phishheadmi
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Hello,
I have a RIMS system that I purchased from a private seller about five years ago. With just normal maintenance, it's worked great since I've had it...up until now.
I'm kind of a noob when in comes to electrical, but I'm not a total idiot. I've traced the wiring, so I think i have a good idea of what goes where, but could use some help.
To explain, I'm going to explain the branch of the system that's giving me problems. I have a hot line that comes in to a switch (my "pump" switch)...from there the hot splits into two lines...one to an outlet for my pump, and one to a second switch (my "heater" switch)...from the heater switch it goes into a SSR, then on to my heating element. The idea is that with this setup, BOTH the pump and heater switches must be turned on for the heating element to fire. I have a PID controller with temp probe that controls the SSR.
As I said, this all worked perfectly, until about a week ago. I was running the pump only, on a cleaning cycle when I heard a small "pop". The heating element had somehow come on, even though the "heater" switch was off. The element dry fired, and blew out.
After a little troubleshooting, I realized the "heater" switch was bad...wouldn't shut off, so I replaced it...same problem. Next, I replaced the PID...no solution...next, the SSR...same issue. Now, I've been checking with a voltmeter and I can't figure out what's the problem. I have about 120v going in to the SSR, and when the PID calls for heat, I have about 120 coming out of the SSR. The problem is, that even when the PID is not calling for heat, I have about 60-90v coming out of the SSR. With the new SSR, it was about 60 coming out...I replaced the old one a checked, and it's about 90v.
I can't figure out what the issue is...any ideas?
I have a RIMS system that I purchased from a private seller about five years ago. With just normal maintenance, it's worked great since I've had it...up until now.
I'm kind of a noob when in comes to electrical, but I'm not a total idiot. I've traced the wiring, so I think i have a good idea of what goes where, but could use some help.
To explain, I'm going to explain the branch of the system that's giving me problems. I have a hot line that comes in to a switch (my "pump" switch)...from there the hot splits into two lines...one to an outlet for my pump, and one to a second switch (my "heater" switch)...from the heater switch it goes into a SSR, then on to my heating element. The idea is that with this setup, BOTH the pump and heater switches must be turned on for the heating element to fire. I have a PID controller with temp probe that controls the SSR.
As I said, this all worked perfectly, until about a week ago. I was running the pump only, on a cleaning cycle when I heard a small "pop". The heating element had somehow come on, even though the "heater" switch was off. The element dry fired, and blew out.
After a little troubleshooting, I realized the "heater" switch was bad...wouldn't shut off, so I replaced it...same problem. Next, I replaced the PID...no solution...next, the SSR...same issue. Now, I've been checking with a voltmeter and I can't figure out what's the problem. I have about 120v going in to the SSR, and when the PID calls for heat, I have about 120 coming out of the SSR. The problem is, that even when the PID is not calling for heat, I have about 60-90v coming out of the SSR. With the new SSR, it was about 60 coming out...I replaced the old one a checked, and it's about 90v.
I can't figure out what the issue is...any ideas?