Recent content by blake121666

Here are some interesting videos about making TEC refrigerators: He has a bunch of neat videos. Like everyone, I'm always trying to figure out how to get my commercial kegerator (True TDD-3) to not be so loud with its compressor. One of these days I'm going to do something about it!

I did a few tests - mainly to verify (or not) that hose length calculator at: http://www.mikesoltys.com/2012/09/17/determining-proper-hose-length-for-your-kegerator/ I did 3 tests with my 50 PSI seltzer and found that it is currently pouring very near 1 oz a second. I used a small bucket and...

Well I got the 1/8" line in today and performed my test. For about a week I have been carbing a keg of water at 50 PSI through both the in and out posts - shaking it about a half dozen times a day. It is pretty well carbed - I'm drinking some of this seltzer as I'm writing this. Here is a...

Thanks for the link. I remember this now that I see it again. Using that gives a length of 3.68 ft for 1/8" line on a keg carbed at 50 PSI flowing out at 1 gal/min (7.5 sec/pint). When I get the 1/8" line I'll see how this works out. If I start out with a 6 ft length of 1/8" line, it would...

I know this is an old thread; but I have been planning on using 1/8" line for my root beer and seltzer water kegs - I just never got around to actually doing it. Back in 2011 I bought 1/8" fittings at chicompany and they have been sitting in my basement ever since. I have now just done an...

While I was figuring out how to handle these things, the seller upped the price to $950 and $1650 on me. That's out of the range of what I'd want to pay. The electrician I spoke with (I spoke to 3 actually) said these were no problem to setup 1-phase and would throw that part in for free (I...

I went back to get more information on these 2 kettles and they are both manufactured by Crown Food Service Equipment in Toronto. The Crown brochure states: The kettle shall be equipped for operation on: 208 VAC, 1 or 3 phase, 50/60 Hz. * 220 VAC, 1 or 3 phase, 50/60 Hz. * 240 VAC, 1...

Not 15kW that will boil 30 gallons w/o scorching: double-lined kettle where the electric element heats the outer pressurized water/antifreeze which steams the inner wort. I think a steam kettle would knock brew times in half given how quickly they bring things to temperature. I'll probably...

Yes, it interests me in that I would think that these suckers probably neatly and efficiently knock off the heating times for very large amounts of liquid. I wonder why there isn't homebrew equipment that utilizes this manner of heating liquid. Maybe it's overkill. How quickly would 30...

I was going to talk to a local electrician tomorrow as well. For all I know, 3 phase might very well be available at my house?

The specs say: Standard voltage options 208 VAC, 3 phase, 60 Hz 240 VAC, 3 phase, 60 Hz 208 VAC, 1 phase, 60 Hz ( 20 & 30 gallon models only) 240 VAC, 1 phase, 60 Hz ( 20 & 30 gallon models only This is the 30 gallon model we're talking about here. So it looks like it CAN be 1 phase...

I saw an ad on craigslist for a 10 gallon electric steam kettle: market forge 10 gallon electric kettle I figured I'd use it for a BIAB setup for 5 gallon brews. When I went there to look at the thing I noticed that he also had for sale a 30 gallon electric steam kettle: blogett 30 gallon...

Screw removal? I don't have any screws on mine. I have a white plastic oblong thingy with 2 female plug holes (like on a standard wall outlet but differently sized) just hanging there w/no screws or anything. The light socket just snaps on as far as I can tell from the picture of the thing (I...

Actually I needed the socket itself which is part number 801266, the light being 801112. I've ordered it from a local distributor but haven't gotten it yet.

I just acquired a used True TDD-3 kegerator and think that the inside rocker switch turns on an internal light which isn't there but there appears to be a white plug near this switch that I think holds an incandescent bulb of some kind since the specs say there is an internal incandescent light...