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Have you checked to see if there is a kitten stuck in the airlock?

In a word.. Convenience. If I can get away with not running the monster extension lead from the house to the shed I will.....

Unfortunately not. In my shed, the einstein who wired it up used a 16amp main breaker for it. I had considered having the breakers upgraded, as the cable is 4mm so upping to to 25a would be perfectly safe.... but for now I got to work with what I have.... PID wont have anything to do with...

Except that would probably muck up any self tuning the pid has done....

It's all good, all good useful information!

I've seen divided opinions on that. Some say yes, some say no. Some say just make sure it's bolted to something metal. I bought a heatsink originaly for the first ssr I bought, but I didnt this time round. I will be bolting it to the metal box I'm builing my panel out of. if it gets hot...

Well I have a second pid and ssr on the way to me. I can now start working out the layout for my control panel and other bits. Has anyone put a plug on their pt100 probes to make it easier to remove for cleaning vessels etc?

back up to 12k now...

i think the idea behind it is the opening is bigger, making it easier to clean

I looked at those kits, but when I worked it out, it was cheaper (slightly) for me to buy the parts separately, same pid, same ssr, but order a pt100 instead of the ktype probe. In my application I want to put a plug on the end of the probe for ease of removal for cleaning of vessels, and with...

Found this 500w element, but I wonder if this would be enough to keep it at temp... http://www.uxcell.com/220v-500w-7mm-dia-ba...t-p-190448.html

I brew in my garden shed, and only have a 16amp main breaker for it. my understanding of PWM, was that it wasnt simply on/off, it had some sort of algorithm of how much current to provide to the element so as not to overshoot. The only two loads at mash time would be the herms and the HLT...

Yep, using PWM is where my head was at. I'd be more inclined to have both elements in the hlt running, through ssr's and once at temp (preferably automaticaly) cut power to the larger element. not sure how yet though I guess I could try it. I have a watt meter that I got from Jaycar. If I...

Yep had considered that, and will do that if I have to, but I'm trying to keep it relatively simple. Google doesnt even seem to know, or at least it doesnt want to tell me!

am trying to work out what my current draw is going to be with my proposed setup for my brewery. At present all I have available to me is a 16amp circuit. Loads that I would like to have running concurrently: *HLT - with a 2200w element, PID controlled *Herms unit with a 2200w element, PID...

That was my thinking, with regards to convenience and appearance. If there was an issue with one of the hoses it would be easy to replace, can get them anywhere... But given the doubt with the rubber, I dont think it's worth the risk, especially with the point you raise about the acidity of...

Yep, I hear it's the hose they use for transfers when making VB :super:

Seriously? I really dont know what your problem with me is.... I'm not trying to start any wars here, but I even stated in my first post I had searched. The link you posted was referring to "near boiling" to be used as part of a chiller. I do realise my reply to your post did not convey...

Hmm, On searching I noted that most of the hoses use EPDM rubber. So I looked up the MSDS for this material. http://www.federalmogul.com/NR/rdonlyres/3...EPDM_Rubber.pdf It notes that there is a potential cancer risk there. After reading this, I wont be using these hoses anywhere near my...

I guess they are cheap enough to experiment with. I might do an experiment with them, run the unit at higher than mash temps for a couple of hours, let water cool, then taste it. I figure that should give me a pretty good idea...