Therminator...worth the money or not?

[mplutodh1]

What company did you order from?

eBay it - there are quite a few out there. Search this thread - pretty sure he's referring to the eBay deal.

 

[passedpawn]

I brew next to my pool, and this time of year I can pump that water to cool my wort. I do use a therminator and it works marvelously. This would also work with a CFC, but NOT a HERMS chiller, which requires ice. I like to avoid ice.

 

[DoubleXL]

I brew next to my pool, and this time of year I can pump that water to cool my wort. I do use a therminator and it works marvelously. This would also work with a CFC, but NOT a HERMS chiller, which requires ice. I like to avoid ice.

Hmmm Ice = Frost Brewed ? Sorry couldnt resist even though i know better..:fro:

 

[Cede]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Edelstahl-Waermetauscher-50-Platten-Solar-Heizung-ca90kw_W0QQitemZ350278220402QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSolaranlagen?hash=item518e357a72

Grab one in germany. I bought one a few years ago, and they are now even cheapper. They all come from china anyway.
They use them to heat oil in diesel engines.

 

[ILOVEBEER]

barleywade,

I got it off of ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Brazed-Stainless-Steel-40-Plate-Heat-Exchanger_W0QQitemZ170406323911QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27ad0226c7

This particular plate chiller already has 1/2" FNPT (all four on the same side) which worked out awesome for me since I utilize morebeers SS QD's with a 3 piece SS valve on the top and the bottom utilizes 2 -90* brass street elbows pointing down and a male/female hose end on those.

There were several other I was looking at, but this one sold me with the fact it is the exact dimensions and plate capacity (40) as the therminator. I emailed blichmann and got the specs on the therminator.

Ships out of Hawaii...great customer service as well.


From what I gathered after a few test runs, it lowers 200+ degree wort to 65-70* in one pass @ ~ .5 GPM. The tap water has to be open all the way and the wort slowed to a steady rate.

Hope that helps

 

[peter_]

The problem is they dont have a single one with THREADED connections. They are all simple welded connections. No NPT. They have them deeply discounted because they cannot move them.

I also prefer NPT threaded connections, so I can put any fitting I need.

brazed plate chillers
connection fittings

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Therminator was worth my money. Mine came as a chill wizard for nearly 3 times the cost too.