Mr Lards thermo well

[EccentricDyslexic]

Hi chaps,

I have a thermowell off mrlard, I just want to check the correct way to install it on the kettle.

Am I right in thinking it should be thermowell and washer on the outside, with silicon oring and nut on the inside?

Ta Peeps.

Steve

[Jocky]

Every single fitting I've put together when I've had the silicon o-ring on the outside its always leaked a tiny bit. A recessed nut and o-ring on the inside seals easily though.

[EccentricDyslexic]

The nut does have a recess in it, so that's why I was thinking the oring should go there. I agree, normally the oring would go on out side, but to minimise places for bugs to hide, I suspect that's why outing o ring is inside vessel to seal threads and against side of vessel?

Steve

[Jocky]

I dunno. It's going to be boiled inside the vessel so I don't worry about bugs, but I do know that while both MrLard and Angel Homebrew say to put o-rings on the outside, whenever I do that it's leaked. The o-ring in the recessed nut internally seals first time every time.

The only thing I can think is that they suggest this to avoid distorting the o-ring as you tighten the nut. I've not seen that as a problem myself.

[EccentricDyslexic]

I just tried it, I had to hold the nut and o-ring stationary inside the vessel and turn the thermowell from the outside so as not to shear tear the oring, but it seems to have sealed with a full vessel:-)

With hindsight, I think I prefer malt miller's thermowell as it has no place for bugs to hide- http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.ph ... ductId=746

Steve

[weetabixface]

mine is through the base of my kettle so the metal is a flat (ish)

stainless back nut and dowty washer on the thermowell form an excellent seal

W