Recent content by ryanhope

Rub a little olive oil on the non stainless parts of the element and that should prevent any oxidation.

There are a lot of answers to your question: 1) This was really just a temporary solution to test 1 PID but since I don't know what I want to use for my final enclosure yet I added more components to make it usable while I ponder my many options. 2) I haven't brewed in a year, been siting on a...

What you linked to looks like exactly what I have. Works great. EDIT: Amazon history stays that exactly what I have.

There is a 1" hole on the side of the box where I was going to mount a much smaller fan.

Something cheap I found on eBay back when I was looking for STC1000s.

Added a 6" 12v fan over the SSR. https://youtu.be/ayQdiZ9V1W4

Hopefully this is enough air flow ;)

Yeah see you have 2 tiers of horizontal bracing below your main surface. I have nothing like that. I love the strut builds I've seen but this table that I have was free.

If I understand what these clamps do, I think I could use 2 clamps to mount a horizontal strut bar between two legs of the table and mount everything to the strut.

I dont have a special structure, just a really sturdy table. I have to either mount to the legs or build something that suspends the equipment from the middle. I need to get things off the floor so its easier to catch drips when swapping hoses and cleaning.

I am looking for ideas for how to mount my pumps and chill plate to my brew table. Show me pics of your DIY pump/chiller mounts... please :D

Both of them or just the ****ty one on the left?

Out with the old, in with the new.

Yeah its one of those amazon specials, and the bundled heat sink. I did put thermal grease on it.

This weekend I tested out my brew panel and did my first 100% electric brews. During the first brew I noticed an issue which I thought was related to having not done an autotune on the PID. I noticed that the boil kettle element light on my panel was pegged on even though the PID output light...