Recent content by EdK

Suppose that is the easiest route. Just need a little longer cord afterall. Good call on the computer wires. Those neutrik things are pretty neat, actually. Thanks again, guys.

Okay, so the hot pod and element came in today and as I suspected, the wire coming out of the box is not long enough, especially if you want to be able to unclamp the whole unit and remove the long element from the tube. Should I just cut out and rewire an outlet into the side of the box? This...

Thanks, yeah, I think I came across one of the floats you are referring to in the mean time and edited but you had already posted at the same time.

So basically all I need is the meter, third down on this page - http://www.futurlec.com/Flow_Sensor.shtml - and there is an easy way to wire it into my current box to cut off the element power? Could some sort of red light be installed to indicate when the meter has tripped? I'm likely to be...

Thank you all for the insight. It's a BSDA and at this point is only about 2.5 weeks old, so very very young. I've tasted a recent sample and all seems well to me - nothing that gives me the idea of burnt wort or metallic off flavors that I can perceive, so there's a plus. Went down from 1088...

Looks like they are back in and you are right, the cleaner connections are worth an extra $15, I'd say. I went ahead and ordered that and this element - https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/element1500_long.htm I have an 18 in. tube, so there should be no issue with this, right? If I'm...

Thank you! I did snap a pic when I took the other. I see the ground wire is coming in from the power supply (right lower hole), running through the ON/OFF power switch, and back out to the element (right upper hole). The wiring is a bit everywhere so I'll take a closer look. Do you know...

Something other than the element to the adaptor nut? It has a nut where the ground wire was attached. Hard to see in the pic, but it was still attached. Could there be an issue with the outlet? Yeah, I saw that other TC one. Not sure when it would be in stock again. If I did use the basic...

Totally makes sense when you look at it. Seems like there are two copper-looking "drops" at the main braking point. Maybe I was able to shut it off before more melting happened but the magnesium oxide was already exposed in some way. Looked into the inside, didn't seem like any of it actually...

120V heating element in this case. If I remember correctly, I had it plugged into a CFCI in my kitchen but after I realized it wasn't working, tried another non-CFCI outlet in the next room. I can't say how long it was firing dry until I noticed the switch was in the ON position but it sounds...

That hot pod is a nice affordable option. So basically I would use my tri clover adapter in place of the lock nut as seen in this install - https://youtu.be/5QjkXWE1QI8?t=5m19s And I'd be grounding inside the pod and no longer on the nut itself.

Also, the wiring to the element never seemed to be enclosed in a safe manner in my opinion. My friend simply wrapped the wiring in a lot of electrical tape (which in the image had already been removed). I think I would like to grab a plastic junction box to make a better cover. Is there any...

Thank you! Yes, stainless would make more sense. I don't have the unit (its of the RIMS in a toolbox variety) in front of me, but I do have a ruler and I'm thinking it's probably the 18 inch tube. That said, is the idea of using the 240v element because it's longer and will have more contact...

Yes, indeed. See above for explanation (I edited while you were posting), I believe the it was HD wattage. Thank god for no pipe bomb. So to move away from HD, I could go with one of these lower wattage elements and it should still be able to perform okay, right? 120-1500-LD 120-1500-ELD I...

I suppose? Not cold water but mash temp when I finally started the recirc of the mash and of course the rest of the brew day, including whirlpooling after boil and finally a decent amount of time recirculating with hot water/PBW. Then it's been in the unheated shed for 2 weeks where temps...