To waterproof the temperature probe a ½” copper pipe, two fitting copper caps, and a 7mm hex nut were purchased. A ¼” hole was drilled in the center of each cap end. One cap was held against a board for stability and four more holes were drilled perpendicular to the hole in the center of the cap end. The burrs from the drilling were cleared out with a 5/8” drill bit inserted into the cap and spun. A piece of ½” copper tubing was trimmed with a pipe cuter. The smooth factory edge of the copper pipe was left exposed while the sharp, freshly cut, end will be kept near the end cap instead of reaming the inside.
First drilled copper cap
Two drilled copper caps
How the caps will fit together
Drilling 4 ventilation holes into one cap
Ventilated cap
Clearing the internal burrs from the ventilated cap
Cutting a copper pipe to length
The
temperature probe was pushed through the pipe. Silicone was applied to both
sides of the hollow bolt to seal it and keep it stationary. The sealed probe
was inserted into the holes of both caps, held end to end, so the single-hole
cap could be attached to the pipe still covering the probe. The 7mm nut was
attached on the five-hole cap side and tightened with a hex socket. The
single-hole cap was filled with silicone, touching the edges and covering the
probe, before being pushed onto the pipe. No solder was used but a lead-free
solder could seal the copper to copper seals.
The remaining materials
Silicone applied to probe
Probe retracted to pull glue into hollow bolt
Hex socket for tightening bolt
Hex nut on hollow bolt holding caps together
Filling one-hole cap with silicone caulk
Cap filled with silicone caulk
Finished probe end
Completed sous vide oven controller with waterproof temperature probe
To do:
- Sketch correct schematic
- Create instructions to build
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