Made a contraption to use my new boiler as a thumper. I haven't seen it done quite like this before probably do to cost, I have an ungodly amount of free fittings available so cost wasn't a factor. The reasoning behind the top exit is I want to experiment with a short riser with 1-5" roll of copper in it and a slight trickle through the dephleg, if it doesn't scrub too much flavor I might be able to do a one and done. Either way it's unique and I like it.
It's a 2" T with a 2x1 ftg x c reducer inserted backwards with a 1" street elbow. Kinda fun to solder like this, turns out order of operations is key.
Comments welcome, good, bad, telling me I should stop sipping and soldering just because I have free copper.
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I like it. Personally I'd use as many TC Ferrule as possible. That way all parts stay modular. Looks like it'll do what you want it to. There is a way to make that system modular. And still be able to use the Tee on different configurations. Twisted Brick did his that way.. and I think Yummy as well. I like the vapor feed coming in to the side of the Tee like you have it. Thanks for sharing this.
I find the top exit mush more flexible than the side exit.
Was just a bit more bother to make . Mind-you , I was using Aussie copper fittings that are a little shorter than the US ones and wanted to squeeze a triclamp to the side as well .
Wildcats wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 11:31 am
I like it. Personally I'd use as many TC Ferrule as possible. That way all parts stay modular. Looks like it'll do what you want it to. There is a way to make that system modular. And still be able to use the Tee on different configurations. Twisted Brick did his that way.. and I think Yummy as well. I like the vapor feed coming in to the side of the Tee like you have it. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks. I wasn't worried about this thing being modular, I have so many other modular 2" parts I figured I'd spend the money on grain instead of more ferrules, gaskets, clamps.
I find the top exit mush more flexible than the side exit.
Was just a bit more bother to make . Mind-you , I was using Aussie copper fittings that are a little shorter than the US ones and wanted to squeeze a triclamp to the side as well .
If you run the steam arm from boiler to the thumper uphill, less liquid will be added to the thumper as the run progresses. Just put longer legs on the thumper and flip your steam arm assembly over.
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