Greetings,
I'm not a fan of putting fittings into kettles.
Seems the risks and the headaches far outweigh
any benefit.
HLT is an exception. Use a 1 inch half coupling for
the electric heating element.
A valve near the bottom of the HLT is handy, and cleaning
isn't much of an issue if it only sees H2O.
Try Twin City Windustrial. Hwy 100 to Excelsior Blvd
West to Powell. North to 7920.
Twin City Windustrial CO
7920 Powell Rd
Hopkins, MN 55343
952-933-5080
They have a very good selections of SS as well as Brass and
Copper fittings at good prices.
YMMV
Cheers,
Jim
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:10:02 -0500
From: "William J. Haun" <haunx003(a)umn.edu>
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I still have to source the components. There is a steel place in town
that I can get a 6" stainless steel disc and 1/2" X 3" steel pipe for
$15 and $9, respecitively. Anyone know a potentially cheaper source?
Robert Gronemann wrote:
I have a friend whos brother in law welds for a living.
Im going to
have him drill out and weld some nipples on a keg next week. Hes in New
Richmond WI. Perhaps I could get it done at that time.
Rob