Recent content by RyanKC

After I posted my response, I went back to my lamotte calculations and it dawned on me that the ions have to balance, because...like you said, of the way sodium is calculated. Thanks for the confirmation What does that mean?

Ya, no prob. Here is the report i got from ward labs on 03/01/16: I do have an issue with this report. The Cations and Anions are not balanced very well. I may be wrong about this but i believe that is a problem. I did one test with the lamotte and the results are as followes: Sodium: 91...

Wow! i am also from Modesto and i have just start getting into water chemistry for my brews (what are the odds). I think i have a good grasp on the theory but lack the experience. I sent a water sample to Ward labs. i also bought the Lamotte Brew lab to test my water throughout the year...

yes, that would be optimal. But i'm so "electrically challenged" i dont know what a contactor is :o

OK, im gonna shift the focus of this thread to.... helping me build the controller for my RIMS tube. I think it has been established that the seller on Amazon has issues and the product is just not what im looking for. Thanks to thekraken i was shown this thread...

Thats what i thought. And the blue jumper wire looks odd to me as well. Thanks

I would be curious to know if this is correct as well.

I will be wiring that 240v 5500w element to 120v. Im no electrician, but i read that stepping down a 240v element to 120v will cause you to use only 25% of the original watts. So that would take 5500w down to 1375w. By my calculations (1375w/120v=11.46) that would cause it to pull 11.5 amps...

See.... I told you I wasn't "that dude".

WOW! When i started this thread it didnt even occur to me that it would be perceived as a scam. I can see now how it looks to be, but trust me, my intentions were pure. In fact, you saying he's done this before, has made up my mind. thanks for the warning. As stated above, im leaning...

OK, Cynic I am by no means affiliated, i can assure you of that. What? you've never came across something online and was curious and looked for some input. Thanks for the help guy. Yes, i have five post, only been brewing for about a year. I've been on this forum for the same amount of time...

I would also prefer to DIY, but got i got really overwhelmed with all the complicated builds on here..... UNTIL you showed me that tread!!! that's fantastic!! Very easy to follow. I searched through many controller builds and that thread never popped up. Thank you I plan on using a 240V...

Im in the process of planning a Rims. I haven't decided to build the controller my self. In doing my research I came across this yesterday on Amazon. It's a 120v Rims controller for $189. Im curious to know what you guys think or if anyone has used it. If i went this rout, to prevent dry...

It sucks to me right now! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Yeah I get that. It would just be nice to have a mash profile to go along with the equipment profile. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew