Hi MerlinWerks
FANTASTIC use of the wire shelving cart for your system, I want to copy that, can you give me some more details on the fan / vent and the other control box?
Do you have a hoist for the bag too?
Thanks! I am very pleased with the setup, doubles as my coffee roasting station as well and just rolls out of the way when not in use.
There are some other pics
HERE when I had it set up with an induction plate. The Brew-Boss system is significantly more powerful and controllable.
The rack is 18"x 36" by Trinity, it comes with one of the accessory rails and you can order additional rails for about $10 each, delivered. Those are what I have the controller and basket shelf mounted to. I got the original rack through Amazon and the extra rails direct from Trinity.
Ventilator is a Ventech 440 cfm/6" also from Amazon. The elbow w/dovetails and semi-rigid duct I got from Lowes, the other end of the duct has a 6">4" reducer (Lowes) and I just disconnect my dryer vent and connect that when I brew/roast. The vent hood is a Sterlite storage box from Walmart. Some steam still escapes but not enough to worry about, the humidity in my basement actually goes down when the ventilator is running. There is some condensation that seeps from from the ventilator housing during use so I removed the naugahyde cover that comes on the ventilator and wrap a small towel around the base, I also periodically wipe condensation from inside the hood/ducting during the boil, making sure I have a firm grip on the towel when around the duct
I use the ratcheted pulley setup I got from WilserBrewer when I bought my original bags, the pulley setup is available on Amazon as well.
I built the control box for my original induction setup with parts mostly from Auber Instruments and Automation Direct, probably not totally necessary for use with the BB but I already had it and it was easily adaptable. I connect it to a 50A spa panel (Home Depot) for GFCI protection only, main overcurrent is provided by the 30A breaker in my main service panel. Inside the control box are are supplementary breakers, one 30A 2-pole for the controller and two 2A single pole breakers, one for the pump and one for the ventilator. FWIW, the IronBox retailer on Ebay is a good source for reasonably priced and high quality twist-lok connectors.
Feel free to PM me if you have any additional questions...