Help with Plate chiller

[vayank]

I just bought a Blichmann plate chiller and tried it with boiling water to test it. It worked great. I used the spigot of my brew pot to feed it. the problem is when the water drops below the spigot outlet, I still have about a gallon of water/wort left. in the past I always chilled in my brew pot and used a siphon to drain it.

Without using a pump, and using the plate chiller, does anyone have any hints as to how to get all or most of my wort chilled? I hate to leave a gallon of wort in the pot. Or is this normal for most people?

Thanks

 

[m00ps]

youll either need to hook up a dip tube or just tilt your kettle. Is your outlet NPT threads on the inside? several brewing sites sell pre-made diptubes

 

[vayank]

I didn't want to tilt it. I wanted to keep the whirlpool cone intact.

what is a dip tube?

tthanks

 

[day_trippr]

How far below the kettle is the chiller?
And how far below the chiller is the fermenter you're filling?

Gravity should do the job if you're not fighting it...

Cheers!

 

[vayank]

moops (or is it moors?), thanks for your help.

I looked up a dip tube, and that will solve my problem.