I'm learning the electrical aspect of this, but I'm not quite up to speed yet. I have a 240v 20a outlet in my kitchen for a wall mounted AC unit. I want to try an electric setup but from the reading I've done it seems that I will need it to be 30a minimum.
*lots of questions below*
I usually do a 20 gallon brew in a 30 gallon pot and 2 10 gallon batches in keggles. I really don't want to do less than a 10 gallon batch. Does my 20a line limit me to 5 gallon batches? Is a 3500 - 4500W element the max I should be running? I see most people are running 5500W elements, will that work for 10 gallon batches...or larger? I see lots of info about running a 5500W on 120v at reduced output, could I run reduced wattage 5500W on 240 until I run a new line to my kitchen or does that only apply to running it on 120v? Any help is appreciated, sorry for asking so many questions, just trying to do it right the first time.
*lots of questions below*
I usually do a 20 gallon brew in a 30 gallon pot and 2 10 gallon batches in keggles. I really don't want to do less than a 10 gallon batch. Does my 20a line limit me to 5 gallon batches? Is a 3500 - 4500W element the max I should be running? I see most people are running 5500W elements, will that work for 10 gallon batches...or larger? I see lots of info about running a 5500W on 120v at reduced output, could I run reduced wattage 5500W on 240 until I run a new line to my kitchen or does that only apply to running it on 120v? Any help is appreciated, sorry for asking so many questions, just trying to do it right the first time.