Since the beginning of my all grain career I have seriously disliked lighting propane burners with a lighter - primarily because I am lazy, secondarily because automation is cool.
I'm in the midst of putting together a direct fired mash system with Honeywell furnace valves/standing pilots but am stuck on the design of the boil kettle burner.
I do not want to use the Honeywell set up for the boil kettle - it's unnecessary as the burner will either be on or off and I don't want to have to deal with the pilot.
I do want to be able to simply turn a switch and have the burner come on. I have both a hot surface igniter and a solenoid valve in my spare parts pile. After a lot of internet surfing I stumbled upon the idea of a delay relay and think this is the ticket.
I understand that that there are control modules to do this - I want to use such as a last resort. They take up more room and cost more than I believe a couple of relays will. I also understand that this method would not be safe in an automated fashion because there is no flame sensing. The other 2 burners will run with a safety system - turning the boil kettle on without a lighter is simply a convenience and cool factor.
The process would work as follows:
Can you more experienced electrical guys provide a sanity check on this concept pretty Please?
Assuming this is a reasonable method do you know where to purchase said relays? I've looked the internet over but quickly get confused with many of the technical terms.
I'm in the midst of putting together a direct fired mash system with Honeywell furnace valves/standing pilots but am stuck on the design of the boil kettle burner.
I do not want to use the Honeywell set up for the boil kettle - it's unnecessary as the burner will either be on or off and I don't want to have to deal with the pilot.
I do want to be able to simply turn a switch and have the burner come on. I have both a hot surface igniter and a solenoid valve in my spare parts pile. After a lot of internet surfing I stumbled upon the idea of a delay relay and think this is the ticket.
I understand that that there are control modules to do this - I want to use such as a last resort. They take up more room and cost more than I believe a couple of relays will. I also understand that this method would not be safe in an automated fashion because there is no flame sensing. The other 2 burners will run with a safety system - turning the boil kettle on without a lighter is simply a convenience and cool factor.
The process would work as follows:
- Turn Burner Switch to On Position
- HSI begins warming up
- Delay On Relay Closes and gas solenoid valve opens
- Propane ignites - burner lit
- Interval On Relay Opens and HSI goes out
Can you more experienced electrical guys provide a sanity check on this concept pretty Please?
Assuming this is a reasonable method do you know where to purchase said relays? I've looked the internet over but quickly get confused with many of the technical terms.