My 2000w / 120v hot water element in my HLT finally died after 100s of brew sessions. So, I had a brand new in the package 5500w / 220v kicking around from when I lived overseas.
In need of brewing, I replaced this today - and when I plugged it into my Inkbird Temperature Controller - immediatly I saw sparks followed by smoke.
It's my understanding that these are not polarity specific and hooked to 120v, the wattage will be cut in half ?
So I pulled my Temperature Controller box apart to inspect, and yup - it was fried. So then, I decided to work this manually, plug/unlug till desired temps are reached. And, as soon as I plugged it in, a 15amp fuse popped.
I reset the fuse, and tried again - but this time, I flipped the plug over (reverse polarity), and it worked - can anyone explain this ?
Cheers,
James
In need of brewing, I replaced this today - and when I plugged it into my Inkbird Temperature Controller - immediatly I saw sparks followed by smoke.
It's my understanding that these are not polarity specific and hooked to 120v, the wattage will be cut in half ?
So I pulled my Temperature Controller box apart to inspect, and yup - it was fried. So then, I decided to work this manually, plug/unlug till desired temps are reached. And, as soon as I plugged it in, a 15amp fuse popped.
I reset the fuse, and tried again - but this time, I flipped the plug over (reverse polarity), and it worked - can anyone explain this ?
Cheers,
James