Advice please gentleman

[A T]

I'm using one of these in my HLT, i filled it with water today with the intention of running 30 or 40 litres of water through the system at 80c to test it before i use it. Before i even plugged it in i noticed a drop of water coming through the the sensor and out of the pot. After removing the offending part i can see there is a pin hole on the tip of it :evil: I'm not quite sure how to go about fixing it :wha: would a small solder work if it was worked in to the hole with a cloth?

 

[BrewStew]

if it's stainless... you'll have to get it really hot for the solder to melt. but would the heat damage the sensor?

what about JB weld? or a blob of silicone?

 

[A T]

mmmm i have some JB weld but as it's gonna be slightly exposed to the water in the HLT i'm not sure what route to take :wha:

 

[tubby_shaw]

Err, get a refund.
It's described as "liquid tight" so it shouldn't bloody leak !
As it's rated to 300C and most plumbers solder melts at 200 ish you should be ok to solder though.
For ease of stainless soldering roughen the surface to be soldered for better adhesion it is slightly more difficult to solder stainless due to its lower thermal conductivity (relatively) to other materials so allow a longer time rather than more heat :thumb:

 

[A T]

:thumb: thanks TS i'll have a crack at it later

 

[Vossy1]

Id go for a refund as t_s says...but you can repair it with JB Weld.
I had a pin hole in one of my 100ltr stock pots and I repaired it with JBW. It's not leaked and has been in place for a year...touches wood :lol:

 

[Aleman]

Soldering stainless is possible . . . but for soft solder to 'stick' you need an aggressive flux based on hydrochloric Acid . . . Standard plumbers flux is not going to cut it I'm afraid. . . .Small hole . . . small bit of JB weld . . . but its not going to be permanent . . . Get a refund . .. plus liquid in the probe means that the resistance of the sensor is going to change in an unpredictable manner

 

[A T]

Thanks guys, i just sent them an e mail so i'll see what they come back with, lucky i have lots of beer