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i have a 50' stainless IC, which when filled is surprisingly heavy. i just pulled a space between the coils to make room for the heating element. i've got a keggle with a locknut welded on. so the IC sits on the bottom of the keg, then there's about 3-5 coils, space for the element, and then...

that is NOT a good way to orient your RIMS chamber (inlet and outlet both pointing down). if you run it differently while brewing (i.e. both pointing upwards) you can ignore me :) p.d.

1/2 bbl keg custom welded by sabco inside a chest freezer. lid is lined with 1" foamboard and sealed with aluminum tape. epdm foam weatherstripping seals the lid to the chest freezer. thermowell and sanitary sample valve from gw kent at the bottom. 4" triclamp on top. i've got a 4" to...

So I built a chest freezer fermentation chamber to use with a sankey. I'm amazed at how exposed and simple to follow all of the freezer wiring is. In fact, the connection from the thermostat to the compressor is actually done with electrical quick connects. I had planned on just plugged the...

don't go by what the instruction manual says. there should be a plate on the side or back of the freezer that lists the actual amps it draws. i've got a 9 ft3 chest freezer it only draws 5 amps. p.d.

scubasteve, insulation isn't necessary, it's more to make it "touch" safe. there shouldn't be any snipping necessary. unlike most things, this kind of disconnect is nearly universal as far as i've seen. can you post pictures of what you'd need to cut? p.d.

scubasteve, in case the link below doesn't work, search lowes.com for part number 136071. they're the electrical equivalent of quick disconnects. i use them on the contactors i got from auber. connector they also make them with a sheath over the connector: connector with sheath p.d.

I'm an idiot. Found it using the search function.

@earthbound: all the elements are 5500W. the RIMS is 5500W run at 120V. indoor is nice. i don't mind the cold, but not needing to work around rain/snow is great. i eventually need to tidy up the control box wiring. by the time i got everything hooked up i was sick of looking at it and...

@milldoggy yeah, that's a lovejoy. i'd be careful with using this motor with the monster mill depending on which version you get. longer rollers and larger diameter rollers each require higher torque. @cascadia i literally just finished everything this past weekend. i haven't had a...

Boil Kettle One things that has annoyed me to no end is knowing how much liquid is in the kettle. I picked up a refurbished Ohaus shipping scale that goes to 440lb to put everything on top of. Problem solved. Exhaust is a cheap a$$ window fan from Walmart. I've used it for 3 brews and the...

5 months into a "1 month" project, i finally got the first half of the system sorted out. fermentation chamber and keezer to follow at some point. Grain Mill I got the surplus center GE inline gearmotor to hook up to my Barley Crusher since my cordless drill went kaput...

this is what i did: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/din-rail-power-distribution-how-guide-167345/

i bought some aluminum flashing in the roofing section of lowes. looks shiny, and thin enough that you can cut it with plain old scissors. p.d.

The interesting thing about breakers is that their rating is not absolute. You can temporarily pull more than 15 amps on a 15 amp breaker. When I was researching definite purpose (i.e. Low amp) breakers for my control panel, I was frequently looking at spec sheets that had graphs of trip time...

for short runs of wire, 12 gauge can carry 20 amps. when you get into longer runs (e.g. an extension cord), you need to start derating the current carrying capacity of the wire. that's why there are 15 amp plugs on it. when i had a herms system, i bought a 12 gauge extension cord and...

I agree about the size of the pickup tube. The triclamp is 3/4" clamp, and either a 3/4 or 1/2" gasket. To the OP, I'm pretty sure mcmaster has these sizes. You can also just google triclamp fittings. p.d.

1/2 and 3/4" triclamp clamps are the same size, as are 1 and 1.5". if that's indeed a 1" clamp, and the diptube outer diameter is nearly the same as the clamp inner diameter, then that means the diptube is 1.5" piping. i'm sticking with the 1/2" (or 3/4") clamp. p.d.

i think it looks more like a 3/4" triclamp. p.d.

there are 3 wire (no neutral) and 4 wire spa panels. the link below should really help, especially the wiring diagram: http://www.spadepot.com/spacyclopedia/wiring-hot-tub-spa.htm i'm not sure what steelebrew is trying to say. i've got a 4 wire 240V GFI feed into my control box that...