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I've checked out the 'impulse purchase kitchen boiler' thread but it doesn't seem to have much by way of detail on how to hook up one of these chillers to chill a fermenter.

What exactly would I need? Are the pumps built into the units or would I need an external pump?

Are they just a receptacle to hold water and chill it and nothing more?

is the thermostatic control that would turn a pump on and off as the fermenter demanded cooling built into the unit or would I need to modify it to introduce temperature control device to turn a pump on and off?

If it is just a vat of water that is chilled then I can see it being quite simple to just hook up a pump controlled by an inkbird to start pumping cold water when demanded and shut it off when the desired temperature has been reached. But if it has the pump and thermostatic control built in then it would require some modification I would imagine.

Can anyone share any more details on what would be required? I think I've established I need a recirculation model of a beer chiller.

Thanks.