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Thank you for the suggestions, I appreciate it! :mug:

Hi all, I’d appreciate any feedback you may be able to offer on my situation. For context, about a year and a half ago I built a small batch 120v eBIAB system. It uses a 1650 watt element. I am not an electrician or an electronics guy but I carefully followed one of P-Js wiring diagrams and...

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Saq's The Pious Westvleteren 12 Style Quad Clone - All-Grain Recipe Kit. Woo!

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Yes please!

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For those of you AHA members who have attended the GABF, if I am able to purchase two tickets to the members only session can I bring my brother who is not a member? Or do you have to be a member just to get in? Thanks in advance!

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Resurrecting this one... I'm also working of off jrb03's build but, like the OP, am planning to use a plastic box for the controller. Also, I'm new to electric stuff so I apologize if this is really obvious. Does the plastic box need to be grounded and, if so, how do you do it? Cheers!

I didn't even think about grounding to a copper cold water pipe. That might be a great and easily workable solution. Thanks!

Thanks, jeffmeh! My concern is that the outlet in the kitchen is not grounded at all (the house is from the early 50s so none of the original outlets are grounded). Can I install a GFCI outlet where there is no ground? I guess the real question is, if I do that will the GFCI perform as...

First, I would like to throw a huge THANK YOU to all who have contributed to this thread. Without all of your ideas, perspectives, questions, and answers I would never have had the chutzpah to dive into a project like this; I'm not new to brewing but I am a ridiculous newb to anything electric...

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