Insulating Electric Urn (hlt)

[edschache]

I use a camping mat but with an old towel underneath it which stops it melting. I leave it on during the boil without issues. If you need it more insulated just add more mats? Only issue is I can't see the site gauge but a little bit of guess work never hurt a brew right?

 

[Yob]

I use the silver insulated rubber, silver on the inside. Works a treat and has a grid embossed on it which is easy to cut with a stanley knife to get around hadles and the dial on the urn.

Where from and how much mate? Im doing a new HLT build and am looking ofr inspiration for the lagging material to use.

 

[technobabble66]

It sounds the same as the stuff I got, called "thermoshield" I think, from Clarke rubber. Something like $32 per square metre. Bit pricey, but 1m is enough for my 2 urns.

 

[Yob]

Will go have a look, there's a Clarke rubber joint not far from me.

Cheers

 

[Yob]

Got some stuff called Formshield, adhesive one side and silver the other, he said it's used for stuff like Care fire walls, got the 10mm stuff..

The fun begins anew

 

[Black Devil Dog]

I've just done my first batch with the foil backed foam from Clark rubber and it works brilliantly.

I wrapped it around twice, (foil facing in) making cutouts for the handles, power cord, temp switch, sight tube and tap. I used sticky backed velcro to hold it where I needed.

I also wrapped my usual blankets, towels etc around it.

Previously, I needed to check my temp during mash because it would drop by about 2-3 deg over 60 min.

Today the temp barely budged at all, maybe 0.1 deg max.

 

[punkin]

http://www.artisan-distiller.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1773&start=90#p27247


I used a combination of camping mats, gelgrip and rubber mat for a similar project a few years ago.