need advice on mounting my Ashcroft

[John Griffin]

Hi all, I just got my new Ashcroft industrial thermometer in the mail. I'd like to install it using the lock nut approach but I can't seem to find a nut to fit my thermometer. Nothing standard will fit it. Has anyone run into this problem?? A 7/8 nut is just too small, and a 1 inch too large. Could it be metric?

I guess I could screw it in......but I'm a little reluctant to do so......I don't want to drill something that large and run the risk of the thermometer being or getting loose....

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
John

 

[Howard Barlow]

Go to the electrical dept in Lowes or Home Depot and get a lock ring for electrical connections.

 

[Guest]

I just went through this same search - I actually had to ASK somebody at the hardware store (man, I hate to do that). Now that I look at Chris's pictures in the instructions, I see that the NPT-threaded locknuts are, indeed, electrical hardware. Might be good to include that tidbit in the instructions (hint to Chris).

 

[John Griffin]

Thank you for the info. I would have never thought of it!

 

[Chris Allingham]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Steve Colvin:
[qb]Might be good to include that tidbit in the instructions (hint to Chris). [/qb] <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I thought the same thing when I read this thread yesterday, but it turns out I did...I guess I just hid it too well:

"You can buy the washer, lock nut, spray paint, and masking tape at a hardware store. If you'll be using the Unibit, buy a washer with a 3/4" hole in it; if using the knockout punch, buy a washer with a 1/2" hole in it. You'll find galvanized or zinc lock nuts in the electrical department; if this bothers you from a food safety standpoint, seek out a brass version."

I'll try to make this stand out more next time I update this page.

Regards,
Chris