KegBB

Hey guys,

I just stumbled onto this project this morning. It looks like a really fun idea! I have a kegerator at home and I would love to outfit it with the kegbot. From reading through the docs and perusing the forums a bit, there seems to be some confusion about where to purchase the proper flow meter for the kegboard project.

Can someone point me to a place where I can purchase a flowmeter that complies with the project requirements? Simply googling 'flow meter' or 'vision 2000 flowmeter' doesn't really give me much.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

-slappy

Edited slappyjam (Jan. 14, 2010 07:57:48)

slappyjam
Can someone point me to a place where I can purchase a flowmeter that complies with the project requirements? Simply googling 'flow meter' or 'vision 2000 flowmeter' doesn't really give me much.

Welcome aboard, slappy!

At the moment, the flowmeter with the best availability is the swissflow meter. It also happens to be among the lowest cost meters. There's on seller on ebay that has plenty of them listed for around $25.

Note that the threads are BSP and not NPT; I'm not sure if anyone has found the right fittings for this meter. I think either geoffc or kgrewohl uses these meters -- may we can get them to chime in.

Edited mike (Jan. 15, 2010 00:45:30)

Hey there slappy,
So far so good with the swissflow sensor that I'm using. It performs exactly as advertised.
I'm using these fittings from US Plastic. Mike's correct they are NPT thread, but they work for me.

3/8"FNPT x 1/4"Hose ID Polypropylene Female Adapter

I did have some initial issues with a couple of slow leaks between the fittings and the flow sensor. After using some pipe thread sealant on the male threads the leaks have stopped.

Cheers!

Edited geoffculp (Jan. 15, 2010 08:15:23)

Slappy,

I just contacted SwissFlow asking where to get the fittings, and they sent them to me directly. Great company!!!

Edited josh.dgill (Jan. 19, 2010 16:55:55)

josh.dgill

I just contacted SwissFlow asking where to get the fittings, and they sent them to me directly. Great company!!!

Thanks for the tip - great to know! I will polish off some parts list documentation & add this to it..

Edited mike (Jan. 19, 2010 21:45:49)

Welcome aboard, slappy!

At the moment, the flowmeter with the best availability is the swissflow meter. It also happens to be among the lowest cost meters. There's on seller on ebay that has plenty of them listed for around $25.

Note that the threads are BSP and not NPT; I'm not sure if anyone has found the right fittings for this meter. I think either geoffc or kgrewohl uses these meters -- may we can get them to chime in.

Excellent! I found them on ebay!! Thanks guys! Now I can start ordering there rest of the stuff...

Edited slappyjam (Feb. 19, 2010 11:30:40)

geoffculp
Hey there slappy,
So far so good with the swissflow sensor that I'm using. It performs exactly as advertised.
I'm using these fittings from US Plastic. Mike's correct they are NPT thread, but they work for me.

3/8"FNPT x 1/4"Hose ID Polypropylene Female Adapter

I did have some initial issues with a couple of slow leaks between the fittings and the flow sensor. After using some pipe thread sealant on the male threads the leaks have stopped.

Cheers!

That's great to hear! I use teflon tape on all my fittings anyway for a nice tight seal. I'll give it a shot!

Edited slappyjam (Feb. 19, 2010 11:30:07)