I'm trying to build a 1 gallon automated brew system for test batches.
My goal is to plug a single control box into a residential wall outlet to power the rig. Based on my understandings of explanations here, expecting 3X 110V 1500W to do that is dumb. I assume that if I wired all three up a heat sticks and plugged them into a surge protector I'd flip the surge protector or some breakers or something else nasty would happen. Is this true or is there a solution I don't understand?
One glimmer of an idea...in this post wh4tig0t uses 2 120V heating elements. He said he split the circuits up, I assume he means the 120V(A) and 120V(B) circuits run in residential houses. So maybe that is a possibility?
As an aside, I will not be wiring all this up on my own. I'm just trying not to waste the time of the very experienced friend who said he'd help me make the control box by having a design when I call on him. That should bed some fears.
My goal is to plug a single control box into a residential wall outlet to power the rig. Based on my understandings of explanations here, expecting 3X 110V 1500W to do that is dumb. I assume that if I wired all three up a heat sticks and plugged them into a surge protector I'd flip the surge protector or some breakers or something else nasty would happen. Is this true or is there a solution I don't understand?
One glimmer of an idea...in this post wh4tig0t uses 2 120V heating elements. He said he split the circuits up, I assume he means the 120V(A) and 120V(B) circuits run in residential houses. So maybe that is a possibility?
As an aside, I will not be wiring all this up on my own. I'm just trying not to waste the time of the very experienced friend who said he'd help me make the control box by having a design when I call on him. That should bed some fears.