benbradford
Well-Known Member
It seems like it would be common sense, but after a while things can be taken for granted and items can be used in different ways than originally intended.
I built my stc 1000 a couple of years ago and originally controlled a dorm fridge and paint can heater with it. Now, 2 years later I used it to control a much larger fridge and decided a couple of days ago to do a diacetyl rest and finish a couple of kegs of beer using a space heater in the general area of these beers.
The stc 1000 that I had originally built had too small of a gauge wire I now realize and coupled with that I was pushing a space heater pulling 1500w.
This is the outcome that I discovered this morning.
USE THE CORRECT GAUGE WIRES AND DO NOT OPERATE SPACE HEATERS THAT ARE TOO BIG!!!
I built my stc 1000 a couple of years ago and originally controlled a dorm fridge and paint can heater with it. Now, 2 years later I used it to control a much larger fridge and decided a couple of days ago to do a diacetyl rest and finish a couple of kegs of beer using a space heater in the general area of these beers.
The stc 1000 that I had originally built had too small of a gauge wire I now realize and coupled with that I was pushing a space heater pulling 1500w.
This is the outcome that I discovered this morning.
USE THE CORRECT GAUGE WIRES AND DO NOT OPERATE SPACE HEATERS THAT ARE TOO BIG!!!