This is my kettle, I use it for brewing and as a steamer for mushroom substrate. My problem is that I can’t find a float valve that works with an external tri clamp port. I’m thinking about having one custom made, but this seems ridiculous to me - I was able to find a float switch (which I’ll be purchasing), but no tri clamp float valve. I just want to be able to plug up a garden hose to my kettle to keep water at the same level as it steams off. I can accomplish this with just using a separate reservoir kept at the level I want with a float, but I’d really prefer to just plug my hose in directly.

>>2608200 (OP)

maybe you could get a blank off plate, drill a hole in it, thread in a normal ballcock from anywhere

aka: diy it.

its not so crazy most processes that would monitor something like that measure it electrically and computer control to add etc. its all pretty scientific and specified, not ad hoc adding stuff in willy nilly

I would think a mechanical control would be more reliable than an electric. Can you link me to an electric solution? A flow meter and solenoid won’t work btw. 



Does the diy solution you’ve outlined involve welding? I don’t have a welder else I’d have already DIY’d it, but I don’t want to buy one for something so silly and don’t want to hire a welder before confirming that this, or something else that gets the job done, doesn’t exist

So you mean just punch a hole in this tri clamp plate thing and stick the float through it? I should’ve thought of that and it might just work.

what bit should I be using for this I have a corded makita drill

How many times are we gonna do this thread anon? Just do it already!

I didn’t realize my kettle had a port right where I need it, and hadn’t considered just cutting a hole in a tri clamp and doing it like that. Prior to this the best idea was using a separate reservoir. I’m now ready to do it, just have to figure out how to drill this hole.

>>2608200 (OP)

you posted this in the hbg thread! nice, gonna do my first partial brew soon. Still need to get a bigger kettle tho, just usning simple ones.

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