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Old 06-12-2009, 04:29 PM   #11
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Where can I find these?? I tried lowes but all they had were the electric range elements. Yes it is going to be in a 10 gal gott cooler. and the A419 temp controler. I am still new at this DIY stuff.... thanks
You are looking in the wrong isle. Lowes has replacement water heater elements, I assure you. You will have to look in the water heater/softener area. They have them, or you can find copious ammounts online.
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Old 06-12-2009, 04:30 PM   #12
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The elements are right near the water heaters because that's what they're meant for.
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Old 06-12-2009, 07:33 PM   #13
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You could also look at McMaster-Carr

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Old 06-17-2009, 05:28 PM   #14
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Well I started the built today with a slight modification. Instead of a HLT perse I am putting a copper coil in the water tank and recirculating my wort in a kind of Ghetto RIMS system. The only part I am missing is the Pump which I have already ordered. I am haveing some trouble with the wiring though. I know that I need to wire the element to a hot wire (black) and a neutral wire (white) I have a light switch which I am going to use as an on/off for the element, and the wire I have is a 3 pronged plug with grounding. Do I need to ground the element or the wire box? I am going to epoxy the element into the bottom of the the cooler. What else do I need to know about the wiring?









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The element should be installed w/ a nut and gasket. see link below.

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The element, and box should both be grounded. Some drill and tap the element base for a ground lug, others use a copper sheet washer w/ a tab for the ground attachment.

I don't think I would advise just using epoxy to mount the element. ymmv

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ok so let me see if I get this right, If I tap the center of the element and place a stainless screw in there and attach a grounding wire with a ring cap, and connect that to my electrical box. Then connect the ground lead on my plug wire to the electrical box I should be alright. As for the fittings I will see if I can fenagle something. Am I getting this right?
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here is a link

Wort-O-Matic: The Electric HLT (or how I built a water heater in a cooler))

search around..
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