TURBO Wort chiller

[Horseflesh]

That's very helpful, thanks!

kombat, that $100 plate chiller needs a $150 pump too, and it all needs to get cleaned.

 

[dyqik]

Or you could get one of the $20 chinese made 12V pumps off of eBay to whirlpool with if you aren't ready to spend money on a higher capacity chugger or similar. With a power supply, hoses and fittings, you shouldn't need to pay more than about $35, and it can also be used for moving hot liquor or mash running about.

 

[Horseflesh]

A $20 pump would be interesting if you have a link to one you know is good.

I'm just making the transition to AG and getting by with a gravity system. In general I hate and mistrust plumbing so I have been reluctant to rely on pumps for anything.

 

[kombat]

That's very helpful, thanks!

kombat, that $100 plate chiller needs a $150 pump too, and it all needs to get cleaned.

I'm just using a little $50 pump (from GreatBrewEh), but your point is valid, a plate chiller is much more effective with a pump. As for the cleaning, I just let the pump run the various cleaning solutions through the chiller (hot water, hot PBW, cold water, StarSan, then finally cold water again) for 5 minutes each while I'm doing other cleanup and packing tasks.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

A $20 pump would be interesting if you have a link to one you know is good.

I'm just making the transition to AG and getting by with a gravity system. In general I hate and mistrust plumbing so I have been reluctant to rely on pumps for anything.

Look up the P-38I on Ebay...

 

[Dawai]

Horse flesh...

PM- send me your address and I can calculate one of these extra 72 rpm motors shipping to you.. From 30755, Ga..

if you need me to "find the capacitor and resistor" Those would have to be new probably.. my rathole of them has diminished.

A rigid coupling from use-enco.com machinist supplies, a shaft and a couple of blades and you are in business. My poor eyesight and my wore out tools on my lathe it didn't turn out perfect.. it runs.. but wobbles a bit..

I don't think you are going to find a better deal than that.

 

[Horseflesh]

That's very kind of you, thanks! PM on the way. And use-enco.com is awesome! I searched for "rigid coupler" and easily found the sort of part that I knew had to exist, but didn't know how to describe until just now...

 

[dyqik]

A $20 pump would be interesting if you have a link to one you know is good.

I'm just making the transition to AG and getting by with a gravity system. In general I hate and mistrust plumbing so I have been reluctant to rely on pumps for anything.

This is the one I've bought (but not hooked up yet, although fittings are in place) after reading conversations on here. It's a P38-I as mentioned in the other post.

I've been using a CFC or immersion chiller and gravity so far - the pump is only going to be for lifting water from the kettle to the HLT and for circulating to cool through the CFC, either of which I can work around if necessary, although it does involve lifting 6 gallons of boiling or hot water to 5 foot off the ground.