bignath
"Grains don't grow up to be chips, son"
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Hi all,
have just purchased an STC-1000 off evilbay. I want to use it in my electric HLT to automate the strike and sparge water heating via a singular 2200W kettle element.
Thermowells. I've never used one before, never actually seen one in "the flesh" either.
Have been reading various threads most of the afternoon, but have some questions i need clarification on...
Am thinking about the ones beerbelly sell. Do they literally just install through the side of the HLT and then the probe "sits" inside the thermowell??
Assuming im correct, the probe doesn't actually come into contact with the water, but takes it's reading off of the metal on the inside of the thermowell??
Assuming that this is also correct, does the probe need to be a really snug fit inside the thermowell?
Do you need to allow for any temp variations considering the probe wouldn't be measuring the water itself or is the probe sitting inside the thermowell reading the thermowell wall accurate enough....
Sorry for what probably seem like really dumb questions, but i really don't know anything about thermowells and using them properly.
I have tempmates on some fridges, so i'm comfortable with using one of those, and therefore will be comfortable wiring up the stc 1000, it's just that i don't fully understand the "installation and measuring" side of the equation.
All help appreciated.
Nath
have just purchased an STC-1000 off evilbay. I want to use it in my electric HLT to automate the strike and sparge water heating via a singular 2200W kettle element.
Thermowells. I've never used one before, never actually seen one in "the flesh" either.
Have been reading various threads most of the afternoon, but have some questions i need clarification on...
Am thinking about the ones beerbelly sell. Do they literally just install through the side of the HLT and then the probe "sits" inside the thermowell??
Assuming im correct, the probe doesn't actually come into contact with the water, but takes it's reading off of the metal on the inside of the thermowell??
Assuming that this is also correct, does the probe need to be a really snug fit inside the thermowell?
Do you need to allow for any temp variations considering the probe wouldn't be measuring the water itself or is the probe sitting inside the thermowell reading the thermowell wall accurate enough....
Sorry for what probably seem like really dumb questions, but i really don't know anything about thermowells and using them properly.
I have tempmates on some fridges, so i'm comfortable with using one of those, and therefore will be comfortable wiring up the stc 1000, it's just that i don't fully understand the "installation and measuring" side of the equation.
All help appreciated.
Nath