I have a 5 gallon pot (10 inches high, 11 inches diameter). Would I be better off with a 25' coil or would this 50' coil work?
1529122
I am no expert. I bought the larger coil because the price wasn't prohibitive. 50 will cool it faster. I use a 5 gallon pot. By the time you get to the cooling part, the 10 - 15 minutes or so you may save is worthwhile. Especially with a buzz on. :-)
1529123
I would recommend the 50 ft. You get much more heat transfer to the cooling water. I also added pieces of high temp tubing to separate the copper coils so the wort touches the entire copper surface, but this makes the coil about 10 to 11" tall.
1529124
A 25 foot is plenty for 5 gallons. Actually an ice bath is sufficient for that size. I have a 15 gallon brew kettle, and the 50 foot cools to pitching temp in around 25 minutes.
1709955
Wouldn't be my first choice for boiling a 5 gal. Pot. The cool is about 5-7 inch across. It could produce the heat though to get the job done
965433
The Off container pots have a built in stand which hold each coil. I know some other coils have a stand with them I,have tried them and they are not as good as the Off. You could purchase the starter pot which comes with I,think 4 coils then in future you would only need to purchase replacement coils. Hope this helps!
1235162
The coil on mine is about 5.75" and the height of the coil is about .25". P.S. I've accidentally left the thing on over night a few times and it still runs fine. I use it to heat up water all the time and it works great.
1904004
I used mine for an aquaponic system. I had the lines down 5 feet and it worked fine, you get a lot more heat when you choke it down with a manifold.
44162
When I was looking for my craft I went to the Krups web page and looked up the Item # of your pot, FME 2, and it will tell you the pot size you need. Then to get a cheaper one you can look on Amazon. If that does not help, let me know. Good Luck, Judy
1316225
I would suggest a 14 gauge 25' or 50'. If you use lighter cord you will feel the cord heating up from the elec draw.Home Depot has some good prices on them. Don't scrimp and grab a 12 gauge.
65507
No less that 100 watt. 50's are good for 10 gal max, and they tend to struggle with that.
1533456
The bottom of my tea kettle is about 8.75 " just a hair under nine inches. My kettle has a lip around the bottom that the coil would fit in. Thus the less than 9". The largest coil on my stove is 7.50". I don't use my kettle. There are much better tea kettles available.
276938
This will be too strong because of the wattage, if you can find a 75w then go for it. I use mine on a 55 gallon tank but I wouldn't d use it on a tank that small.
1922572
I would go with at least the 50 watt. Probably the 100 would be better. You can always put it a little bit diagonally in the tank. it is ok to fully submerge even the top part. I would consider going with 2 50watt heaters with one on either end of the tank for a more even heating effect. Plus both heaters would last longer because neither one would have to work as hard.
816882
I purchased the 3- and 5-quart, so I think BJ's answer is your best bet to determine which works for you. Since I have both, I reach for the one that fits and I'd have to say I use them about equally.
1296197
I don't know the answer to that question. I would encourage you to look at the specs on the pot that came with your unit.
596105
6" diameter drip pan...5.5" coil diameter....good for small pots and pans, some 'medium' work fine...does a quick job of heating a standard whistling tea pot.....excellent for the tiny amount of money it costs....used daily
2149364
I have flame gas stove so it works great for me but I am not sure about how it would do with coil stove.
35848
I use the 7" top, 5" bottom and 5" high pot. It fit perfectly. But since the decorative pot have different shapes, it is better to do the double check.
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I do not have an electric coil stove but the Diameter of the pot is 16 inches. If you have an electric coil stove I would use a tape measure to determine how 16 inches would fit on the stove.