shortyjacobs
Well-Known Member
Posted this as a reply to a thread by accident....sorry for the dupe!
I'm starting to think about planning my next stage for my brewery. Right now I'm doing propane for HLT/BK, and have a RIMS tube/pump setup with control box. I want to go full electric, put an element in the BK, eliminate the HLT, and have a 2 vessel Brutus 20 clone that runs 10 gallons...
But the first step is figuring out power. I want to build the brewery into my laundry room, and I have a 4 wire dryer outlet in there already. I don't want to have to unplug the dryer each time I brew. Tell me if these options are OK, (up to code, etc.?)
1. Install a junction box before the dryer outlet. Splice in some 10/4 to the dryer line, run that 10/4 to a spa panel, and install a dryer outlet in the spa panel. I realize that I can't run the dryer and brew at the same time, as I'll trip the circuit breaker at the panel, but this is no big deal. Would look like this, (current situation on the left, what I want to do on the right).
2. Replace the single dryer outlet with a double one...do they make these???
I'm starting to think about planning my next stage for my brewery. Right now I'm doing propane for HLT/BK, and have a RIMS tube/pump setup with control box. I want to go full electric, put an element in the BK, eliminate the HLT, and have a 2 vessel Brutus 20 clone that runs 10 gallons...
But the first step is figuring out power. I want to build the brewery into my laundry room, and I have a 4 wire dryer outlet in there already. I don't want to have to unplug the dryer each time I brew. Tell me if these options are OK, (up to code, etc.?)
1. Install a junction box before the dryer outlet. Splice in some 10/4 to the dryer line, run that 10/4 to a spa panel, and install a dryer outlet in the spa panel. I realize that I can't run the dryer and brew at the same time, as I'll trip the circuit breaker at the panel, but this is no big deal. Would look like this, (current situation on the left, what I want to do on the right).
2. Replace the single dryer outlet with a double one...do they make these???