I scored when my church was throwing away a nice stainless steel 4 gallon coffee pot that still works. It has a 1500w element. Its heat controlled with a simple thermostat that is clipped to the bottom of the pot. I want to bypass this thermostat since the pot gets really close to boiling and shuts off. It has three wires attached. I'm not familiar enough with ac to attempt this blind. Too dangerous you think? Think not being able to adjust temperature is a problem? I plan on using this for 3 gallon batches and it would be awesome not to have to worry about propane.