thermopot quick conversion

[joe 90]

heres a way to use the holes already drilled on the pot if you dont want to put a bottom drain in
and it costs about £8

heres the tap you get with it

and here is it stripped down

if you go to screwfix and order a 3/8x1/2 inch brass bush part number 87443, 99 pence and a 15mm ballvalve part number 11085 £7

and heres the parts you put back on the pot

put the ballvalve on the spacer first as you will need to use this to push it in to get the brass bush on inside the pot this lets you have a 1/2 inch thread inside the pot to put a 15mm nut on it to attach anything that size

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[joe1002]

:thumb:
Have you got enough WD40? :lol:

 

[kev]

What you using on the inside?

K

 

[pittsy]

i did the very same with mine , and i use a false bottom :

 

[joe 90]

What you using on the inside?

K

going to use a false bottom kev :

 

[Vossy1]

Another shiny shortly going into action :party: , good man j

 

[EskiBrew]

if you go to screwfix and order a 3/8x1/2 inch brass bush part number 87443

I'm surprised you got that to fit well because it is not actually a 3/8" BSP thread :hmm:

 

[joe 90]

if you go to screwfix and order a 3/8x1/2 inch brass bush part number 87443

I'm surprised you got that to fit well because it is not actually a 3/8" BSP thread :hmm:

it fitted no problem at all :

 

[EskiBrew]

[quote="joe 90":1kgu1r0a]if you go to screwfix and order a 3/8x1/2 inch brass bush part number 87443

I'm surprised you got that to fit well because it is not actually a 3/8" BSP thread :hmm:

it fitted no problem at all :[/quote:1kgu1r0a]

Fair enough, perhaps they supply them with different threads :wha:
Mine certainly would not take a 3/8" fitting.

 

[Vossy1]

perhaps they supply them with different threads

different sized thread for different sized pots perhaps...very odd though...best manufacturing process would say all threads the same to keep costs down :hmm: ...but then they do come from China :grin:

 

[EskiBrew]

different sized thread for different sized pots perhaps...

Hmmm - perhaps - what size thermopot was it Joe? :hmm:

 

[joe 90]

different sized thread for different sized pots perhaps...

Hmmm - perhaps - what size thermopot was it Joe? :hmm:

it it a 38ltr pot bob :thumb:

anyone else done the conversion on a bigger pot with the 3/8 brass fitting?

 

[paultr]

:thumb:
Have you got enough WD40? :lol:

He seems to be a bit short of screwdrivers too :)

 

[adrianmole72]

where do these mystical thermopots come from?

 

[PD]

http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.ph ... t&catId=16

and elsewhere

 

[Vossy1]

where do these mystical thermopots come from?

and elsewhere

ebay's one place :thumb:

 

[adrianmole72]

Merci.

Stephen

 

[timbowden]

this looks great but do you know if the 70L or 80L versions have a tap? Cant seem to see them on the pics from the ebay site

tim

 

[Vossy1]

80ltr ones don't tim, 70's do IIRC.

 

[EskiBrew]

80ltr ones don't tim, 70's do IIRC.

I'd agree with that :thumb: