I'm looking for some confirmation regarding my plan to use a 120V Inkbird IPB-16S PID temperature controller to power a 240V, 5500W heating element. I don't think I'm going to kill myself or the PID, but I'm sure there are folks more experienced than I on this forum.
I've purchased a kettle with the aforementioned 240V / 5500W heating element, and it comes with a 240V controller and L6-30 plugs for connecting the two. I don't yet have an appropriate 240V outlet installed (haven't even really laid out the new brewery area), but I'd like to start using this for better control of mash temperatures. I bought the Inkbird controller and I've wired up a cable with a L6-30 receptacle on one end and a regular household 120V plug on the other, so that I can connect the Inkbird to the heating element.
I wired it like this:
My understanding (based on the Internet, so it's gotta be correct, right?) is that for a heating element, this should be adequate.
Also, based on my memory of some electrical formulas from high school, I'm calculating that the power this heater would draw at 120V should be 1375W, which is within the operating limits of the Inkbird and the cable that I used.
Does this seem reasonable?
I'll be monitoring it for the first couple of uses, but I'd prefer to not kill the Inkbird on the first use. Or cross the streams and initiate total protonic reversal or something. And I do plan on installing a proper 240V outlet eventually, so this is not intended to be my permanent solution. However, that outlet may not happen for a little while because I'm anticipating that the location of this brew station compared to the breaker panel is gonna drive a high price for running the new outlet.
I've purchased a kettle with the aforementioned 240V / 5500W heating element, and it comes with a 240V controller and L6-30 plugs for connecting the two. I don't yet have an appropriate 240V outlet installed (haven't even really laid out the new brewery area), but I'd like to start using this for better control of mash temperatures. I bought the Inkbird controller and I've wired up a cable with a L6-30 receptacle on one end and a regular household 120V plug on the other, so that I can connect the Inkbird to the heating element.
I wired it like this:
L6-30 | 120V Household Plug |
Ground | Ground |
X | Neutral |
Y | Hot |
My understanding (based on the Internet, so it's gotta be correct, right?) is that for a heating element, this should be adequate.
Also, based on my memory of some electrical formulas from high school, I'm calculating that the power this heater would draw at 120V should be 1375W, which is within the operating limits of the Inkbird and the cable that I used.
Does this seem reasonable?
I'll be monitoring it for the first couple of uses, but I'd prefer to not kill the Inkbird on the first use. Or cross the streams and initiate total protonic reversal or something. And I do plan on installing a proper 240V outlet eventually, so this is not intended to be my permanent solution. However, that outlet may not happen for a little while because I'm anticipating that the location of this brew station compared to the breaker panel is gonna drive a high price for running the new outlet.