I have a small slotted 1/2 NPT CIP Spray ball like this one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-Female...476163?hash=item1ca3294903:g:Ru4AAOSw2fRan50q
I think I got it from Brewer's Hardware.
How much flow and pressure do these balls need to do a good job ?
Would a 1/4 HP submersible pump work ?
They all have the same pressure rating, 25 feet max head (~10.8 PSI)
1/2 HP: https://www.ecofloproducts.com/uplo...ubmersible_utility_pumps/sup80_spec_sheet.pdf
1/3 HP: https://www.ecofloproducts.com/uplo...ubmersible_utility_pumps/sup56_spec_sheet.pdf
1/4HP: https://www.ecofloproducts.com/uplo...ubmersible_utility_pumps/sup55_spec_sheet.pdf
Most sump pump keg washers use a plastic pipe with holes drilled in it. Would that work better with a sump pump than a spray ball ?
Brulosophy used a 1/6th HP pump, but they didn't use a spray ball.
Edit: I found a 1/3 HP pump with a max head of 33.5 feet (14.5 PSI)
2160 GHP @ 5' head. Would that work ?
Edit2: just went through this old thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/brewhemoth-conical-clean-in-place-cip-systems.299346/page-4
Most people are using sump pumps rated for 25 feet of head.
I'll test the pump above and report back with how it works.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-Female...476163?hash=item1ca3294903:g:Ru4AAOSw2fRan50q
I think I got it from Brewer's Hardware.
How much flow and pressure do these balls need to do a good job ?
Would a 1/4 HP submersible pump work ?
They all have the same pressure rating, 25 feet max head (~10.8 PSI)
1/2 HP: https://www.ecofloproducts.com/uplo...ubmersible_utility_pumps/sup80_spec_sheet.pdf
1/3 HP: https://www.ecofloproducts.com/uplo...ubmersible_utility_pumps/sup56_spec_sheet.pdf
1/4HP: https://www.ecofloproducts.com/uplo...ubmersible_utility_pumps/sup55_spec_sheet.pdf
Most sump pump keg washers use a plastic pipe with holes drilled in it. Would that work better with a sump pump than a spray ball ?
Brulosophy used a 1/6th HP pump, but they didn't use a spray ball.
Edit: I found a 1/3 HP pump with a max head of 33.5 feet (14.5 PSI)
2160 GHP @ 5' head. Would that work ?
Edit2: just went through this old thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/brewhemoth-conical-clean-in-place-cip-systems.299346/page-4
Most people are using sump pumps rated for 25 feet of head.
I'll test the pump above and report back with how it works.
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