T500 Water Flow Regulator

[@Paul280355]

You are an amazing giving every bit of information and it has changed me for the better, thank you so much Richard

[@Jaggie1651]

Great video m8 they are well worth it nice to see you busy ty

[@wraggysbeers]

Not at work then Richard ?, great videos i love how much you do for the homebrew community,

[@gunlabchris]

Having difficulty adjusting the water regulator

[@insertfunnyusernamehere8094]

How does the water flow regulator stop itself from overflowing?

[@algirdasvitkus982]

it has air filled "balast" and when it fills up "like a toilet", the float rises and it blocks all the incoming water :)

[@ackers33]

@@algirdasvitkus982 correct, problem is on mine when this happens the pressure builds from the outside and the hose slips off the smooth plastic water in peg.

[@gert7004]

Cool

[@justindouglass4396]

im brewing spirits and looking and the best temp for it run at would you be able to advise

[@Paul280355]

52C to 55C

[@jamalking6738]

50c for best quality

[@kirm8137]

No thanks. It's pretty much useless for me as you stated it was for you. How about this though: A PROPER flow regulator that takes feedback from the temperature gauge and automatically adjusts flow to maintain still outflow temperature to something you can set, like 60C. Now THAT would be useful and I'd buy it. It really wouldn't be that hard to engineer but it would cost a bit, for sure. A reservoir for 60 pounds (~100 Can)!? No thanks.

[@tim50stroud1]

My thoughts exactly, but not found a reasonably priced solution. Proportional flow restrictors are very expensive even from China. Most pond pumps are brushless so you cant vary the speed. Ought to be able to find a brushed pond pump motor, but their lifetime is limited

[@davidporter5226]

This thing is pretty useless you still need to keep adjusting it every 2-5 mins.

[@ClintJohnsonWriter]

Absolutely, the temperature will not stabilize. It doesn’t fluctuate up AND down, the absolute best I can get is rising at about 0.1 degree per second OR dropping at 0.1 degrees per second. I don’t even visibility turn the needle valve for it to switch from rising to dropping, I touch it up or down and the backlash leaves it right where it was. That undetectable fraction of a degree is enough to send it up to 90 degrees and climbing, or down to 45 degrees and dropping. All I can to is touch it down before it goes over 90 and up before it goes below 55… without any settling at all until the run is over.