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Why buy a sight glass from BrewHardware.com? We are so confident that our sight glass kits offer the best combination of price, function, and features compared to the competition, we’re happy to let you know what your alternatives are. Please keep in mind that we have no intention of defaming our competition or misrepresenting their products. From our perspective, this is an honest look at the sight glass market but we encourage you to verify with your own research as well.
Style: Weldless Sight Gauge Only:
Fermentap (Morebeer) weldless sight gauge vs. our BrewHardware WLSL kit.
Despite the advantage of Borosilicate glass being more inert than polycarbonate, several disadvantages make it much less functional and valuable than the BrewHadware WLSL kit. Those disadvantages include:: Nearly 3x the price, no calibration numbers available, no method of stabilizing at the top of the vessel, no accommodation for the angled walls of converted kegs, height not adjustable/cutable (fixed lengths only), often out of stock at most retailers, support handled by reseller, not manufacturer, replacement glass difficult to find.
Bargain Fittings (weldless keg sight gauge)
This is much closer in design to ours than the Fermentap kit because it is based on an exposed polycarbonate tube and uses an eyebolt at the top. It is also priced similarly at the time of this writing. However, there are some notable advantages to the brewhardware kits including::calibration numbers, thicker tubing wall (.125” vs .063”), accommodation for the wall angle of converted kegs so the top of the tube does not angle away. Any other differences are relatively negligible.
Style: Weldless Sight Gauge with integrated Thermometer:
Bargainfittings (weldless thermometer sight gauge kit) is the only competing product we are aware of. Brewhardware.com has two different models in this category so we’ll compare and contrast separately
Our Brewhardware Model WLST240r is a more compact design using a small hole in the vessel (9/16”) and a 2” dial face thermometer. It can be considered a direct competitor in purpose but the design and component makeup is 90% different.There are some notable advantages to the brewhardware kits including: calibration numbers, thicker tubing wall (.125” vs .063”). Accommodation for the wall angle of converted kegs so the top of the tube does not angle away, lower profile allows liquid level reading at less volume (just over 2 gallons). The smaller components also reduce the cost by approximately 15%. Any other differences are relatively negligible.
Our Brewhardware Model WLLTS240 (LTS=Large Tee Sight) is an upsized version of the above using a 3” dial face thermometer and larger fittings which is a more direct comparison to the bargainfittings offering. Any of the benefits listed above which are attributed to size or cost are mitigated but several advantages remain: calibration numbers, thicker tubing wall (.125” vs .063”). Accommodation for the wall angle of converted kegs so the top of the tube does not angle away, lower profile allows liquid level reading at less volume. Any other differences are relatively negligible.
In summary, you’ll get a superior product from brewhardware and you don’t even have to justify paying a premium price. On the contrary, our pricing is on par or less than our competition. If you disagree with this assessment or feel that the contrasts have been exaggerated, please contact us immediately.
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