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  1. SchoonerMan

    Water Temp Control Help

    Hi Quark, Thanks for the reply. I've already tried a thermal type mixing valve which the hosedown station is. It has a tendancy of fluctuating temperatures as flows change and the sprouts get shocked. That's why I was looking for something more sensitive + or - 1 deg. Add to that a long pipe run...
  2. SchoonerMan

    Water Temp Control Help

    I was just thinking..... What about an electric hot water heater using a digital controller to open and close a relay on the heater circuits? When I worked at AMOCO's R&D lab we used to use electric heaters for many processes to avoid open flames..... I could even add a small recirculating pump...
  3. SchoonerMan

    Water Temp Control Help

    Quark, thanks for your input... was hoping for something more specific but I'm looking at what they offer. Dick, this is not a recirculation system (we attempted that but they were not impressed nor did they want to experiment further because of costs). It is an on/off timed flow which varies...
  4. SchoonerMan

    Water Temp Control Help

    Hi All, Not sure if this is the correct forum but here goes..... I have a customer who needs to keep a certain temperature (+ - 1 or 2 deg's) for some of their process water and to do it as simple and as cheaply as possible. The process is filtered water used for organically grown sprouts. I've...

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