Whirlpool washing machine motor/pump for Doc's keg washer

[CollegeProf15]

This is an awesome set-up! How hot does that water get? And aren't you worried about the risk of burning your house down with these connections?

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[DannyW]

Even though it does not have an integrated heater, does it make the water hotter? If you are not sure, you might want to test it out and see. All the work that pump is doing has to go somewhere! My submersible sump pump does even though it does not have a heating element. I bought a bucket heater in part to keep the PBW warm while running the keg washer, but found I never had to use it. The solution stays/gets hot anyway.

[TastyMcD]

Even though it does not have an integrated heater, does it make the water hotter? If you are not sure, you might want to test it out and see. All the work that pump is doing has to go somewhere! My submersible sump pump does even though it does not have a heating element. I bought a bucket heater in part to keep the PBW warm while running the keg washer, but found I never had to use it. The solution stays/gets hot anyway.

Submersible pumps are cooled by the liquid they are pumping. If you recirc that liquid, the temperature goes up. That's not very good for the pump but I'm more than glad to replace the pump once in awhile if it means I don't have to disassemble kegs to clean them.

Tasty