Site tube and thermometer for keggle

[Lil' Sparky]

Isn't there an issue, too, with having to have the sight tube closed off tightly when draining the keggle so that it'll maintain the siphon? Ball valve would resolve that easily.

Only if the sight glass is on the drain valve. Mine aren't.

 

[the_bird]

Which, I'm think about doing with mine, so that I don't have to drill another hold and risk a leak (since, thankfully, my weldless fitting works great).

 

[Lil' Sparky]

But then where's the fitting for your thermo going to go?

BTW, these small fittings were easier to get to seal than the big ones.

 

[FSR402]

I'll play around with it and see. It'll be easy enough to take apart if I don't like it. Isn't there an issue, too, with having to have the sight tube closed off tightly when draining the keggle so that it'll maintain the siphon? Ball valve would resolve that easily.

Only if you have it on the same port as your drain. I would just put another port in.

 

[mr x]

Well, consider this. If you put the ball valve between the pot and the T, then the whole thing sticks out that much further, making it easier to hit on something and you'll have to figure out how to get the eye bolt out that much further. If you put the valve on top of the T, then you've got that much less measuring capability. As it is, mine's already at the edge of usefulness because the liquid is already at ~ 3 gals when you can see it in the sight glass. I'll stick to the way it is. I don't think the risk is very high and not worth the change IMHO. YMMV.

You could always turn the tee sideways to get a better range. Actually, looking at your pic, you could even turn the tee upside down and come back around 180 and still have your shut off valve.

I know it's beating a subject to death, but I have the experience of dealing with a sight glass breaking on a steam flash tank. Not fun when the 30 year old shut-off won't shut. You look at those items quite different after a bad experience.:rockin:

 

[Grimsawyer]

What is everyone's thought on adding another hole to a keg for a sight glass instead of incorperating it into another weldless fitting?