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DasBrewHaus

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Just wanted to run this by you guys. I know the way I am doing this is not the recommended way to do a pilot light however this is what I have devised thus far. I have just finished my control panel and the last thing to do is setup my pilot lights. As you can see in the first pic that prior to my 2 pilots I have a valve to limit gas flow to the pilots. from there I have some gas line that eventually runs into a small hose barb. The hose barb is very small and I could use a larger one if it helped. I know this is a similar setup as the classic brutus 10 however I am curious as o the saftey of this. Is this a bad idea? Constructive criticism is welcome :mug:



 
The setup with the brass fitting is not the safest route, others have tried them and they are sensitive to drafts blowing them out. Better route is to use a honeywell Q314 pilot burner which mixes air with the propane for a more robust and dependable flame. You can drill and tap the burner itself to mount the pilot like I have with an electric ignited model in this picturehttps://picasaweb.google.com/110297595278760536729/PilotLights?noredirect=1#5157308893046577730. The honeywell Q314 pilot is 1/3 the size of that monstrosity, and much easier to mount and lite with a gas match.
 
the pilot ended up being one of the most difficult parts of my recent automated HLT build. I used the same pilot as Kladue. with high pressure propane and a needle valve it worked but not very reliable. with low pressure propane through a honeywell it works awesome. a little hard to get lit but it is rock solid all day. my build is here:

http://www.hommelhomebrew.com/1/post/2014/02/automated-hlt.html
 
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