burton178
Well-Known Member
QUESTION STARTS IN 2nd PARAGRAPH!! :-D
Hey HBT! It's good to be back after about a 9 month hiatus. My wife and I had a son 1 year ago and brewing, unfortunately, had to take a backseat. Worst of all, I didn't make it on the forum very often! I'm back to brewing and had a smashing success recently... I brewed BM's cream of three crops last minute for a party and, only 18 days after brewday, the BMC crowd was proclaiming it "one of the best beers I've ever tasted!" Needless to say, I'm glad to be back brewing!!!
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So... Right now I use "heatsticks" to do all the heating I need on brew day. I'd like to upgrade in a couple of ways. First, I'd like to move to 240v with one stick (or maybe use one 240v and one 120v element for even quicker heating!).
I also want to install the elements into the keggle so there is no moving them around and pulling them in and out.... It just makes me a little nervous.
I like the idea of using the Dryer outlet for the 240v element but I know there is a huge importance on having the gfci capabilities. I've seen the McMaster-Carr version which is about $60.50. Obviously well worth it for safeties sake.
A google search brought my attention to the Cole-Parmer website. There I saw this product and wondered if it is similar to the McM-Carr GFCI. The title of the product says 120/240V but the specifications only say 120V.
I know enough to respect electricity and remain safe but little more.
I did a search and found nothing on this particular product, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks in advance for all responses!
Hey HBT! It's good to be back after about a 9 month hiatus. My wife and I had a son 1 year ago and brewing, unfortunately, had to take a backseat. Worst of all, I didn't make it on the forum very often! I'm back to brewing and had a smashing success recently... I brewed BM's cream of three crops last minute for a party and, only 18 days after brewday, the BMC crowd was proclaiming it "one of the best beers I've ever tasted!" Needless to say, I'm glad to be back brewing!!!
:fro:
So... Right now I use "heatsticks" to do all the heating I need on brew day. I'd like to upgrade in a couple of ways. First, I'd like to move to 240v with one stick (or maybe use one 240v and one 120v element for even quicker heating!).
I also want to install the elements into the keggle so there is no moving them around and pulling them in and out.... It just makes me a little nervous.
I like the idea of using the Dryer outlet for the 240v element but I know there is a huge importance on having the gfci capabilities. I've seen the McMaster-Carr version which is about $60.50. Obviously well worth it for safeties sake.
A google search brought my attention to the Cole-Parmer website. There I saw this product and wondered if it is similar to the McM-Carr GFCI. The title of the product says 120/240V but the specifications only say 120V.
I know enough to respect electricity and remain safe but little more.
I did a search and found nothing on this particular product, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks in advance for all responses!