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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    @doug293cz you were right we fiddled with it for a bit and got it all hooked up right. Now the elements are heating up!! This is just a temporary setup in the garage to make sure everything is working. we will be moving into a commercial location this summer and I'm sure we will have to get...
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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    The bottom circuit breaker is the one that we have it hooked to, maybe we didn't do it right?
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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    This is our wire set up, we aren't plugging the pid into an outlet they are I just wired directly in
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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    i havent switched my 40amp breaker with a 50 yet, could there be some sort of safety in the system that if there's not enough power that the elements just wont turn on?
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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    the white two wire zip cord goes to the solenoid for the water pump
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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    aright I just tested coil relays and got 24 v on the picture you sent me @doug293cz
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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    sorry guys, i really appreciate all your help ive just been busy. The elements plug into the L6-30 plug and i just got a multi meter to start testing some of these things the right way
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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    Thanks for all the help guys I'll start giving some of these a try and see what I can find out!
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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    I don't really know a lot about electrical stuff but we have the two elements and they are 240v 5500w and have it hooked up to a 40 amp breaker. In my head I would think that the elements would be heating up a little bit or blow the breaker if it was trying to pull to much power. But not since...
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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    Thanks guys I'll post picks tonight. The relay is flashing when the element switch is on. I'm having a hard time finding any schematics for this system because the company closed.
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    Two 5500 watt 240v heating elements not heating up.

    Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what my problem could be. Recently I bought a used 1bbl Colorado brewing system (didn't do my research before to find out they are out of business). Hooked everything up and it doesn't heat the elements. I have tested the power all the way down to where...
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