Re: Oscar help-Jack or anyone?

Paul (and anyone else that wants to get me) - the nunuvyer email address is
real.

There is no air inside a boiler at temperature, only steam and superheated
water, but I don't doubt that the heat transfer of a probe in water is
faster than in gas (steam). You can put your hand in an oven filled with
200F air and nothing will happen for a long time, but stick your hand in
200F water and it will heat up real fast. However if you make the probe too
long it may "see" the radiant heat from the heating element and get confused
by that. I'm not sure that faster response really gets you very far with
an HX because the brew temp is one step removed from the boiler temp anyway.

"Paul Monaghan" <monaghan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:gp1us1p6pjr8a5afcc2qsc3vtdrgtvu4hp@xxxxxxxxxx
> Jack,
>
> I fear we are hijacking this thread! Please email me at monaghan at
> shorelinelegal dot com to discuss, I have some ideas. For one I think
> I prefer a sensor in the water to in the steam - response time chart
> for TC in air is actually far worse than the "water table," will find
> link and send. I would have emailed you but could not believe that
> "nunuvyer" would actually be a functioning address...
>
> glepore,
>
> Thanks for sharing your experience. I have never had a leak like
> yours (either one) but would probably do the same as you and opt for
> the copper if I did. I'm sure it will hold if your connections are
> tight.
>
> Good luck,
> Paul


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