Volume gauge for Burco HLT

[andymacintyre]

I would like to be able to have a water level gauge on my SS Burco HLT.
Has anybody successfully made anything that works well for this?

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Aleman]

Vossys How to shows how you can fit a sight tube to a Stainless post .. . . A Burco Urn boiler is just an (expensive) stainless pot.

And Tub Thumper has posted this as well which should give you a couple of ideas.

 

[andymacintyre]

Thats very helpful thanks! Much appreciated!

Andy
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[Vossy1]

Another option for measuring volumes is to use a dip stick, or metal ruler...much cheaper :thumb:

 

[andymacintyre]

True - but it's not quite as "bling". :-)

That said, I may well go with a dipstick - would do the job just fine and would be sight less hassle than fitting a tube to the burco.
Wonder what to mark it with - marker pen would probably bleed undesirables into my liquor.

Andy

 

[themadhippy]

you want bling,sit the boiler on a set of digital bathroom scales, 1L water=1Kg

 

[Vossy1]

True - but it's not quite as "bling

:lol:

Wonder what to mark it with

Why bother, just use the graduations already there (if using a ruler)
B&Q sell them in various sizes.
Alternatively you could scratch graduations into a stainless strip, also sold at B&Q. Pop it into the boiler when boiling to sanitise any nasties in the scratches, and don't make the scrathches too deep.