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Has anyone elevated their HLT/HERMS

Discussion in 'Electric Brewing' started by shtank, Feb 13, 2013.

 

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    shtank

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    Posted Feb 13, 2013
    I'm wanting to build a two tier all electric setup. With the hlt being elevated. My concern is recirculating through the Herms coil going to be a problem?
     
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    ryan_george

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    Posted Feb 13, 2013
    My HLT/HERMS combo is elevated above my MLT and Kettle. There are no problems with this assuming you are using a decent pump like March/Chugger/etc...
     
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    shtank

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    Posted Feb 13, 2013
    I'm using a March. How long are your lines?
     
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    ryan_george

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    Posted Feb 13, 2013
    The 2nd tier of my stand (where the HERMS is) is about 24" higher than the surface my HLT and Kettle are on. My March pump is then about 18" lower than that. So my line from MLT to pump is probably 36", then likely 36-48" from the pump up to the HERMS, then another 36" line back to the MLT. I have 25' of 3/8" copper in the HERMS and I don't have flow issues at all (I need to throttle the pump back a lot).
     
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    shtank

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    Posted Feb 13, 2013
    Cool. Thanks Ryan, that what I needed to hear. Do you have any pictures of your rig?
     
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    ryan_george

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    Posted Feb 13, 2013
    Here's an old pic I found.

    IMAG0024.jpg
     
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    alien

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    Posted Feb 13, 2013
    Is that cooler styrofoam? How do you clean it?
     
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    ryan_george

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    Posted Feb 13, 2013
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    shtank

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    Posted Feb 13, 2013
    Nice! Is that a lake in the background?
     
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    alien

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Feb 13, 2013
    That's a whopper! :mug: Don't worry about me, I'm half blind.

    I am planning something fairly similar with 1 pump and an elevated HLT but with a separate small vessel for the HX on the same level as the MLT and a counterflow chiller. More bits but for various reasons I don't want a coil in the HLT.
     
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    ryan_george

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    Posted Feb 13, 2013
    I wish! It's a snow bank :drunk:
     
  12. #12
    shtank

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    Posted Feb 15, 2013
    Ahh! It pry depends on how many beers you've had. :cross:
     
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