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Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers with NON EPA-Certified Models Only => Home Made => Topic started by: newmod on October 06, 2014, 03:51:01 PM

Title: ranco probe well.
Post by: newmod on October 06, 2014, 03:51:01 PM

Where can I find a probe well for the RANCO 111000 aquastat?  I bought one for my last burner years ago that I built.  Can't seem to find another one.

Newmod

Title: Re: ranco probe well.
Post by: mlappin on October 06, 2014, 07:51:15 PM

try this link and see if they have what you need.
http://www.mac-weld.com/index.php/products (http://www.mac-weld.com/index.php/products)

Title: Re: ranco probe well.
Post by: RSI on October 06, 2014, 09:35:44 PM

They are not easy to find. I have a 100 of them on the way. I will probably getting around $10 shipped for them.

Title: Re: ranco probe well.
Post by: hondaracer2oo4 on October 08, 2014, 07:56:07 PM

Make your own. Super easy. I think I used a 12 inch piece of quarter inch copper, capped one end, then soldered that to a brass fitting that fit the bung.

Title: Re: ranco probe well.
Post by: mlappin on October 08, 2014, 10:18:39 PM

Quote from: hondaracer2oo4 on October 08, 2014, 07:56:07 PM

Make your own. Super easy. I think I used a 12 inch piece of quarter inch copper, capped one end, then soldered that to a brass fitting that fit the bung.

Actually the sensor for the Ranco is 1/4" OD. might try a piece of 5/16 or 3/8" even. I went to our local welding shop and grabbed a piece of half inch brass they had in the scrap barrel, chucked it in the lathe, bored a hole not quite thru it, turned it down then used a 1/2 pipe die to cut the threads, homemade thermo well for about three beers.

Title: Re: ranco probe well.
Post by: Jd79 on October 10, 2014, 02:39:19 AM

This is the one I got with my Ranco kit.

http://www.altheatsupply.com/stainless-steel-dry-well-1241.html (http://www.altheatsupply.com/stainless-steel-dry-well-1241.html)

Title: Re: ranco probe well.
Post by: hondaracer2oo4 on October 10, 2014, 05:51:43 AM

Maybe it was 5/16 that I got. I know that the probe fit snug and slid tightly into the pipe.

Title: Re: ranco probe well.
Post by: mlappin on October 15, 2014, 06:38:19 AM

Quote from: hondaracer2oo4 on October 10, 2014, 05:51:43 AM

Maybe it was 5/16 that I got. I know that the probe fit snug and slid tightly into the pipe.

Actually my previous post was a brain fart, was thinking OD on the copper pipe for some reason.

I bought mine off ebay, got two twelve inch wells for 15 bucks with shipping.