Attaching a heating element & temp controller to a kettle

[Brewslikeaking]

I am building a rims system with an electric kettle. I am planning on using a johnson temp controller (or Ranko) which is commonly used for temp controlling fermentation chambers. I was wondering if anybody had used these to control heating elements in kettles specifically. As far as I know they work by just turning on or off the appliance to reach the right temperature. Since there is only one plug outlet for temp controller and since I want to use two 120v heating elements I am wondering if I can split the outlet to take 2 heating elements. And would this lessen the wattage of the element. I have no idea about electronics which is why I don't want to wire my own temp control box

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[MattyIce]

Your question may be better asked in the Electric Brewing Section:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=170

That said, I believe those controllers are only rated for 16 amps, which likely is not enough for two elements at ~1500 watts each.

 

[bknifefight]

I see your train of thought, and idea to save some money with an electric setup. It's an interesting idea, but I would be afraid of the probe and/or wire melting. I think that you're better off installing a recommended temperature probe that wouldn't melt:
http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20_15&products_id=249