Spincycle Shorty question for Bobby.

[slayer021175666]

It looks like it could be used as a weldless fitting. Why couldn't a guy just stick it through a hole in the boil kettle and thread a valve onto it from the outside?

 

[mashinary]

I'm not Bobby, but I have the spincycle and love it. I used a weldless fitting with no problems.

 

[slayer021175666]

is your specifically the spin cycle shorty model?He lists two different ones. One of them he calls the spin cycle submerge and says that it's weldless fitting. The one I'm asking about is the spin cycle shorty. He says that it is not weldless but it looks like it would work fine in a weldless application. I'm just trying to clarify.

 

[mashinary]

Sorry I missed that, I had never noticed the shorty until I went to their site just now. I have the regular spincycle.

 

[Knightshade]

You might have better luck emailing him directly through his website. I've done so in the past and he has been extremely helpful.

 

[slayer021175666]

Thanks

 

[Bobby_M]

In simple terms, the shorty is meant to fully thread in to a female NPT fitting far enough that the seal is made via the nested oring. The "submerge" version is extremely similar but the threads are about 3/4" longer so that the unit can be installed as a bulkhead with locknut and washer outside and still leave plenty of thread for another fitting like a valve.

Yes, in theory the shorty can be used as a bulkhead but the threads are intentionally cut small. When you thread the valve on outside the kettle, you'd need to use plenty of teflon tape to be sure the threads seal.