I have mentioned before that I store all my brewing equipment in my basement, and brew in my back yard. The ritual for brew day involves many trips up and down the steps and I invetable foget a lot of smaller items. With the recent addition of my March pump, I found myself needing a mounting plate, switch and waterproofing solution, and I figured I would make this a dual purpose project. I bought a plastic tool box from HD for $9 and hacked it to my needs. Currently, it is only used as a housing for the pump and storage, but I have some plans to add more bling to it.
There was no need for me to incorporate a GFI outlet since the power source I use outside is GFI.
Sorry about the crappy pics, the digital camera is on the fritz so these are cell phone pics.
The heat build up was my primary concern when I thought about this, however there are quie a few similar, single puropse builds, that have a much smaller enclosure and they have no heat issues. Also, if you have a pump, you know they take time to get hot, and you only need o run the pump for maybe 5-7 minutes to move 5-6 gallons.
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Originally Posted by TheFlyingBeer
...no sense hauling empty carboys around when full ones take up just as much space. :)
My brewing toolbox
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