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I see what you're saying - thanks for the follow-up explanation! I'll have to consider which route I want to go. As for the alarm switches, (the way I understand it) I need to be able to tell each PID whether to turn on an alarm when a target temp is hit, etc. (I then need to be able to...

Thanks for the feedback, and for the nod to the discount at ebrewsupply! I pm'd him - we'll see if he still has discounts to give away. Good to know which parts are quality. Unfortunately, I'm pushing my budget as it is, so I feel like I need to go with cheaper parts where I can. That...

I am planning a 220V system, but am figuring out how the wiring will work based on portions of various wiring diagrams I've found in similar posts. I'm currently working on a wiring diagram for my own setup, which I'll post for review when I'm done. That said, the RIMS heater diagram shown...

I'm sorry - I'm not quite clear where you're suggesting that I use the illuminated selector switch. Are you indicating that rather than a standard "reset" button, I should use an illuminated momentary contact switch such as this one? Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback! While I have a decent idea of how this should all come together, some of the details are a little sketchy... I was thinking that I'd have a 3-positition toggle switch, with the middle position being "off." (This would effectively turn off all heating elements...

I'm in the planning stages for converting my brew system to electric. I'll be putting in a RIMS system, as well as electric heating elements for my HLT and BK. Ideally, I'll use a single control panel to control them all. I based my design on Kal's tutorial, with the following changes...

I guess I'm trying to run two heating elements from one 30A breaker, if possible. I found the thread listed below where someone else was trying something similar. It looks like he ended up going with a 3500W HLT heater and 2000W RIMS heater which could be run simultaneously, and a 5500W heater...

I just re-read my question, and am wondering if I may not have explained what I want to do clearly enough. What I'm trying to do is control the heating elements in both the HLT and MT RIMS system simultaneously. This way I could control the MT temperature consistently, while heating the...

I'm considering going electric, and have been reading a huge number of posts regarding RIMS/HERMS and using a control panel to control the entire brew process. I really like the sort of set-up that the electric brewery uses, but my inclination is to use a RIMS system, rather than HERMS (as Kal...

I'll give that a shot. That said, what's the best way for me to measure the temperature at the pump? (Would it be sufficient to just measure the temperature of the pump body?) Also, what would (roughly) the max temperature be that I'd want the pump to reach while not risking damaging the...

I'm building a 3-tier brew stand, and am to the point where I'm ready to mount my March 809 pump. The ideal place would be on what might be described as the other side of my BK flame/heat shield, which is 1/8" steel. I don't actually expect flame to hit the shield - it's primarily just to...

(Long-time lurker, first time poster here, with a question I'm hoping you guys can weigh in on) After several years' brewing hiatus, I'm finishing up a 3-tier brew stand, which will allow me to do AG batches! I'm getting pretty close, but I have a question about flame quality related to the...