This is the first time connecting my immersion chiller to an outside garden hose. Also the first time I put a ball valve on the outside of the chiller, thinking I could adjust the flow from there to balance chilling time and total water usage.
I'm glad I did a dry (er, wet) run with just boiling water in the kettle.
I inserted the chiller into the boil, connected the hoses, and shut the outtake ball valve. Then I walked over to the intake hose bib to turn on the flow. I opened it just a little at first, then all the way. Next I hear a whistle then a loud bang.
I shut off the water and walk back over to the kettle to see the attached image of a burst vinyl hose right at the copper intake. I guess the heat and water pressure was too much.
What could I do better? Pay up for lengths of silicone hose? Keep the intake flow low? Never completely subject the vinyl to high pressure by always keeping the outtake valve partially open? Forget about the outtake valve and maybe move it to between the intake garden hose and the length of vinyl hose that goes up to the chiller?
I'm glad I did a dry (er, wet) run with just boiling water in the kettle.
I inserted the chiller into the boil, connected the hoses, and shut the outtake ball valve. Then I walked over to the intake hose bib to turn on the flow. I opened it just a little at first, then all the way. Next I hear a whistle then a loud bang.
I shut off the water and walk back over to the kettle to see the attached image of a burst vinyl hose right at the copper intake. I guess the heat and water pressure was too much.
What could I do better? Pay up for lengths of silicone hose? Keep the intake flow low? Never completely subject the vinyl to high pressure by always keeping the outtake valve partially open? Forget about the outtake valve and maybe move it to between the intake garden hose and the length of vinyl hose that goes up to the chiller?