cleaning your boiler

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cleaning your boiler

Postby Astro » Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:06 pm

I've had a gut full of this bloody 2" opening, time to order some bits and pieces and get a decent boiler happening
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby bluc » Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:59 pm

Lol yep I know your pain.. :laughing-rolling: imagine whats its like up on top inside :puke-huge:
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Astro » Sat Jun 02, 2018 4:22 pm

bluc wrote:Lol yep I know your pain.. :laughing-rolling: imagine whats its like up on top inside :puke-huge:

miniature dunder pit lol :puke-huge:

Some nice build threads, thinking of a single 6" port on top and use a reducer
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby woodduck » Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:40 pm

Astro wrote:
Some nice build threads, thinking of a single 6" port on top and use a reducer
:handgestures-thumbupleft:


Only problem would be taking your still off every time you wanted to fill it. You would want a 2" fill port on top as well I'd recon :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Astro » Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:47 pm

woodduck wrote:
Astro wrote:
Some nice build threads, thinking of a single 6" port on top and use a reducer
:handgestures-thumbupleft:


Only problem would be taking your still off every time you wanted to fill it. You would want a 2" fill port on top as well I'd recon :handgestures-thumbupleft:


You guys with bubblers leave your still attached when not in use? My plan is to take it apart

General idea is to have the biggest opening i can to get in to clean and fill it.

Inverted keg, 2 x element ports, 6 inch ferrule on top and 2 inch drain

Will take measurements tomorrow of my spare keg and see what size spare port i can fit on top
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby The Stig » Sat Jun 02, 2018 6:27 pm

Astro wrote:
You guys with bubblers leave your still attached when not in use?


I always leave the thing assembled :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby bluc » Sat Jun 02, 2018 7:15 pm

Yep same
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Professor Green » Sat Jun 02, 2018 7:42 pm

I break mine down and run all the stainless bits through the dishwasher.

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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Minijcw » Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:31 pm

Is there enough room on top of keg to keep your 2 inch and then mount a 6 inch beside it.
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Astro » Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:38 pm

Minijcw wrote:Is there enough room on top of keg to keep your 2 inch and then mount a 6 inch beside it.


probably but ill be upgrading stills sooner rather then later, boiler without a drain is a pain in the arse.
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby scythe » Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:28 pm

Who says fill port has to be next to the still mount?
Have it offset so that it it enters to top of the keg near the outside of the keg diameter.
You could even have it enter the boiler top at 45°.

Just depends on how you intend to fill your boiler as to how much room you need.
Pump?
Bucket?
Funnels and bucket?

And hey lets not forget about a sight glass on the boiler while we are at it.
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Sam. » Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:52 pm

Yeah :text-+1: with scythe a site glass to see whats going on in invaluable when you start rum or whisky washes that want to puke their guts out :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Astro » Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:39 pm

scythe wrote:Who says fill port has to be next to the still mount?
Have it offset so that it it enters to top of the keg near the outside of the keg diameter.
You could even have it enter the boiler top at 45°.

Just depends on how you intend to fill your boiler as to how much room you need.
Pump?
Bucket?
Funnels and bucket?

And hey lets not forget about a sight glass on the boiler while we are at it.


love that, thankyou. so simple but havnt seen it or thought of it 8-}
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Bullrout » Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:58 pm

i have a bit of 6 inch poly with acid in it. i just chuck the packed 2 inch boka in that
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Bullrout » Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:59 pm

give it a rinse?
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Bullrout » Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:04 pm

this sound ok?
i know its not the boiler?
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Bullrout » Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:08 pm

i only chuck hot water in my boiler
most the time i dont even bother
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Doubleuj » Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:09 pm

Bullrout wrote:i only chuck hot water in my boiler
most the time i dont even bother

Hey Bullrout, you know your post count is high enough to access pms now?
Feel free to put all your questions/ answers into a single post from now on 8-} :laughing-rolling:
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby db1979 » Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:54 pm

Or use the edit button, it'll disappear after a little while but looks like you woulda had time.
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Re: cleaning your boiler

Postby Bullrout » Sat Dec 14, 2019 9:26 am

PMS doubleJ Lol
Just making sure :romance-kisscheek:
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