@powermd didn't know anyone had replied to this... happy to revive a dead thread. That pump controls the circulation of the hot water from HLT through the HX and back. There's plenty of water pressure from the source to fill the HLT/BK directly, either by forcing it backwards through the pump...
By day I'm a heat transfer/fluid engineer who works with all kinds of heat exchange, control, and piping systems. About 5 months ago I made the move to electric brewing, and for a while I've been toying with building a HERMS system for a challenge.
Anyway, I've always looked at the HERMS...
Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses. Any 120V gadgets I might run (I don't have any right now) will be on the normal 120V circuits in the wall, not run through the box. My heater element and temp controller are both 240V. My brew setup is gonna be in my oddly large bathroom, so I already...
The situation: I'm rebuilding my brewery from scratch (had to sell it before I moved) but I'm working with limited options as far as heat sources go; I live in an apartment on the 5th floor with no balcony, so propane is out, and my electric stove doesn't stand a chance. I've decided to go...