or more velocity, assuming a trade off is necessary?
Thanks in advance for your help!!
Peter
New guy here.
I searched, but I'm sorry if I missed a thread on this.
I just bought a blichmann therminator. I brew indoors (electric), and the spigot that I have available for the cold water supply is on 1/2" pipe (and 1/2" bib). My plan was to use 1/2" silicone hose for all connections on the therminator so that I could make use of the same quick disconnects I use on other devices/etc. The quick disconnects are expensive, so I want to maximize flexibility for future configurations by not introducing another size of quick disconnects.
The therminator uses 3/4" hose connections for the water in/out though.
Here's my question: would it be beneficial to performance if I use a 3/4" hose, even if the water supply is fed by a 1/2" pipe?
I know that increasing the ID of the hose will increase the volume of water entering the therminator, but I think that also means that it will decrease the pressure (velocity) of the water going through it.
So asked differently, what's more important for the cold water supply in terms of the speed of chilling: more volume or more velocity, assuming a trade off is necessary?
Thanks in advance for your help!!
Peter