Whirlpool arm

[mprossman]

Hi gang,

I know this has probably been discussed 1 mil times, but I'm feeling lazy and don't want to weed through the forum.

I have a new Blichmann 20 gallon pot for my boil kettle and I want to install a whirlpool arm. Can any of you tell me the best positioning for it? I still want to be able to make 5 gallon batches, but obviously want to also do 15 at times. It's really a height question. Do I go with the top of the pot or where the 5 gallon mark would be? Sorry, the whirlpool and pump setup is new for me. As always, thanks for the help.

Marty

 

[poislb]

Mines coming in from the top with a cam lock fitting on the outside of the keggle. I put it at the top and made the arm so I can also add liquid measurement markings on it. Also the placent is high enough where I don't need to add a ball valve. The actual arm goes down to about the 4 gallon mark, I do 10 gallon batches. If you are doing 5 gallons id put it at about the 3 gallon mark, should still be great for bigger batches as well. Cheers..

 

[mprossman]

Thanks poislb! That helps. For some reason I was concerned the pump wouldn't be strong enough to push fluid at the bottom. I have never used a pump before. I'm really looking forward to it!

Cheers!

 

[poislb]

That should work just fine, my only suggestion would be to bend the tube so it follows the curvature of your vessel more. You may get an angle effect where it kinda bounces of the vessel.. Not sure how else to explain it. Give it a shot and see what happens with regular water, this way you can see what's going on and your direction of travel. Looks like you should be golden though.

 

[Bobby_M]

I never understood the concept of water continuing to curve after it has left a curved pipe. Unless someone can show me a picture of that happening in a direction other than as gravity would predict, I'm not buying.

 

[Stealthcruiser]

^^^^^^^^^
Correct, Young Man!

 

[mprossman]

Ha, I like it. I try really hard not to over think things. It just makes my brain hurt. However, I end up with lots of headaches while brewing.

 

[mprossman]

and I'm sure there is some Newton law that explains it Bobby...