CPVC Manifold questions

[mrgrimm101]

Ooh that looks like it could work. But my leak is between where the valve screws into the nipple connector. Its ok where the washer meets the cooler.

 

[KartRacer54]

I hope when your doing your testing.....you have a hose attached to your hose barb? If you do Not. You are not achieving a good syphon. I bet if you attach a hose to it and let the hose hang down below your valve, you'll find that it will suck almost all of the liquid out that you have left now. Your picture shows no hose.

Thanks
Did not know that!

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

The moment you have air entering the system, AT EITHER END, the syphon will be lost. Therefore, use a hose, covered at the bottom by liquid.

Have a look at my pic and this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f257/mash-tun-manifold-suggestions-327949/index2.html#post4084167

(The picture assumes that the hose is completely filled and has no air.)

MC

 

[TheHappyHopper]

Some liquid left is fine..over a gallon left is not fine lol. I've got my fingers crossed that this helps a lot more. About how much liquid should I expect to have left after?

Keep in mind also, that when you are mashing a real batch, the bottom of the mash tun is going to be packed with grains, displacing a lot of that water that you aren't picking up now. So if you have 1 gallon of dead space now, by the time you fill that space with grains, I would bet that you are really only losing 1/2 a gallon or less.

 

[mrgrimm101]

Keep in mind also, that when you are mashing a real batch, the bottom of the mash tun is going to be packed with grains, displacing a lot of that water that you aren't picking up now. So if you have 1 gallon of dead space now, by the time you fill that space with grains, I would bet that you are really only losing 1/2 a gallon or less.

When I ran my test it only left about 3/4 of a liter in the bottom. I can totally live with that.

 

[skepace]

How did it work? I'm looking at buskin one very similar to this design.

 

[laytonrd]

I built mine with CPVC and glued the one fitting the rises above the manifold to connect to my coolers drain and the sides of the unit. Each of the cross links comes out for easy cleaning.
I used a drill press and a rig I made to hold pipes in place to drill holes. I can get all but half a pint out of the cooler and most of that is because there is a channel around the edges of the cooler. The manifold sits right on the bottom of the cooler with holes facing down. I did replace the black rubber gasket for the exterior connection, but this was when I was assembling the MT. It has been working like a charm.
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[KartRacer54]

Thanks
Did not know that!

Hose made a major difference, nearly empty after draining!
Thanks again for the input!