5500w element taking a long time to heat

[Snicklefritz]

I personally think the COFI is too expensive although they aren't really marked up much from the actual costs. I had the company that manufacturers the COFI for the Brew-Boss make me my own SS basket like the COFI but without the lid. I made mine a bit wider and taller than the COFI so I can accommodate more grain and since there is no lid I added a press plate to squeeze the grains after the mash. My basket is also 500u while I believe the COFI is 800u. I made my own COFI style sparge arm from some copper that I attach to the accessory port after putting the grain basket in.

 

[podz]

And dont forget when it comes to electricity, you should always use your right hand to touch anything since if current passes through it , the current wil not pass directly through your heart as it would with your left increasing your survival chances. (so says the safety quiz's I am required to take every 6 months.. )

That sort of "knowledge" is dangerous because it does not educate you in practice, at all. Electricity doesn't kill you, current does. High voltage doesn't kill you, current does. I have been shocked with 25,000 volts over 1000 times in my life and I'm still alive and kicking because the current was so small.

Current will likely flow through your heart if you touch current with either hand and the other hand is grounded.

And it is also just as dangerous to let current flow through your brain - for example having your head grounded and touching current anywhere on your body.

Finally, the frequency of the current matters. 0 hertz frequency (DC) is about half as dangerous as 50 or 60 hertz frequency (AC).