Hey kcmobrewer - very impressive. Just so I know what I'm looking at though - that's an 8" diameter screen - but what's the height and is it 300 or 400?
I'm looking for one for exactly the same reason you do. I use a CFC so I don't need clarity - I just want good flow. I don't really care if there's some trub in the fermenter. Usually I'm fermenting in a conical and I'll dump that stuff after the first 5-7 days.
I have the option of going 6" diameter by full kettle height (19") or doing 8" diameter and staying above the electric heating element at 14". I like doing whole hops when I can get them but end up using pellets sometimes anyway.
I'm a little concerned about the 8" diameter messing with a full rolling boil. OTOH, I'm thinking that if I can hang the 8" diameter screen over the electric element, I'll get a little additional vertical circulation within the hop screen itself.
Am I over thinking things? (yes, but isn't that what we're here for???
EDIT: and while we're overthinking things:
6" dia X 19" height = volume of 2.33 gallons
8" dia X 14" height = colume of 3.05 gallons
...so if one were thinking of getting max capacity for bigly hopped beers, the 8" would be better...