I'm looking for a inline temperature probe to monitor the temp of water going to my RO+DI unit.
the few i've found online all appear to be industrial in nature, or otherwise very expensive
so I'm thinking along these lines...
1) go to discount store and get a $10 digital thermometer
2) also pickup a 1/4" x ? x 1/4" tee - hopefully like a 3/8th center tap or something larger than 1/4", so I don't have to trim the probe of it's plastic shell.
3) taking the probe, coat it with some jb-weld, and cram it into the T, and finish off with some more jb-weld
after the epoxy has cured for 24 hours, hook it up and test it out
sound good?
I've been trying to think of a better way to seal the probe in, but nothing is coming to mind ... the water pressure is considerable, but jb weld works well on metal, so I'm hoping it will hold in there.
the few i've found online all appear to be industrial in nature, or otherwise very expensive
so I'm thinking along these lines...
1) go to discount store and get a $10 digital thermometer
2) also pickup a 1/4" x ? x 1/4" tee - hopefully like a 3/8th center tap or something larger than 1/4", so I don't have to trim the probe of it's plastic shell.
3) taking the probe, coat it with some jb-weld, and cram it into the T, and finish off with some more jb-weld
after the epoxy has cured for 24 hours, hook it up and test it out
sound good?
I've been trying to think of a better way to seal the probe in, but nothing is coming to mind ... the water pressure is considerable, but jb weld works well on metal, so I'm hoping it will hold in there.