BrewCommander - Impressive offering from John

[mwayne112]

Pretty sure I just had my second temp probe on the BC fail, that would be about 1 per year. Anybody know if there's a non Blichmann compatible probe?

 

[beerbaron24]

Modified for EU/AU/NZ/UK 240V
The 240V BC works perfectly with international 230-240 supply.
I also rewired the BC. Deleted the 110V input lead and took the pump 240V supply from the existing 240V. Wired a 240V output socket to feed the pump, fed through the old 110V grommet.
Even if your in US you could wire the controller this way and use a 240V pump to get rid of that extra power in cable.
Of course, Stay within the rated 30A, This probably voids your warranty. Only attempt if you know what you are doing. But this is a viable option for people outside of the US.

 

[Bobby_M]

Modified for EU/AU/NZ/UK 240V
The 240V BC works perfectly with international 230-240 supply.
I also rewired the BC. Deleted the 110V input lead and took the pump 240V supply from the existing 240V. Wired a 240V output socket to feed the pump, fed through the old 110V grommet.
Even if your in US you could wire the controller this way and use a 240V pump to get rid of that extra power in cable.
Of course, Stay within the rated 30A, This probably voids your warranty. Only attempt if you know what you are doing. But this is a viable option for people outside of the US.

I've been offering this rewire service since the BC came out. Though in the U.S. most people are still using 120v pumps so the incoming wire is 4-wire 240/120v NEMA 14-30P and the only thing the neutral does is connect to the pump output receptacle. The circuit board is powered with 240v natively so the only unique thing coming in on that separate 5-15P is the neutral.