I tried to document all my work on my new eBIAB 240v system. Hopefully I can attach the spreadsheet of all the parts for both the kettle and the controller. It is in a tab delimited text file format. Total spent was around $800 (hope my wife doesn't see this post) about $400 equally on the controller and kettle.
I still need to add the recirculating pump, hoses and recirculation manifold.
If you attempt this path a couple of suggestions. First get a bigger box than I did. I am still surprised I can close the lid. Use the ferrule crimp ends, this will make the wiring much easier and you are guaranteed to have good connections. Worth the price I paid on Amazon for the ferrule kit. Also using the DIN rail system helps keep everything from moving around and I really like the DIN rail terminal block system. Use jumpers to have several wire feeds for a hot leg or neutral connection.
I have also attached my wiring diagram. Probably a bit hard to follow but I think I have put down every wire I have in the box. Warning: if you don't understand basic electric circuits/wiring get help. I asked several questions to my brother-in-law electrician and I have some electronics background. I also included in the parts spreadsheet was the 240v 4 prong receptacle and new grounding bus bar for the breaker panel. If you do 240v and want 120v receptacle for your pump then you need to bring in all four wires into your controller. Then you can pull off one hot leg, the neutral, and ground wires to feed the 120v receptacle. I used a 20 amp breaker in the box.
My first brew was a Gingerbread Brown Ale. I got a pretty good conversion percentage but it is still in the primary as I write this, so hopefully it tastes as good as it looks.
I still need to add the recirculating pump, hoses and recirculation manifold.
If you attempt this path a couple of suggestions. First get a bigger box than I did. I am still surprised I can close the lid. Use the ferrule crimp ends, this will make the wiring much easier and you are guaranteed to have good connections. Worth the price I paid on Amazon for the ferrule kit. Also using the DIN rail system helps keep everything from moving around and I really like the DIN rail terminal block system. Use jumpers to have several wire feeds for a hot leg or neutral connection.
I have also attached my wiring diagram. Probably a bit hard to follow but I think I have put down every wire I have in the box. Warning: if you don't understand basic electric circuits/wiring get help. I asked several questions to my brother-in-law electrician and I have some electronics background. I also included in the parts spreadsheet was the 240v 4 prong receptacle and new grounding bus bar for the breaker panel. If you do 240v and want 120v receptacle for your pump then you need to bring in all four wires into your controller. Then you can pull off one hot leg, the neutral, and ground wires to feed the 120v receptacle. I used a 20 amp breaker in the box.
My first brew was a Gingerbread Brown Ale. I got a pretty good conversion percentage but it is still in the primary as I write this, so hopefully it tastes as good as it looks.