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You should do a 1:1 water/vinegar cleaning run then do a sacrificial alcohol cleaning run. After that it's good to go. The point of this is to strip away any flux, oils and foreign matter that can otherwise contaminate an ethanol run you intend to drink.

An electric element within a pressure cooker would probably work well for canning or sterilization purposes which only heats water (creating pressurized steam). As long as the element remains submerged you should be able to run it using a SSR/POT for variable control for instance. Something like...

Wouldn't too large of a fuse be a bad idea? I was under the impression that 0.5A was the proper size to protect it.

This page has a calculator called Heating Time To Temp which will tell you how long it will take to heat to your desired temp. It is accurate.

Yeah Auber doesn't say what fuse to use, but everywhere online recommends a 0.5A fast blow if you want to use one. Auber sells fuses and housings, but not a 0.5A fast blow fuse. The smallest fuse they appear to sell is 20A. Perhaps Auber has had enough people screw up the basic wiring to the...

Sorry, that is strange. I didn't quite get it before.

He basically said the same thing, but left out insignificant details. Am I missing something?

I built a controller a while back, but then had a house fire. No one was hurt and it wasn't due to DIY electric. I was able to salvage the controller, but I had to strip it 100% down, clean it up and reassemble it again. It runs a PID for temp control or it can switch over and have variable...

I use a Camco 2963 5500W 240V Ripple Foldback Ultra Low Watt Density element. I've used it in a 55 gal drum before. I run that on a 30A circuit. It's pretty cool to see a 55 gal drum steaming hot. More heat would be faster. Yes you would need to beef up that circuit for sure. The most I've ever...

Just stopping in to say hi and will be spending the next several days reading, reading, reading, ... :D