Whirlpool inlet on kettle

[David Williams]

Planning a larger kettle and thought I might as well put a whirpool return inlet on it while I'm at it. I understand the general idea is approx 1/3 up with a 30 degree tangent to the pot. What is the general consensus on the inside of the kettle? Flush? Straight pipe in or fit a tube following the curve of the pot? Can't find many pic's of inside the kettle.  

[Kelly Ryan]

Straight pipe in or curve won't matter much, but having it flush with the inside of the kettle is a benefit because it results in less noise with regards the actual whirlpool action (less of a physical protuberance to inhibit good whirlpooling).

[Duncan]

Here's a picture of mine (photo taken while starting to clean the vessel so it's still a bit grubby):

 

 

It's a 90° elbow, compression fitting and a bent S/Steel tube.  It's a bit lower than a third up because I want to be able to use it when I do half batches.  I can't tell how well it works yet because I'm going to try it for the first time this weekend so I'll report back if you like.  I don't see any reason why it won't work, though.

[David Williams]

Please report back. Looks damn good anyhow.