Go electric they said, It will be fun they said.

[sTiNkFiZzle]

Getting alot of panel wiring done today! Just need some quick assurance....on a contractor does it matter which way/direction it is wired? Having a brain fart after wiring all day and convinced myself it MIGHT make a difference of the direction of the wiring.

Example: 1 & 3 to element and 2 & 4 to power source or vise versa.

 

[P-J]

Getting alot of panel wiring done today! Just need some quick assurance....on a contractor does it matter which way/direction it is wired? Having a brain fart after wiring all day and convinced myself it MIGHT make a difference of the direction of the wiring.

Example: 1 & 3 to element and 2 & 4 to power source or vise versa.

Either way will work. No problem what so ever.

 

[P-J]

BTW: I recognised your picture of the contactor as from one of my diagrams. If you need help, info or a different diagram, let me know.

Wishing you the best.

P-J

 

[sTiNkFiZzle]

Thanks PJ!

 

[sTiNkFiZzle]

Well....i got about 85% of the wiring done this weekend. I will post a pic but it does not do the work justice Please ignore the zip ties as they will be trimmed once wiring is completed.

 

[theknub]

comparatively, mine looks like a rats nest.

and mine is good for me

 

[sTiNkFiZzle]

comparatively, mine looks like a rats nest.

and mine is good for me

I'm a OCD Network Admin It is such a nightmare to troubleshoot network racks that become rats nest, after 15 years of it... I learned do it right the first time.

Now my home network on the other hand....

 

[theknub]

i am an analyst for a hospital, i understand more than most....


please don't look behind my TV

 

[sTiNkFiZzle]

Well I got everything wired up last night. Decided to plug it in and do some early testing and troubleshooting with my multimeter. Something seemed ok and somethings I know are wired incorectly and partly could because that I do not have the BCS setup yet. I was hoping for some feed back from my results are at least a troubleshooting direction. Please see my diagrams on first page.

1) Plugged everything in, turned on main power key - Green light comes on - Success
2) Hit emergancy stop key, red light comes on, kills power to everything else - Success
3) Turned on Pump 1 to On - Off - Auto positions - lights work as they should...but it seems 120v continues to output regardless of switch position, even off. - Fail
4) Pump 2 Same Results (Shouldn't Auto(bcs controlled) have SSR off unless bcs tells it to turn on?)- Fail
5) Elements 1 and 2 - Auto mode turns on white light, I can hear contactor trigger and outputs 240(Should I get no power unless bcs says otherwise??). Manual turns on yellow light, triggers Contactor and also outputs 220v. Here is the kicker....when they are turned in off position I still get 120v output. Fail


Tonight I will start retracing all wires and see what I could have done wrong. Any suggestions would be great also. I happy overall...no shorts or anything like that. No sparks and no triggered breakers

 

[alien]

Admirable wiring in your control box. I will be getting some of those adhesive cable tie mounts. Those 2 SSRs on the DIN rail, I presume those are for the pumps?

 

[sTiNkFiZzle]

Admirable wiring in your control box. I will be getting some of those adhesive cable tie mounts. Those 2 SSRs on the DIN rail, I presume those are for the pumps?

The adhesive tie mounts made night and day difference on this project. I picked up a huge bag of them from Home Depot for $10. I kinda went overboard with them but it helped me alot. I kinda made pathways with them, went ahead and added zip ties to each one in a medium size loop. It helped organized the wires early on and I would choose the closed path to follow because wire ended up costing way more then I expected to pay.

Yes, the SSR's are mounted to heat sinks that slide and lock on to the din rails.

 

[sTiNkFiZzle]

She's Alive! MUAHAHAHA!

 

[Tinga]

She's Alive! MUAHAHAHA!

Awesome. now get rid of those finger prints. haha but seriously will you be adding switch tags?

 

[Hmmessman]

Looks great. I am planning the exact same build and am looking forward to any updates. How do you like the products from Electric Home Brewing?

 

[sTiNkFiZzle]

Looks great. I am planning the exact same build and am looking forward to any updates. How do you like the products from Electric Home Brewing?

Ebrew Supply parts have been great. Diagram was very easy to follow. Also their support is kick ass. Usually got email replies in less then 30 minutes.

Awesome. now get rid of those finger prints. haha but seriously will you be adding switch tags?

The finger prints drive me nuts. Early on I kept wiping it down and realized it was useless. .. I'll clean it after is hanging in the wall.

I do plan on adding tags here soon.

 

[hammis]

awesome build man

 

[sTiNkFiZzle]

Sorry for the delay in updates work and family have kept me busy but I did make a little progress. I was able to mount the control panel recently. I will get in my RV Extension Cord in today so that I can reach the panel. I am very close to being done with the brew stand. Still need to weld some fittings for the site gauges on the keggles(HLT and BK). I think if i could ever sneak in about 5-8 solid hours of time in on this project I would be ready to brew. Here is the mounted panel: Yes... I still need to clean off the fingerprints

 

[g-love]

That F'r is huge!