Recent content by DumpsterDave

Aren't you going to have wires stringing to the back anyway? The PID will also have to connect to the SSR which is mounted on the back, so you're going to have wires going to the back anyway. Also, if you are utilizing a DIN style mounting system for the SSR/Heatsink, you might consider using...

Do you have a view of the back side? I'd run your probe wire out the back so that you don't have cords draping across the front that could inhibit operation.

Manual mode on a PID works by setting the "duty cycle" which determines what percentage of the time the element is on as opposed to a potentiometer which reduces the current going to the element, but runs it 100% of the time. With most PID systems that I've seen, people tend to set them to...

They've been having major problems for quite some time now. I had very similar issues late last year, early this year. At first, I just made sure that I got my orders in well before I needed the stuff. After a while, I got fed up with the hassle and started ordering from other vendors. I...

I finally got out to MO Malt Supply in Fenton this past Saturday. He filled my tank up while I waited and only charged me for the CO2 he was able to put into it. He normally charges $24 for a 20# fill but only charged me $21.60 since he could only get 18# in my tank. I also ended up picking...

Cool, thanks. I'll look into MO Malt. I did find 3 other places that fill them. Weber Fire & Safety will fill a 20# tank for $30 and a 5# tank for $18 which to me is high (I used to pay $14 to get my 20# tank filled and $10 for my 5#). Cee Kay has said that they will fill as opposed to swap...

I tried Airgas in Pacific off old hwy 66, but they only swap them out. They won't fill them. In Wichita, I used to get my tanks filled at a fire extinguisher supply company. They only charged about $15 to fill the 20# tank I have. I have also used paintball shops at times, but all of the...

I have the same digital refractometer as Spartan1979 and have been using it for about 2 years now. I find it to be an extremely valuable tool and utilize it almost exclusively. Unlike analog refractometers, they hold their calibration much better. I still recommend that you calibrate it...

I just moved to the St. Louis (MO) area and need to get my CO2 tanks re-filled. I've got a 5lb and a 20lb tank. They are both new (5 or less years old) shiny aluminum tanks, so swapping them out is not an option. Where does everyone else in the area get theirs filled? I live in Wildwood, so...

Here's where I'm confused on it though. Putting the recipe that he has in his book into beersmith (without the sugar) estimates an OG of 1.060. He recently had an article in the most recent BYO with another Saison recipe which DOES specify to add 1lb of cane sugar, but the grains are all much...

If you look at any conduit that is designed to cary wire, you will notice that it is all either plastic (i.e. non-conductive), or a corrosion resistant metal such as galvanized. I am not sure, but part of it may have to do with rust, weight, or as audger said, because it typically carries gas...

I just built one for my RIMS tube. I ended up going with the 12" box as the next smaller one was WAY too cramped. Anyway, I took a 12" x 12" piece of 1/4" lexan, drilled a hole in each corner and used a bolt with two nuts (one on each side of the lexan) to create standoffs. I then used...

Also, it should be noted, that Ground should NEVER be used as a neutral. The only place ground they should ever meet is in the breaker panel.

I don't see why you would need a 4 wire system. All of the things you listed should be able to opperate off of 220. The only thing I am not sure of is your timer. Although I am sure you could find a 220v timer.

I have a couple of kegs that will actually leak CO2 if I don't use the QuadSeal rings like Bobby showed. The QS rings are basically a standard oring with 4 larger radius, smaller diameter, orings attached to the main one at 90 deg offsets. On some diptubes, the standard orings will actually...