Metal Ducting

[Saruman (Reuben Gray)]

As is always the way in Ireland, I'm finding it impossible to find a simple online shop that sells certain items. Metal ducting or spiral tubes or whatever you want to call them. Something like this one in the UK.

The reason for this is my brew shed setup. I bought myself an insane fan. I probably went way overboard but it just seems to be the business. Same style as The Electric Brewery but far more powerful.

My choice is to either try and stick it inside my stainless steel hood and straight through the wall, not sure if I can do that. Or I can use ducting.

I can use a flexible tube of course but I like the idea of galvanised steel. I think it will look cool.

[Saruman (Reuben Gray)]

I have no doubt that it's available, bit for regular punters, it seems hard to find. Might have to go skip diving.

[Kevin O'Roundwood]

Dust off the Golden Pages... Lots of suppliers out there don't have websites - don't need them - they're known in the trade. Not as easy as doing a google search but a couple of phone calls will probably steer you right

[Pheeel]

Ducts you say?

[Damo]

I can probably get you some

How much and what size?

Here's what I did





Your gonna have to adjust your volumes/ Boil off figures with that beast! Mine pulls out approx 10-11L over a 60 min boil.

[Saruman (Reuben Gray)]

Nice setup. Your hood looks a little bigger than mine.

My fan looks to be wider than that. It's 250mm so I will likely need a reducer as I don't think I need 250mm ducting. Those I can find at grow shops so no worries unless you can get it cheaper. I'll also need an elbow joint[/ur]. After that, I just need a short straight length of about  2 feet but I can cut down with an angle grinder so no worries there.

I've no idea how my airflow will affect the boil but the fan is insane. Even on the first setting it's "sucks". Putting it up to 4 created a gale in the house when I tried it out.

[Damo]

You need to decide on size, 150 or 200mm?

I'll make a call in the morning

[Saruman (Reuben Gray)]

200 please.

[Drum]

I once used a plant pot with the base cut off and some duct tape as a reducer to join a fan to ducting. Not as pretty as all shiny bits but it did the job.

[auralabuse]

I once used a plant pot with the base cut off and some duct tape as a reducer to join a fan to ducting. Not as pretty as all shiny bits but it did the job.

An upside down traffic cone does the job

[Damo]

A 3ft section of 200mm and 90deg elbow heading my way!

Should have it by Sunday