Electric HLT questions

[The Pol]

Drilling my Blichmans today...

If you can find the elements that seem to me "chrome" plated, I have heard that they do not corrode like the others do and they are very easy to clean.

I use CAMCO products exclusively, I have liked them.

 

[uabericm]

I have 5000W in my HLT and it is awesome (high density element).

I can heat 9 Gal of 65F water to 160F in 20 mins. Just enough time to mill my grain. Plus, when I do 10gal batches, it allows me to get my sparging water up to temp quickly so my HERMS recirculation temp will be on target (10 gal batch mash basically empties my HLT so I have to heat another 8 gallons or so)

Do you use an electric element for your brew kettle?

I want to use 5000w element for my HLT and for a brew keggle. I am trying to determine if I need to set up two control panels (like The Pols) or is there a way to use one panel to cover both jobs. Due to my electrical limitations, I will have to run the HLT or the brew keggle, and trying to determine the most effective / efficient method.

 

[LKHA]

I am using one panel to do both for the hlt it with have temp control and the BK will be ran on man so you can use one contoler and just plug in one at a time. I will have two RTDs just so I have temp for cooling. Hope to test mine this weekend