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I added two more three foot hoses to go from the HLT to the Mash Tun. The longer 6' hoses are now only used for connection to the Boil kettle. Adding the short hoses for the connection to the MT during heat up and sparging significantly reduced the heat loss in the hoses. This has made the...

In my case, I knew what the problem was and requested to repair it myself. I have no doubt they would have taken it back if I asked them to.

In this case it wasn't Spike, but The Electric Brewing company, the maker of the panel. But they responded as well as can be expected, and I am happy with them.

I had my very first brew on a 20 gal Spike system on Wednesday, with virtually zero odors coming from the Steam Slayer or Condensate. There was no steam as well, so I know it worked. Now, I'm a little worried that I didn't stink up my garage. That said, could it have been that with a first...

So, I got it (mostly) fixed, but it wasn't the new PID. I got the same LLLL message from that one. A couple people here and on the Spike facebook page said the error is a loose wire, so I put a meter to the wires, and sure enough one of them wasn't completing the signal. Yesterday morning I...

They are shipping a new PID. I am OK with that... it'll get here faster, and not a major teardown. I didn't have to really play tag, as EBS contacted me first thing Saturday am to try to fix the problem. We'll see if that fixes it when it comes. Hopefully tomorrow.

Well, that wasn't the problem, and we finally think the PID is bad. They are Fed-exing a new one to me now. Looks like an easy replacement and I should be running by the weekend.

Maybe it is the relay. Notice the two relays in the picture, one is lit indicating power and the other is not. I traced the wiring back, and the lit one is to the BK, the unlit one is to the HLT. HMMMM....

First off, I did contact EBS, and they responded to me this morning (Saturday.) First option was that the wires may be loose or switched, but that is not the case. We are still going over possible causes, but I have eliminated a lot of them. For example, I have switched the BK and HLT...

I posted this on the spike Facebook page, but thought I'd duplicate it here as I am struggling with my final assembly: I just go the Spike system with the 50 Amp panel and finally fired it up tonite. It doesn't work. Well, more specifically, the HLT won't heat. I have attached a picture to show...

Kevin, The screwdrivers were both new and solid. That's why they were able to pull the other screws out.

I just got my spike brewing setup and the last thing I am doing is taking the screws out of the Chugger heads and rotating them. They are extremely tight, but I loosened six of the screws on two pumps. Two of the screws on one of the pumps are frozen tho, and won't loosen, and the screw's...

Just so you know, I just bought and received my Spike 20 gal system because of the Steam Slayer and everything Brun Dog did to create this. Without that there was no easy way to ventilate mygarage, and I couldn't figure out how to make it work. My electrician comes over tomorrow, and testing...

I have had my Grainfather for about 2.5 years now, and have not had any issues with the melting or safety switch on the bottom, doing a batch about every two weeks. About 1.5 years ago I upgraded to the new controller. I am now upgrading to a Spike system (primarily for bigger batches) but I...

Thanks macebrew. I like how you mounted your pumps and will probably do something like that. I am waiting on getting the equipment in and assembled, as I want to figure out where I am going to put my panel, and then whether I am going to flush mount it or attach it to a TV bracket.

Wondering about the hop spider too...

I am upgrading from my Grainfather, which I have used very successfully for the last two and a half years to the Spike 20 Gallon system. I ordered it two weeks ago, but just yesterday found this thread. Thankfully, I think I got mostly everything right, including upgrading to the 50A Panel and...

Do you still have the Corny's? I live in Kirkland and need some Ball Lock kegs...

Do you still have any of the Corny's available. I need 2-3 of them. I live in Kirkland...