NEW HOT WATER TANK BUILD FOR YOU LARGE BATCH GUYS.

[CANNON-MAN]

Well I finally got my 100 Qt tank together. I was trying to come up with a easy way to stir the water and came up with the idea of using a aquarium air pump. I modified a propane burner to work off of natural gas. It would heat faster with propane but I figured I would have plenty of time while things are smoking. I heated the tank full of water from 134 to 165 in just a little more than a 1/2 hour. I used a PID controller to control the temperature. I turned off the PID function so that it would not fire the relay constantly. When it reaches temp it floats up for a 1/2 degree and then goes 1/2 degree below set point and restarts the burner. The air stir is adjustable and I am very happy with that function. I cut a propane torch burner off and added an extension of tubing to it so I could place the tip under the burner and keep the valve handle away from the heat. I have some still pictures and a video of the system running at the end. Here is the video.

You can click on the link to watch the video.

http://s943.photobucket.com/user/pikeman_95/media/HOT%20WATER%20TANK%20VIDEOS/VIDEOFORPHOTOBUCKETFINISHEDPROJECT_zps231430e1.mp4.html

And the pictures first the air pump. I have the end of the manifold sealed off and the hose barbs are ground open the center so that the air that is coming from the different ports will feed the central manifold tube. The hose barbs in the bottom of the manifold are also center ground open so that the air can feed the individual stones.



now the rest of the manifold and air stones.



the burner set up



This is the solenoid valve that turns on and off the gas supply.



and the controller



This is the process running.


Thanks for watching.
Kirby

[Sailor1]

That is a work of art! great job Kirby

[africanmeat]

wow this is impressive .

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Very impressive. 

[CDN Smoker]

Very cook

[muebe]

That is awesome!

[HighOnSmoke]

Definitely awesome Kirby!

[ACW3]

Way to go, Kirby!!  That is an awesome job.  I am duly impressed!!

Art

[Saber 4]

Another fine job of creative engineering Kirby.

[CANNON-MAN]

thanks guys.
Even though this is a large pot for some of you that are into smoking and then finish in a water bath, you can apply the same process for a turkey deep fryer or roaster. The air pumps come in all sorts of sizes and they provide the agitation that you need to keep your baths from having any hot spots. All the same equipment could be made to work with propane or electric systems. The control relay can turn anything on or off. If anyone is interested in the equipment they can PM me.
Kirby

[sliding_billy]

Outstanding job.

[smokendevo]

You Never Cease to Amaze Me Kirby. I bet your thinking about your next project  Almost time for some pike spearing is it not?