Hi all,
I just purchased these element housings from ebrewsupply.com: https://ebrewsupply.com/collections/...t-housing-ripp
I bought the housings pictured from the same company a couple years ago. They are both built to work with 1" NPT threaded ripple elements, which I already had extra on hand (brand is Dernord)
When I received the new element housings, the thread diameter was too big to work with the elements I had. I emailed them and they said it was because it's Chinese 1" vs. American 1" and that Dernord is cheap and their threads are inconsistent. I stated that the same elements work with the old housings so it seems like the issue is the housings, not the elements. He said that they switched to American made elements and that the new housings work with them which just left me scratching my head. How come these elements work with the old housings but not the new? Why are they all advertised as 1" NPT but ONLY the new housings seem to be the problem? Am I missing something?
And does anyone have recommendations on a decent housing I can purchase that will work with these elements? The whole point of me buying another set was for ease-at the end of the brew day, I want to take out the dirty elements and soak/clean thoroughly and immediately put in the other set and fill the kettle so I can begin heating again for the the next brew day. I don't want to have to carry two different sized elements, because I have enough to worry about and I like to keep things simple!
I just purchased these element housings from ebrewsupply.com: https://ebrewsupply.com/collections/...t-housing-ripp
I bought the housings pictured from the same company a couple years ago. They are both built to work with 1" NPT threaded ripple elements, which I already had extra on hand (brand is Dernord)
When I received the new element housings, the thread diameter was too big to work with the elements I had. I emailed them and they said it was because it's Chinese 1" vs. American 1" and that Dernord is cheap and their threads are inconsistent. I stated that the same elements work with the old housings so it seems like the issue is the housings, not the elements. He said that they switched to American made elements and that the new housings work with them which just left me scratching my head. How come these elements work with the old housings but not the new? Why are they all advertised as 1" NPT but ONLY the new housings seem to be the problem? Am I missing something?
And does anyone have recommendations on a decent housing I can purchase that will work with these elements? The whole point of me buying another set was for ease-at the end of the brew day, I want to take out the dirty elements and soak/clean thoroughly and immediately put in the other set and fill the kettle so I can begin heating again for the the next brew day. I don't want to have to carry two different sized elements, because I have enough to worry about and I like to keep things simple!
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