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rechecked the wiring... no error code. perplexed by how it could be "broken" with the memory intact and probe sensing correctly. If it's just not "clicking", isn't that just a relay or something?

no ideas or fix? just replace?

its set to cool.

Freezer works... Lamp test fails. No relay click.

I have a single stage Ranco ETC... was working correctly, but has stopped switching on my chest freezer. The probe is sensing temp correctly, and the memory is functioning. Anyone know how to fix this?

How great of a risk is stratification, and what do you do about it?

it takes a lot of carboys to make a lot of cider. we're fabricating the cone so we're going to put drain valves on the bottom. The design is the same as a stainless conical fermenter. Yes, invert the barrel onto the cone, figure out how to seal it water tight, most likely the same way the lid...

no, stainless is expensive and we happened to find some open head steel drums with a foodgrade "polyceramic" coating, which would be ruined if we tried to weld them. Our plan is to weld a steel cone onto a rolling base, apply a food grade powder coat, and then clamp the barrel to the cone.

Planning on stepping up to fermenting 50+ gal at a time... tired of dealing with carboys and going to make our own conical out of a 55 gal drum. Can anyone give me any tips or warn me about pitfalls at this level of production?