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**tryn2brew** · 03-09-2013, 11:20 PM

Just picked up another one from Home Depot on their new clearance special of 20% off today. Would have been $118, but got them down to $110 for slight damage.

AustinFromTexas · 03-16-2013, 09:52 PM

Just picked mine up from HD as well. Been hunting for this guy for a while, no luck in any of my local stores. I was traveling in Long Island for work when I drove past this particular HD when I decided to stop in and check, not thinking I'd find it... But there it was, last one in stock on clearance for $117! It was like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Stoked!

Pointyskull · 03-17-2013, 03:42 AM

Have a chance to get one cheap on Craigslist.

Just want to clarify:
The 52-bottle Vissani will fit a standard plastic fermenting bucket with no mods?
With a Johnson temp controller it will work 60-64 degree temps?

**ingchr1** · 03-17-2013, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pointyskull

Have a chance to get one cheap on Craigslist.

Just want to clarify:
The 52-bottle Vissani will fit a standard plastic fermenting bucket with no mods?
With a Johnson temp controller it will work 60-64 degree temps?

Yes, buckets and carboys will fit with no mods. In this thread there is a post I put up with photos of each in there.

kluge9 · 03-17-2013, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pointyskull

Have a chance to get one cheap on Craigslist.

Just want to clarify:
The 52-bottle Vissani will fit a standard plastic fermenting bucket with no mods?
With a Johnson temp controller it will work 60-64 degree temps?

The 7.9g wine pail will not fit.

**tryn2brew** · 03-18-2013, 11:29 AM

I fit a large diameter bucket that I use for my 6 gallon wine kits. I just have to put a spacer under the front edge of the bucket to tip it back a bit.

A few counter clock wise turns on the screw in the thermostat, and I was getting ice to form when I put a pot of water in the cooler, so 60-64 should not be a problem. I think un-modified it was pulling down to 52 deg F.

Pointyskull · 03-18-2013, 02:05 PM

Picked up the used Vissani yesterday!

Looking for recommendations on which Johnson Control unit would work best to keep ale temps:
the $53 Johnson Controls A19AAT-2C Freezer Temperature Controller
or
the $72 Johnson Controls Digital Thermostat Control Unit

Read the reviews of the A19AAT-2C and that seemed like it would work.
Just wondering what the rest of you are using and why.

**tryn2brew** · 03-18-2013, 11:16 PM

Many of us have done the ebay STC-1000 controller build. They are easy and fairly cheap.

**Carlscan26** · 03-19-2013, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pointyskull

Picked up the used Vissani yesterday!

Looking for recommendations on which Johnson Control unit would work best to keep ale temps:
the $53 Johnson Controls A19AAT-2C Freezer Temperature Controller
or
the $72 Johnson Controls Digital Thermostat Control Unit

Read the reviews of the A19AAT-2C and that seemed like it would work.
Just wondering what the rest of you are using and why.

Get a 2 stage controller so you can heat too

Pointyskull · 03-19-2013, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlscan26

Get a 2 stage controller so you can heat too

Excuse another dumb question, so bear with me:

Why would I need a two-stage for a fridge?
I'm unclear on how heat control (or even how it would work on a fridge) is different from just controlling the fridge temp.

Thanks...!