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    Gas and Temperature Control for Dummies

    Yes, tightening (turning clockwise) the internal regulator spring on the valve will increase downstream pressure to the burner. Keep in mind that the valve has a min and max value that the regulator can regulate... I believe its from 8-12" wc for LP. What is your pressure going to your...
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    Natural gas burner - need regulator?

    7" is typical through out Canada. Either call your local utility and ask what pressure your home is at or look on your bill to see what the pressure factor is for billing. Is there a gas valve on the heater? If there is, you won't need a regulator as most gas valves are rated up to .5 psi which...
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    Options for Immersion Chiller Inlet

    If you're really wanting to use that faucet as a water source than just disconnect it from under the sink. There should be threaded connectors there...
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    Indoor Exhaust advice for natural gas burner

    First off do you have any natural draft gas appliances in your brewery? ie: Furnace, Hot water tank, wood stove or anything that uses a chimney to remove products of combustion. If you do then its important to ensure that you're exhaust fan isn't causing a negative pressure. Negative pressure...
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    VR8200 Pilot Wont Stay Lit

    Either you have a bad thermocouple, dirty pilot flame or your pilot flame isn't hitting the thermocouple in the correct spot to create enough power to hold the magnet in the valve open. Have a pic of the pilot lit?
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    Possible direct spark ignitor alternative. Robertshaw 785-001

    Any 120v HSI will work provided you can make/buy a bracket to mount it in the gas stream to ignite the gas... I just know that the 41-311 comes with a bracket kit as I've installed many of them in gas furnaces over the years.
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    Lost in HERMS ... Flame Sensor / Ignitor

    If you want to go HSI or DSI route then you just need a VR8245M valve (it does either HSI or DSI), 24vac power supply to power valve, and either a 780-504 DSI module or a RAM-H HSI module, and flame rod to sense ignition.
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    Possible direct spark ignitor alternative. Robertshaw 785-001

    Its typically always supplied the 120v and the 24vac starts/interrupts the spark on call for heat. Also keep in mind that the spark gap is only 1/8" and where the start of ignition of your burner flame is more than likely higher than this off the burner when lit. So you may have to MacGyver a...
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    Heat Stick questions

    For starters you'd need a 240v gfci breaker as grathan mentioned and a 4 prong outlet so you have a proper ground. When installing the gfci breaker pay attention to the colour wires that are the hots and neutral. Open your plug from the box in the garage. Note what terminals are the hots and...
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    Possible direct spark ignitor alternative. Robertshaw 785-001

    With this module you'll require both 120v and 24vac for it to spark. The 120v side supplies the spark and the 24vac notifies the module to spark until it senses flame at the pilot head. If there isn't a 24vac supplied the module, the module thinks there isn't a need to spark since the...
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    Heat Stick questions

    You could even make an adapter to separate the two 120v legs from the 240 outlet to get a closer 120v plug...
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    Possible direct spark ignitor alternative. Robertshaw 785-001

    FYI I'm a gas inspection for our provincial utility here in Manitoba... This module is for relighting a standing pilot that can get blown out accidentally... ie An overhead unit heater pilot gets blown out when the loading door opens. The sensor which is mounted on to the pilot detects no pilot...
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    Do i need a relay?

    It all depends on what circuit you want your keyswitch to break. If you put it on the 120v side you can kill power to the whole box or if you place it in series with the 24v transformer circuit it kills power to the transformer, thus killing the 24v circuit. Or you can put it in series after...
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    Anyone know a source for 21VAC power supply?

    Furnace transformers are also 24VAC...
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    MArch Pump model AC-2CP-MD

    The PDF manual for the pump says it can handle 190 F temps... http://www.marchpump.com/site/files/966/109435/375037/601503/0125-0076-1000_R15.pdf
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    Natural gas burner - need regulator?

    Thats not how natural gas pipe is sized... Pipe is sized according to the load. There's no need to "backpressure" as the regulator ensures a constant 7" wc and will lockup and relieve excess pressure from the vent if pressure exceeds 7" wc when the attached appliances stop using gas. Think...
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    Anyone ever seen a mill like this?

    I haven't pulled the trigger on it yet but for the price I just might buy it for ****s and giggles
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    Anyone ever seen a mill like this?

    I found an antique mill in the local classifieds... Think it would work for crushing barley provided its adjustable?
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    Natural gas burner - need regulator?

    Tying into the 1" 90 will work but may end up being more in labor as you will have to either cut the pipe after the 90 to be able to remove it to install a tee. Then thread the cut portion of pipe and install a union and another nipple to tie the existing piping back in. Or undo all the piping...
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    Natural gas burner - need regulator?

    Gas stove tops don't require an exhaust hood even by code... In Canada anyway. Most gas cooktops only use 20K with all burners on full and typically no one cooks like that and there's enough air change to not have any issues with products of combustion. Plus the flame from the burner never...
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