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Thanks Denny. I could not wrap my head around how that could be possible either. Cheers!

I have read in a few posts that iodaphor is not effective for use as a sanitizer in the presence of sugar. Could anyone explain this to me or point me to something that is more credible than just a random post. Thanks in advance for any help!

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I am trying to figure out which pump to use to recirculate cold water through my whirlpool chiller. I already use the march pump for the wort. I originally bought a small submersible pond pump from harbour freight but it barely pushed the water through the coils. it looks like HF no longer...

I guess this is what I get for trying to do this on the cheap. The Auber switches are nice but they are also about $10 more a switch. I was hoping I could put something inline to drop it from 110vac to 12vdc but I guess I will just have to use a wall setup. Thanks

Any other advice?

It is actually this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/220807727775?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 The seller just informed me that he was mistaken and the LED is 12v 10a

Thanks. So can I basically just wire them in a row before the led?

Thanks. I am still learning. Any chance you could explain that diagram a little bit?

The switch I am using, lights up with a LED. The switch is rated to 120v but for some reason, the seller told me the LED is 3V only. I was trying to avoid using a adapter that you plug into the wall if possible

Is there a way to go from 110v to power an LED that is rated to 3v? Can I use a resistor? Bear with me, I am still trying to figure out all this electricity stuff. I could seem to find what i was looking for in my searches so far. Thanks in advance! EDIT: I just found out the LED is rated...

Ok. I was looking for a max saturation number but I guess I will experiment away.

I just finished putting together my whirlpool chiller. It is made from about 60ft. of 1/2" ID soft copper. I plan on recirculating the chill water through the coils with a 200glh pond pump. My question is how much salt should I add to the ice water that I am recirculating? I want to chill it...

I am putting together a pump in a toolbox setup for my whirlpool chiller. I have been thinking about somehow putting a thermowell in the tubing that goes from the output of the pump so that i can monitor the temperature as it drops. That way, I could even put a cheap temperature controller on...

So the last thing I have to buy for my setup is hi temp tubing. I was settled on silicone but I have heard that you can restrict the outflow of a pump if you are feeding it with silicone tubing as the silicone tubing will burst. Is this true? I had planned on mounting my pump inside a box with...