Search results

Love @inkbird for brewing. Wife would be very happy to have sprinkler control.

In thinking about this a little more, it seems that with the pump on only part of the time (assuming no stirring help also), there could easily be temp stratification in the mash (hot on top, colder on bottom). Seems for what I am suggesting, there would need to be a HERMS bypass so that the...

So @KyBeer when step mashing, are you taking the HLT up to 5-6f above the next step temp each time? Did you ever think about keeping the HLT at the next scheduled step temp and then turning the Mash Re-circ pump on and off as needed to keep the right temp in the Mash (via probe in Mash)? It...

I noticed that in @BrunDog script he seems to have 3 devices to run his element. I know it is RIMS rather than HERMS, but should be same principle....I think. "RIMS Heat PID" Enabled = false "RIMS Heat Duty" Enabled = false "RIMS High Power" Enabled = true No idea what the "High Power" is...

I have a dual element uniflex v2. I am trying to understand the element controls and how the scripting relates to them. The workspace seems to have the interlock control that switches between ports 26 and 27. The PID then operates on Port 33 and will drive whichever port is selected through...

OK, finally got some time to get back to working on this. I had two problems. I had it wired backwards. In's should have been out and outs should have been in. Stupid mistake There were no instructions with the voltage device HiLetgo 2pcs LM2596 Adjustable DC-DC Step Down Buck Power Convert...

There are actually two grounds for the regulator. One for the input side and one for the output side. I have both attached to ground. Your diagram makes it appear like there is one. The rest is what I have. Instead of putting the wire coming out of the resistor and the wire coming from the...

@BrunDog the voltage reducer arrived. I wired it with 24v to in+ and ground to in-. Then out- to ground and out+ through 10k resistor to pin. Before I attached it to the pin, I powered it up and used the button inputs to lower what it was showing on the LED readout to 3.0. Then powered back...

OK, parts on order. Will report back after receiving, wiring up, and configuring. I purchased a multi-pack of resistors (when I needed the 1k and 2k so I do have a 10k. Will use that. Was just curious about the reasoning. Get it a bit better now. Thx.

Appreciate the testing on your end. No problem with doing a little more wiring....better than having to send the whole thing back for modifications. Just glad to know that there is a path to working. Given your "always insulate" suggestion, I am supposing that I should not plug the resistor...

For a two element 30a system (where only one element can be used at a time) do folks use two different brucontrol PID elements, each wth their own preconfigured temp probe input and then use the interlock to switch which is active? Or do you have one PID and use the software to change the input...

Have tried multiple pins and the active low config change. Also tried newly delivered float switch. None are working. Any suggestions for how to test? Everything else is working, including the motorized ball valves which are running off the internal power. External 24v power is just going...

OK, good thing I didn't have time to get adventurous with it today. :) I did have time to try the active low with the existing pin 11 and ground configuration. Still no response. I have another float switch coming tomorrow. Will try with that to see if something wrong with the float switch...

I will try switching to "Active Low". My wiring for the float is already pin 11 and ground so that could be my problem. Should it have been pin 11 and external 24v power without the active low? I'll play around with that tomorrow.

Good customer support creates a community over time. That community then extends the ability to provide customer support. @BrunDog is still in the early days of building his community. But, as more and more people become familiar with his products and the variety of use cases that they can...

Volume sensor calibration: my volume sensor was WAY off from the default multiplier suggested in the calibration sheet. I ended up at .1664 to get it to match the volume I had dumped into the vessel. I suppose it makes sense since it is actually measuring water height. Thus the vessel...

Hear you on that. Started playing with the scripting today and ran a bunch of partial brew day sequences. Really complicated to get all the steps right without any scripting! Seemed easier with my old brew rig when I had to move the hoses around. :) I tried the float switch outside the MT...

I uninstalled and re-installed the entire software package to get back to the original configuration. I must have deleted the interlock item from the workspace at some point. It is back now that I have started over. Also, understanding the calibration now. Proportional ball valve now...

Figured I would move some water around until the elements are working. Everything was testing out fine. Tightening up some connections and confirming all the hoses/pumps accomplish what they are supposted to. In the process, I stumbled upon issue #4: proportional ball valve. All the...

Thanks @BrunDog for the multiple point response. I have a binary SSR. I used the 3V_binarySSR pre-config, but I don't remember seeing an interlock element on that screen. It just had alarms, timers, and graphs. I have solved issues #1 (ball valves) and #2 (temp probes) from my original post...