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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby Icefever » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:55 am

SS nut & bolt with a copper washer each side.
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby StarkBlood80 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:42 am

Icefever wrote:SS nut & bolt with a copper washer each side.


The vent is like a Louvre shape so I think I can tap it down then use a sealant to finish the job
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby Mash » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:42 am

StarkBlood80 wrote:
Icefever wrote:SS nut & bolt with a copper washer each side.


The vent is like a Louvre shape so I think I can tap it down then use a sealant to finish the job



HA6 - brilliant sealant.
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby StarkBlood80 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:37 pm

Mash wrote:
StarkBlood80 wrote:
Icefever wrote:SS nut & bolt with a copper washer each side.


The vent is like a Louvre shape so I think I can tap it down then use a sealant to finish the job



HA6 - brilliant sealant.


Is that the black stuff that sticks like s*** to a blanket?
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby Easydrinker » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:21 pm

To my knowledge HA6 is available in Black, white and Transparent.
I favour the black, but suspect/expect the other colours to work just the same.
It has My vote.

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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby Mash » Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:21 am

Grey does match nicely with stainless. And can make tatty welding look fantastic.

I would not best it flat.
Tape over the top, apply sealant underneath. Once it has set remove the tape.
Better glue line, better seal, prettier and removable if you suddenly need to make gallons of tea ;D
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby Easydrinker » Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:29 pm

For some, not always obvious reasons, most sealants seem to work better at a thickness between 1-3 mm.
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby StarkBlood80 » Sun Jun 17, 2018 11:27 am

It’s been a while but progress has been made! Needs a good clean but it’s getting there.
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby Icefever » Sun Jun 17, 2018 12:27 pm

I use Citric power to clean mine...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bucket-Citri ... cM9DZX0bWg

I have a plastic crate/trunk the sort you see in ££ shops. It's about 2'6" long fill with hot water to cover the section, throw in a couple of tablespoons of citric and lay it in. You'll see it start to clean in mins, literally....you can watch it start to shine.

By the looks of that column, she must be near on 5' tall??? you could make a trough out of plastic sheet deep enough to cover the pipe...it doesn't take long, rinse off with cold water. Bobs your uncle. ;) :D
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby StarkBlood80 » Sun Jun 17, 2018 12:48 pm

Icefever wrote:I use Citric power to clean mine...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bucket-Citri ... cM9DZX0bWg

I have a plastic crate/trunk the sort you see in ££ shops. It's about 2'6" long fill with hot water to cover the section, throw in a couple of tablespoons of citric and lay it in. You'll see it start to clean in mins, literally....you can watch it start to shine.

By the looks of that column, she must be near on 5' tall??? you could make a trough out of plastic sheet deep enough to cover the pipe...it doesn't take long, rinse off with cold water. Bobs your uncle. ;) :D

I’ve got some citric acid but I haven’t got a container big enough for them yet.
The column is a total of 1.5 meters but I’ll only use the full height when making neutral, which won’t be often.
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby Easydrinker » Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:18 pm

Can you not demount a piece of guttering to soak the beast?
I wish that I had the headroom for one that big!...

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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby jonx69 » Mon Jun 18, 2018 2:37 pm

Some useful information on this thread, which helped me with my repurposed boiler.
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby Mash » Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:35 pm

jonx69 wrote:Some useful information on this thread, which helped me with my repurposed boiler.
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Nice beer machine. How are you getting on with it.
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby jonx69 » Mon Jun 18, 2018 4:35 pm

Machines great, having time to do all the brewing/distilling plans in my head is the problem :)
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Re: Tea urn boiler

Postby Mash » Tue Jun 19, 2018 5:37 am

jonx69 wrote:
Machines great, having time to do all the brewing/distilling plans in my head is the problem :)


I know that one.
The BM is a cracking tool, I don't think I would still be making beer without it.
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