Another boiler i'm working on...

by **JayD** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:55 pm

Hey Folks,
Here is a boiler I'm working on for myself, it's an old 18 gallon keg, I have stick welded in a 4" (100mm) Stainless Steel ferrule, and a 1"(50mm) toe for my drain tap. It is sitting on top of an old car rim with the center cut out. I place a burner under the rim at the bottom but it looses no heat as the rim act like a heat shroud. I simply turn this up side down for my 50lt keg and the square tubes support the keg...a little rough but very functionable and its just my house keg and burner setup...a quickie, I thougth you might like to see it. :handgestures-thumbupleft: comment are more than welcome... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

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by **jasonc2861** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:05 pm

Looks bloody good to me mate,,hey roughly how much gas would you use on average for a run with this beast? ^:)^with what sort of gas setup as well?

by **Jonno** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:05 pm

i know im on the lookout for a 18gal keg, what did you do the cover up that middle bung or did yours not have that? Also what's the actual capacity of your keg? How much do you put into her? oh and she looks real nice :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **jasonc2861** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:07 pm

68ltrs keg?

by **MacStill** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:08 pm

Nice boiler, what's going on top of it tho :think:

by **JayD** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:12 pm

jasonc2861 wrote:Looks bloody good to me mate,,hey roughly how much gas would you use on average for a run with this beast? ^:)^with what sort of gas setup as well?

I really dont know as I have not used it yet, unless I weigh my gas container before and after use...be a bit hard though as it's bigger 45kilo, house type of gas bottle. I will get a photo of my burner for you a little later. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **JayD** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:14 pm

Jonno wrote:i know im on the lookout for a 18gal keg, what did you do the cover up that middle bung or did yours not have that? Also what's the actual capacity of your keg? How much do you put into her? oh and she looks real nice :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I cut out a filer hole in my 50lt keg and used the piece I cut out as a cap and welded it over the old bung hole... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **JayD** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:15 pm

MacStill wrote:Nice boiler, what's going on top of it tho :think:

at present Mac, I'm will be running my 4" pot on this.

by **JayD** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:17 pm

jasonc2861 wrote:68ltrs keg?

I think it's 72 lts using 4lt to gallon as a rough guide.

by **1 2many** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:25 pm

Nice stick welds you have done there JayD are you using ac or dc to weld. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **JayD** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:38 pm

1 2many wrote:Nice stick welds you have done there JayD are you using ac or dc to weld. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I used ac to weld the ferrule and toe in, the rods are designed to be used with dc+ or ac, they work well... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Kimbo** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:09 pm

Nice boiler mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **JayD** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:11 pm

Here is a photo of my new fill port in my 50lt keg...

fill port.jpg

and the piece I cut out I used to cap the bung hole on the 18 gal...

bung cap.jpg

and a photo of my 4 ring burner...

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I hope this answers a few questions... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **MacStill** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:15 pm

he said bung hole :)) :O) :))

by **JayD** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:25 pm

MacStill wrote:he said bung hole :)) :O) :))

lol's I knew someone wouldn't be able to help them selves...lol :laughing-rolling:

by **JayD** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:29 pm

Kimbo wrote:Nice boiler mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Thanx mate...it will last until I get my good boiler down here from Sydney... :-B

by **Milky** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:31 pm

I love the clean look of the top section on the keg! Nice work!

by **jasonc2861** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:09 pm

Sweet man,,put a pick up when it's setup to run,,looks good with the glass site hole cover thing.be Kool to shine the torch in there when its boiling :handgestures-thumbupleft: :D

by **kiwikeg** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:31 pm

yeah I want a window in my boiler when i get round to it, i used to love watching the wash boil in the duplast during a run. it was so turbulent not like boiling water at all. I wonder how big a window could go on the side of a 50l keg? if you beveled the fitting would a 8inch triclamp work?

by **Dominator** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:13 pm

MacStill wrote:he said bung hole :)) :O) :))

My name is cornholio, I need TP for my bung hole!

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