Modeled loosely on the control panel from theelectricbrewery.com, but simplified for heat/cool using STC-1000's.
Here's the bling:
Cover closed, powered up, ready to go!
Cover open:
Edited for having the wrong dang pic!
The top controller controls a (to-be-built) chiller unit. The yellow LED indicates system power; the white LED indicated that the chiller is running.
The bottom controllers each control one fermenter's temperature via turning on a pump to move glycol through a coil to cool and by powering flexwatt heat tape to warm. Blue LED's indicate cooling, red indicate heating.
The switches can be set to 'ON', 'OFF', and "Auto". OFF is easy to explain; ON turns the cooling pump on constantly (useful for cold crashing/ cooling post boil). Auto lets the controller do it's thing.
On the bottom, the 6 receptacles are for the following:
1. Chiller power
2. Ferm 1 cool
3. Ferm 1 heat
4. Ferm 2 cool
5. Ferm 2 heat
6. Constant on (for a glycol circ pump, should it be needed. Or general convenience if not!)
Let me know if you have any questions! I can share some in-process pics as well .
Here's the bling:
Cover closed, powered up, ready to go!
Cover open:
Edited for having the wrong dang pic!
The top controller controls a (to-be-built) chiller unit. The yellow LED indicates system power; the white LED indicated that the chiller is running.
The bottom controllers each control one fermenter's temperature via turning on a pump to move glycol through a coil to cool and by powering flexwatt heat tape to warm. Blue LED's indicate cooling, red indicate heating.
The switches can be set to 'ON', 'OFF', and "Auto". OFF is easy to explain; ON turns the cooling pump on constantly (useful for cold crashing/ cooling post boil). Auto lets the controller do it's thing.
On the bottom, the 6 receptacles are for the following:
1. Chiller power
2. Ferm 1 cool
3. Ferm 1 heat
4. Ferm 2 cool
5. Ferm 2 heat
6. Constant on (for a glycol circ pump, should it be needed. Or general convenience if not!)
Let me know if you have any questions! I can share some in-process pics as well .