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And in conclusion...bad SSR. For anyone building a new rig don't make my mistake, buy the SSR from Auberins as so many people on this forum have recommended. Not worth the couple dollars savings getting the Amico model from Amazon, lesson learned. Testing is going well today though I am...

Finally had some time tonight to do more testing. The element, contact and wiring all passed so I decided to do things a more manual way and started "cutting out pieces" I found that when I remove the SSR from the loop and have power go straight to the contactor, EUREKA it works. This is an...

Not sure I'm going to have much time to do testing until the weekend. Week nights are pretty crazy so be patient with me and I will post continuity and resistance results. Unfortunately the other other thing I have that's 240v is the dryer upstairs and I would prefer not to haul to the basement...

Here's a shot of the inside of the control panel, at least the important parts. Keep in mind that I have tested the ends of the 3-prong cord coming from the control box and I am getting 115V on each hot but no love when connected to the heating element. The second pic is a second element I...

OK, I really appreciate everyone's input. Here's where I am: yes, when testing at the outlet I get 230 so I disconnected the wires from the element and tested them and got the same 230 so all is good up to the element. Ran out of time last night to do more (kids family fun night...at pre-school...

I am using this diagram: http://www.pjmuth.org/beerstuff/images/Auberin-wiring1-a4-5500w-BIAB-30d6.jpg At work right now but when I get home I will retrace all wires and check them again. I'm generally very cautious and particular but have been know to make mistakes (just ask my wife...).

I put a GFCI breaker in the panel which isn't far away. The standard PID to SSR with a contactor to turn it on and off. Based on one of PJ diagrams.

OK, I tested the contacts on the element and they read 0. I test the outlet and get 230. Since I don't get anything on the other end I am left with the conclusion the cable is bad. Will pick up another at hardware store tomorrow and try again.

Building first electric system and almost finished. Ran a test and all works well except the heating element does not get hot (I'm told that's important...). I've tested tested the leads on the element and I am getting 115V on each one. Do I have a faulty element? I purchased a Camco 02963 5500W...

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marx3006 in CityProfile. Fermenter is going to look nice in brewroom.

Getting ready to try this, anyone done this as a 10 gal batch? If so did you simply double everything?