Aug 10, 2019 by Dale Ellis

Q: Regarding, “It can be mounted weldessly in a 1.25" diameter hole that you drill with your metal rated holesaw or suitable step drill bit (hole saw not included)...” Best to use a Greenlee punch; drill small hole, insert punch.

A: A clean 1.25" hole is needed and stainless is much harder than conduit. We have not tested a Greenlee punch, but they are quality tools, and may do the job.

Jul 23, 2019 by Chris G.

Q: Can you send instructions on the hole required and the procedure for mounting through the hole? Is this the same size hole used for a standard electric heat element? How do you grip the parts to prevent the inner round sealing part from rotating? Thanks

A: This fits in a 1.25" hole which you must drill with a step drill or metal rated hole saw. Once the hole is there, just unscrew the nut and install the heating element with the gasket on the inside. Hand tighten firmly and then tighten a quarter turn with a wrench to complete. There should not be much of a problem with rotating.

Jun 02, 2019 by Mick Spencer

Q: I typically heat water in my boiling kettle and transfer to the sparge water tank (20 gal) at the beginning of the brew day; then use a propane burner to keep the sparge water at the desired temperature. Would this work to keep 20 gal of sparge water hot?

A: Probably, although we have not tested this with 20 gallons.

Jan 17, 2019 by David

Q: Do you sell a 120 volt/1600 watt setup like this that can handle being in wort during the boil? How is it attached to the kettle?

A: We don't recommend using this to boil wort as it would burn some of the wort onto the element. That would be very hard if not impossible to clean off the element. This item works best for heating sparge water. It mounts in a 1 1/4 inch hole using the supplied hardware. No welding required.

Jul 31, 2017 by JamesS

Q: Hello, it states only for use with water. Why could you not use this to keep your wort hot before boiling? Thanks, James

A: This will scorch the wort, so we only recommend for water use.