biertourist
Well-Known Member
I'm in the middle of finishing the planning of my 240v Electric HLT and Kettle.
I'd like the ability to disconnect the power cable coming off of my HLT and Kettle element at the actual kettle itself, if possible (so I don't have a long wire hanging off of each kettle permanent) -has anyone found a way to do this?
Also: I really don't like the solution of having a square electrical box permanently attached to my HLT / Kettle as a water proofing mechanism. Has anyone come up with another alternative to the "ElectricBrewery.com" option? -I'm thinking of something plastic & cylindrical that waterproofs the connection and sticks out a bit from the element connector.
For what it's worth I'm using a 50amp spa disconnect GFCI box connected to a 4 prong 50 amp electric range plug (the house's main circuit breaker is actuall 40 amp to this circuit so the overload protection is 40amp) -I'm then going to connect a single 5500 w 240v element with a locking dryer-style cord to my HLT element. -When I'm done draining the mash I will disconnect the cable going to the HLT and connect it to the boil kettle which will have plenty of liquid covering the element. -So again, I'll only ever have 1 5500w element running at a time.
My biggest concern is a solution for connecting my cable to my electric element safely and having it be fairly waterproofed without having a huge square plastic box connected to my kettles. -If there's a solution that also allows me to disconnect the cable @ the kettle that's a bonus!
Thanks,
Adam
I'd like the ability to disconnect the power cable coming off of my HLT and Kettle element at the actual kettle itself, if possible (so I don't have a long wire hanging off of each kettle permanent) -has anyone found a way to do this?
Also: I really don't like the solution of having a square electrical box permanently attached to my HLT / Kettle as a water proofing mechanism. Has anyone come up with another alternative to the "ElectricBrewery.com" option? -I'm thinking of something plastic & cylindrical that waterproofs the connection and sticks out a bit from the element connector.
For what it's worth I'm using a 50amp spa disconnect GFCI box connected to a 4 prong 50 amp electric range plug (the house's main circuit breaker is actuall 40 amp to this circuit so the overload protection is 40amp) -I'm then going to connect a single 5500 w 240v element with a locking dryer-style cord to my HLT element. -When I'm done draining the mash I will disconnect the cable going to the HLT and connect it to the boil kettle which will have plenty of liquid covering the element. -So again, I'll only ever have 1 5500w element running at a time.
My biggest concern is a solution for connecting my cable to my electric element safely and having it be fairly waterproofed without having a huge square plastic box connected to my kettles. -If there's a solution that also allows me to disconnect the cable @ the kettle that's a bonus!
Thanks,
Adam