"I finally pulled the trigger on the Advantco 3500 induction burner, and ran a test yesterday.
This is 7 gallons of water in a Bayou 1044 kettle, uninsulated and uncovered. The Bayou 1044 is non-magnetic, yet seemed to work just fine."
How is possible? Induction works on alternating electro magnetic field no?
My understanding is that the kettle/pan/pot has to be magnetic?
Also I thought that all Bayou kettles were already induction compatible.
I'd love to go to induction, but I'm not yet prepared to upgrade a 16 gal kettle at this point.
AJ
Disclaimer: not an electrician, but I think under 100' you should be fine as long as it's the only thing on that breaker. Check a voltage drop calc but you are only looking at a couple percent and the unit isn't pulling a full 16amps
http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/wire/voltage-drop-calculator.htm
How is possible? Induction works on alternating electro magnetic field no?
My understanding is that the kettle/pan/pot has to be magnetic?
Also I thought that all Bayou kettles were already induction compatible.
I'd love to go to induction, but I'm not yet prepared to upgrade a 16 gal kettle at this point.
Has anyone been able to hook one of these up to an Auber PID for accurate temp control? Not sure how to search for that. N_G
Sorry to bump this thread, but I had a question for those who have had experience creating a pigtail converter to plug the IC3500 into their existing appliance outlets.
I currently brew in an apartment that I rent, so I do not want to make any permanent changes to the electrical configuration. I have fairly easy access to my washer/dryer's outlet, which appears to be a Nema 14-30 type outlet. When I google how to convert Nema 14-30 to 6-20P, all I get is forum posts for people attempting to set up electric fast charging stations for their cars, with little relevant information for my situation.
Can anyone with a stronger electrical background confirm if converting 14-30 to 6-20P is possible and safe? I know it will be a 20-amp appliance on a 30 amp breaker, but I won't ever have it plugged in when I am not around.
Thank you for any information you can provide!!
Sorry to bump this thread, but I had a question for those who have had experience creating a pigtail converter to plug the IC3500 into their existing appliance outlets.
I currently brew in an apartment that I rent, so I do not want to make any permanent changes to the electrical configuration. I have fairly easy access to my washer/dryer's outlet, which appears to be a Nema 14-30 type outlet. When I google how to convert Nema 14-30 to 6-20P, all I get is forum posts for people attempting to set up electric fast charging stations for their cars, with little relevant information for my situation.
Can anyone with a stronger electrical background confirm if converting 14-30 to 6-20P is possible and safe? I know it will be a 20-amp appliance on a 30 amp breaker, but I won't ever have it plugged in when I am not around.
Thank you for any information you can provide!!
The unit has a 15-amp fuse inside, so I don't think it should be drawing more than 15 amps.
A 20 amp appliance connected to a 30 amp breaker is NOT a good idea. If something would happen to go wrong the Induction unit would burn before the breaker kicked. The same thing would happen if you used 12 gauge wire. The wire would burn before the breaker would protect the circuit. If you use 12 gauge wire on a 30 amp circuit you are asking for trouble.
Stop propagating bad information. Circuit breakers are there to protect the wire inside the walls, *not* the appliances plugged in.
Ever look at a lamp cord? Not very heavy duty. No fuse in a lamp, generally. Do you plug it into the 15 amp capable outlet in your wall?...
...I absolutely have a perfect understanding of electrical wiring.
So, you'll be going around your house re-wiring all your lamps and other appliances with 14 gauge (or 12 gauge if plugged into a 20 amp circuit) cord?. . . it is certainly safer if the appliance is fused to protect its own wiring, or if its wiring is rated to match the house breaker. Certainly worth considering with a high current brewing system.
So, you'll be going around your house re-wiring all your lamps and other appliances with 14 gauge (or 12 gauge if plugged into a 20 amp circuit) cord?
I don't think it would be of much consolation that the breaker is protecting the house wiring if an appliance shorts, overheats, catches fire, and burns the house down. Not likely, but it is certainly safer if the appliance is fused to protect its own wiring, or if its wiring is rated to match the house breaker. Certainly worth considering with a high current brewing system.
Generally many appliances such as this aren't left running unsupervised. Electric brewer or no I do have a ABC fire extinguisher in my shop so it the appliance in question did catch fire I can deal with it.
BTW if the appliance shorted it would suddenly draw a lot more current and would trip the main breaker for that circuit. Again not much of a problem.
The only point I am trying to make is that just because wiring is in an appliance rather than the house wiring, it does not become exempt from the laws of physics. A bad contact could overheat 14 awg wiring in an appliance before the amperage draw throws a 30a breaker. Again, not likely, but possible.
Suggesting that one need not ever be concerned with fuses/breakers to protect wires in appliances is incorrect. Suggesting it on a forum where many are building DIY high-current panels that will operate in a wet environment is imprudent.
No one here was suggesting that fuses or breakers to protect appliances were unnecessary. You were insisting that plugging in a 30 amp load into a 50 amp outlet was crazy because the circuit breaker in the panel was 'too big' and that's just not correct.
Well I have had my 3500 watt unit for some time but just used it for the first time, yesterday.
I had been using a 1800 watt Duxtop. I would say the results were amazing, fast boil, and great control of the boil to prevent boil over messes. I am very happy with the results.
By the way, I connected it to a 20 amp dedicated circuit.��
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