RumRiverBrewer Well-Known Member Joined Apr 13, 2010 Messages 185 Reaction score 4 Location Twin Cities Apr 13, 2010 #1 I bought a weld less thermometer for my new kettle. The stem is 4" and will get in the way of my wort chiller. Can I cut the stem to 2"? Will it damage the thermometer?
I bought a weld less thermometer for my new kettle. The stem is 4" and will get in the way of my wort chiller. Can I cut the stem to 2"? Will it damage the thermometer?
samc Well-Known Member Joined Aug 11, 2008 Messages 5,366 Reaction score 80 Location Portland OR Apr 13, 2010 #2 It will destroy it.
Wade E Beer Buster Joined Mar 25, 2008 Messages 792 Reaction score 10 Location Middlebury, Ct. Apr 14, 2010 #3 Get a smaller stemmed one, Youll find a use for the 4" soon like getting a Kooler Kits adaptor and use that 1 in your HLT or MLT
Get a smaller stemmed one, Youll find a use for the 4" soon like getting a Kooler Kits adaptor and use that 1 in your HLT or MLT
Atl300zx Well-Known Member Joined Jun 8, 2007 Messages 737 Reaction score 3 Location Hoplanta Apr 14, 2010 #4 usually the "measuring" bimetal tip is in the last 1/4-1/8" of the probe
ScottyBones Supporting Member HBT Supporter Joined Sep 5, 2008 Messages 107 Reaction score 0 Apr 14, 2010 #5 just buy another fitting/nipple to extend the portion outside the kettle where the thermometer attaches
just buy another fitting/nipple to extend the portion outside the kettle where the thermometer attaches
david_42 Well-Known Member Joined Oct 8, 2005 Messages 25,581 Reaction score 196 Location Oak Grove Apr 14, 2010 #6 With a weldless setup, you should be able to pull most of the thermometer out of the fitting. Fill your kettle with hot water and experiment.
With a weldless setup, you should be able to pull most of the thermometer out of the fitting. Fill your kettle with hot water and experiment.
OP OP RumRiverBrewer Well-Known Member Joined Apr 13, 2010 Messages 185 Reaction score 4 Location Twin Cities Apr 14, 2010 #7 Thanks for the replies, and Scottie2Hottie - GREAT idea!
D Daugirdas New Member Joined Sep 30, 2014 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Sep 30, 2014 #8 I have the same problem, so maybe I can bend the stem (90 degrees)?
Bobby_M Vendor and Brewer HBT Sponsor Joined Aug 3, 2006 Messages 27,835 Reaction score 9,082 Location Whitehouse Station, NJ Sep 30, 2014 #9 No. The temperature sensitive bimetal strip is inside the stem. If you bend it, that strip will not be able to coil and it won't move the dial.
No. The temperature sensitive bimetal strip is inside the stem. If you bend it, that strip will not be able to coil and it won't move the dial.