OK, I'm about to start ordering parts for my RIMS, but even after reading the numerous posts on electricity, SSRs, PIDs, & RIMS tubes I still have a few lingering questions. I don't know much about electricity and just want to make sure I'm safe and also ensure I won't end up frying newly purchased brew-toys. Here goes...
If I use a PID to control my RIMS, is a SSR necessary?
What purpose does a SSR serve, to make the circuit safer for the user or to protect the equipment, or both?
My heating element will prob be a 120v 1500W LD and I have a March 809HS-PL pump, can I just plug both of these into the same outlet or do they need to be on a separate circuit? (I think its the amps that matter here: 1.4A for pump and 12.5 for the element, so a 15A circuit is OK?)
It's the circuit breakers & gauge of wire in the panel that define max amperage of the circuit, right, so I can just look at the breaker to determine the rating of the circuit? (I'm at work but can post a pic of my house's main panel if that helps)
I know these are prob rudimentary questions, so thanks in advance for any assistance.
PS - Waiting to see how SawDustGuy's blinged out tri-clover RIMS tube works out and if the extra tee or extension is needed to make the tube longer, so will prob copy that design for ease of cleaning...great idea SDG!
Cheers
If I use a PID to control my RIMS, is a SSR necessary?
What purpose does a SSR serve, to make the circuit safer for the user or to protect the equipment, or both?
My heating element will prob be a 120v 1500W LD and I have a March 809HS-PL pump, can I just plug both of these into the same outlet or do they need to be on a separate circuit? (I think its the amps that matter here: 1.4A for pump and 12.5 for the element, so a 15A circuit is OK?)
It's the circuit breakers & gauge of wire in the panel that define max amperage of the circuit, right, so I can just look at the breaker to determine the rating of the circuit? (I'm at work but can post a pic of my house's main panel if that helps)
I know these are prob rudimentary questions, so thanks in advance for any assistance.
PS - Waiting to see how SawDustGuy's blinged out tri-clover RIMS tube works out and if the extra tee or extension is needed to make the tube longer, so will prob copy that design for ease of cleaning...great idea SDG!
Cheers