Chugger Pump Orientation

The chugger pump represents the first affordable pump designed specifically for homebrewers.

Chugger pump orientation. Start date feb 11 2012. The four screws on the pump head may be removed and the pump head can be rotated as required to fit your piping system. The pump is nearly self priming in that orientation but there were still issues with cavitation and clogging. The side by side by side comparison of the new blichmann riptide brewery pump.

How does it stack up to the march and chugger. I just received my chugger pump with the 3 4 inlet. Az homebrewer 5 641 views. I had assumed when i bought it that the output was the center not the input.

Here it at last. We get a lot of questions regarding the best way to mount and connect hoses to these pumps. Some brewers have mounted the pump upside down and that results in an air pocket being trapped in the pump head refer to pic 2 when you go to start the pump up it will cavitate the air with the liquid and it s a 50 50 chance it will be able to purge itself of that air. You can rotate the pump head 90 degrees.

Feb 11 2012 1. You can mount the pump horizontally vertically and upside down. I have two ball valves one for output and a 2nd for priming. Chugger pump mounting orientation question.

With the outlet pointing to 12 00 3 00 6 00 and 9 00. The chugger pump is not self priming. How to change a chugger head orientation manufacturers edge inc. Help support homebrew talk.

After continuing to struggle i decided to add a priming purge port. Please see how to change a chugger pump orientation video. Mounting orientation of chugger center inlet pump. It needs to be mounted below the source of liquid and the pump head needs to be flooded prior to turning the pump on.

The outlet is higher to allow air to escape out of the pump. The chugger pump is shipped ready for installation. Although this post features a march pump this assembly could be easily adapted to other manufacturers and models. So trying to figure out how to set up my pump s fittings.

Replacement chugger pump inline stainless steel pump head ssph in available which can also be used to replace march pump heads please get in touch for details the motor should be oiled yearly with 4 5 drops sae20 weight non detergent oil do not over oil. Directional arrows on the pump head show fluid direction through the pump. Joined may 23 2010 messages 2 068 reaction score 175 location litchfield and brownton. This specific model is the 115 volt plastic polysulfone head inline inlet.

Do not run the pump dry.