Element rust no more!

[sethhobrin]

will a 9/16" greenleee punch work for adding a hole with weldless fittings for this magnesium anode? I have one laying around from the RTD installation. what size hole needs to be created for this with weldless fittings?

 

[jtkratzer]

Not sure if my experience is anecdotal or what...but I had pretty bad rust on my element bases after my first few wet tests.


While ordering the anode, I decided to use a 1/2 drop of olive oil on a paper towel to wipe the base plates after cleaning. I did this maybe 3-4 times and haven't had rust or needed to install the anode, I've brewed about 8 batches on it and haven't needed to reapply oil.

Not sure what happened but when I worked in restaurants we'd put a thin film of oil over freshly cleaned griddles and this kept them from oxidzing. YMMV, but I am going to test this a bit further when I build a few more electric keggles in a few weeks.

My first thought was will the oil impact head retention, but I suppose a drop or two on a paper towel and then exposed to 10-15 gallons of water/wort will not have that much impact.

 

[shroomzofdoom]

My first thought was will the oil impact head retention, but I suppose a drop or two on a paper towel and then exposed to 10-15 gallons of water/wort will not have that much impact.

There are certain schools of thought that olive oil in very minute amounts can be good for yeast. Thus far, no probs with head retention for me.

 

[BrianBarley]

will a 9/16" greenleee punch work for adding a hole with weldless fittings for this magnesium anode? I have one laying around from the RTD installation. what size hole needs to be created for this with weldless fittings?

You'll want to use a 13/16" punch for all 1/2" threads.