dstar26t
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing
I got a steam set-up coming together and used it for the first time with water tonight. I plan on using a propane burner for the pressure canner, the test was done inside on the stove however (obviously). The only question I have is regarding the freaking loud banging! Is this normal or do I need to throttle it to a flow rate low enough to where it doesn't bang? With the braid, it took 8 gallons of water from 150F to 168F in 10 minutes, throttling it slightly to avoid banging. I'll probably go with a copper manifold in the future to get a more even distribution. I guess the holes should be drilled at 90 degrees from pointing down so the steam doesn't go right into the bottom of the cooler.
Here's the set-up:
Here's a vid...you can hear the banging until I throttle it. Then I get back on it again.
http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k98/dstar26t/?action=view¤t=MVI_1094.flv
Here's the set-up:
![IMG_1086.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/7da/7dae6fe2a64e4c539553409b0e485979.jpg)
![IMG_1087.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8bb/8bb387afb465b8ef42198ce578d6baa7.jpg)
![IMG_1088.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d0a/d0adda36446004cf12f951da76f8a0ba.jpg)
![IMG_1091.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ab5/ab5d89f4a4f4270a8d2a6d206f081fef.jpg)
Here's a vid...you can hear the banging until I throttle it. Then I get back on it again.
http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k98/dstar26t/?action=view¤t=MVI_1094.flv