Hi Lads,
So I was given the un-enviable job of cleaning up at my local cricket club clubrooms in preparation for the upcoming season.
As unexciting as that sounds, I came across a messy back corner possibly uncleaned for years. There I found remnants of an old draught system - some dusty old fonts & a couple of pluto guns. I managed to find a home for them before they went to the tip!
I also came across what I believe to be a Glycol Chiller. It's got a CIG maxichill sticker on the outside. I took a look inside and it's got the compressor on one side and a container with a couple of coils on the other side. I filled the container with water, and turned on the compressor and three hours later I had a container full of ice. So it appears to be in working condition.
I'm not sure if anyone here has seen this unit - but I was wondering how they work? Obviously I believe you must fill the container full of glycol solution, and somehow pump the glycol up to your flooded font? I assume for that I would need a pump, as this machine doesnt appear to have any type of pumping mechanism.
There is a four connections on the outside which I believe are in in-outs connecting to the two coils. If I pumped through a heap of cleaner & sanitizer, could I foreseeably use this as a chiller for my beer in the future? At the moment I no-chill but perhaps pumping my beer through these coils after the boil, would be a quick & easy way of getting to pitching temperature?
Thanks for any help. I can take some snapshots of the unit after work.....
So I was given the un-enviable job of cleaning up at my local cricket club clubrooms in preparation for the upcoming season.
As unexciting as that sounds, I came across a messy back corner possibly uncleaned for years. There I found remnants of an old draught system - some dusty old fonts & a couple of pluto guns. I managed to find a home for them before they went to the tip!
I also came across what I believe to be a Glycol Chiller. It's got a CIG maxichill sticker on the outside. I took a look inside and it's got the compressor on one side and a container with a couple of coils on the other side. I filled the container with water, and turned on the compressor and three hours later I had a container full of ice. So it appears to be in working condition.
I'm not sure if anyone here has seen this unit - but I was wondering how they work? Obviously I believe you must fill the container full of glycol solution, and somehow pump the glycol up to your flooded font? I assume for that I would need a pump, as this machine doesnt appear to have any type of pumping mechanism.
There is a four connections on the outside which I believe are in in-outs connecting to the two coils. If I pumped through a heap of cleaner & sanitizer, could I foreseeably use this as a chiller for my beer in the future? At the moment I no-chill but perhaps pumping my beer through these coils after the boil, would be a quick & easy way of getting to pitching temperature?
Thanks for any help. I can take some snapshots of the unit after work.....
