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How did this turn out? We are planning a group brew for a 55-gal bourbon barrel and I'm interested how this finished. :mug:

So, any chance the element itself is leaking current to the pot (which is grounded) when the boil is starting?

Can't be this. In manual mode at 60% it was cycling the same rate from 70 degs up to 200 deg just fine, then trips the breaker as it approaches boiling temp Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

it's set to 2 seconds as of now - i can try to increase that as well

Yes, i thought that as well. I checked after the first set of trips during my brew day and no moisture in the enclosure. Then i tested the next day with water, tripped the GFCI, and still no moisture...

yep, sounds like a plan. i will get on that and post back later. anyone else reading this conversation see something we missed??

yeah, good idea. i will have to try that at some point this week

I dont think it has to do with the PID, because I tried it with both automatic mode and manual mode (20% and 60% manual power) and had the same problem with any of those options. Do you think it has anything to do with the coils being so close together on the actual element? The GFCI would...

As requested Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

This is the only documentation I have of the heater Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

honestly, i'm not sure. My electrician family friend had this element (which is a steam table element) form a job he was working on and i decided to use it. I liked the bottom mount because it provides a very solid seal on the flat bottom of my pot. This is the closest I came to finding the...

Here are a couple more of the panel wiring Here's the switches in the right position Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Here's the spa panel gfci Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

This is the spa panel wiring. I have an L14-30 receptacle mounted to the side of the spa panel enclosure. 3 wire dryer cord to the dryer receptacle

That was my first thought as well - I unhooked the pump completely the first time I tripped the GFCI and tested again. Same issue