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[chadm75]

I recently installed a dip tube in my kettle and am stumped about how to drain all the wort. My valve and dip tube are about 3 1/2" inches from the bottom of the kettle and I've got the dip tube pointed down to about a 1/2'' off the bottom of my kettle. This morning as a test run and filled my kettle with water and let it drain. Problem is, the liquid below the level of the valve was left behind. The whole reason I installed a dip tube was to get as much wort out of my kettle as possible. Based on this test, I'm going to leave about a gallon of wort in the kettle.Am I doing something wrong? Any tips?Thanks in advance!

[davelew]

If you drain into a hose, and the hose outlet is below the bottom of the kettle, the tube/valve/hose should act like a siphon to get out everything down to 1/2" from the bottom.If the system won't hold enough of a vacuum for the siphon to work, you may have a loose connection between your dip tube and valve.

[Kunsan90]

What Dave stated sounds like what experienced when testing a manifold I made for Ice Cube several years back. When I filled it with water and just opened the value, a bunch of liquid was left behind. When I added hose and let drain into a bucket below the valve, the cooler was completely drained.

[chadm75]

If you drain into a hose, and the hose outlet is below the bottom of the kettle, the tube/valve/hose should act like a siphon to get out everything down to 1/2" from the bottom.If the system won't hold enough of a vacuum for the siphon to work, you may have a loose connection between your dip tube and valve.

I didn't use a hose this morning (and I normally would). I was just draining it out of the barb fitting. I assumed it would act as a siphon too so thanks for the clarification.This is why I love this board.....people on here are smarter than me!