Recent content by Beerinnj

#1 that's the reason I tapped mine as well. It would be impossible to take the back plate out to get nuts off of any components. I thought about putting the bolts in backwards with a nut spacer so it was like a stud but realized tapping was easier. #3 the hot pods are nice. Very clean look...

Mine came with one too. It was bright orange. Still is. It's thick enough that I tapped it to mount my relays instead of using nuts.

That one will work. However, you will need to unscrew it everytime you want to really clean. I used this one with a triclover clamp. The element is sealed in a housing. The one you posted is probably easier to solder since it actually sits in the hole. But if you can follow Bobby's video...

Alex has some differences in his design from mine but since I saw your post I decided to answer your questions according to my build. He will respond I'm sure. He was a huge help with info for my build. For my ssr I originally purchased a Fotek 240v ssr with a heat sink. It worked for all...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAGNECRAFT-92S11A22D-120A-Enclosed-Power-Relay-30A-120VAC-DPDT-/331326301626?hash=item4d249625ba:g:te0AAOSwXeJXdAOH This is the one I used. Not sure which configuration you are looking at since there are options on the listing.

My box is 16x16x6. While wiring I wish it was bigger but it turned out great. I added a timer so I needed the extra space. I used 10awg for all load bearing and 14awg for everything else. I just laid it out according to what looked good.

Nice work.

Thanks for the inspiration and assistance. I'm just waiting on my herms coil and anot ssr and I will be up & brewing. Cheers!

So I found my problem. One of my ssr relays went bad. It doesn't make sense since I only fired it up to verify that everything worked prior to hooking up elements. It worked then but now it doesn't. So I ordered another and a back up. Hopefully that's it for replacing brand new stuff...

I decided to polish because of the original poster's (azwillnj) pictures. It's easy to clean too. I'm more middle aged and hated every minute of polishing, but my obsessive side took over. I'm glad I did. Did you build that panel? Very clean wiring job. I attempted to keep mine that...

Do you have photos?

That's the plan. Have not brewed yet. Working out bugs. Blowing breakers on the boil element.

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Finally fired up everything. Having problem worth boil kettle. Blows the breaker. Gonna try again tomorrow and trouble shoot some things. I was beat today so I couldn't think straight. Fresh start on the morning.

I purchased a 100 ft roll of 1/2" stainless tubing because I couldn't pass up the price. I'm getting ready to tackle turning it into 2 50 ft herms coils. Does anyone have any experience bending one for themselves? I don't want kinks and I am a bit retentive so I'd like it to look great. It's...