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Yeah, my tank is huge too but was planning to mount it outside
 
Has anyone fitted an STC-1000 into the Aldi / Stirling yet?

Mine arrived yesterday thanks to MashMaster & express shipping.
(The one *still* coming from China can be a spare.)

I expect there's some space above or below the existing control panel, as this is under the "compressor hump".
Of course getting your hands in there can be a problem, but a bit of child-labour is good for those hard-to-reach places.

The last freezer I modified was already beaten up, and cost a fair bit less, so I wasn't so concerned about stuffing it up.

Nothing in this thread, so I guess I'll go it alone, and take some photos.
 
I will be fitting a stc-1000 when it comes on a slow boat from china:angry::angry::angry:

I am thinking about putting it in place of the existing thermostat, i will be putting up a how to when it comes.
 
My STC-1000 is installed. Woohoo!

Here's some notes:

I sited the stc-1000 / stc1000 25mm above the existing control centre. This was mainly to clear the existing wiring, so I could get my hands in there.
There's plenty of room here. I gave the corners of the hole a light tap with the punch before drilling, it keeps the bit in place.
I drilled out the corners with a 1.5mm (2mm?) bit, then cut between the holes with a cheap-****(TM) angle grinder (1mm cutting disk).
Oh, you need a 72mm by 30mm hole, but best decide on this size for yourself.

The thing holding the power cable in has those 3-flap screws FAARK! I replaced these with some phillips. Getting these feckers out was the hardest part of the job. And I even had a bit for it. You have to be so careful working around those coolant pipes.

I pushed my screwdriver from inside the "compressor hump" right through. I'm not sure it's 100% perpendicular (it's close), but it comes out on the wall of the hump. The metal interior of the freezer is basically only a medium foil. Pushing my screwdriver from the inside of the hump made a dent in the foil on the inside the freezer. I simply pushed (a bit more firmly) on this dent from the inside, found the hole and managed pentration. Maybe I thumped the back of the screwdriver with my hand, I can't remember.

So ... it seems I missed the coolant system. I have attached photos of about where I put my hole.
I just guessed this position, but I did take a good look to make an educated guess at what direction the pipes seemed to be going first.

I undid the power cable and pulled another 15cm through for the wiring. This was enough, but it was still pretty tight.

Once I had the heater and sensor wires pulled through my hole I siliconed it up on both sides. The wires together filled the hole I made, so I couldn't see the point of extra insulation, there was nowhere to put it.

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step3_make_hole.jpg


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step5_wire_it_up.jpg


step6_enjoy.jpg
 
maxim0200 said:
What settings did you use for your stc?
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I set F1 to 18 and that was it.

I checked it this morning at 05:30, the read temp was 16.7 - a bit low, ambient was 8.5
but the heater pad was on.
So thats working ok.
 
technobabble66 said:
Bribie G.
He sees brewing equipment.
Especially at Aldi.
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WHYWASMYALDITHREADCLOSEDBribie

backyard_ brewer said:
Has anyone ever seen any other homebrew paraphernalia at Aldi?
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There is a dedicated thread somewhere mate. PM Bribie and he will show you where it is.
 
backyard_ brewer said:
Has anyone ever seen any other homebrew paraphernalia at Aldi?
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Besides ingredients e.g. oats, flaked wheat, flour, honey, fruit etc?

Sure - Aluminium foil, plastic wrap, funnels, bar fridges, silicon bakeware. To name just a very few....

EVERY supermarket, $2 shop or corner store stock items that can be utilised in a home brewery
 
Picked up some nice digital thermos the other day and a real good power paint mixer that will be sharpened for doing fruit wines.
 
I once made an Aldi Ale with cornflakes, oats, brown sugar etc :blink:

Aldi is good for those often expensive brew cave items that they pop out on special a few times a year, not often found at Colesworth.. including:

Probably the best copper bottomed 10.5L stockpot on the market for under $20 (in stock now)
Digital thermometers
Small hot water urns
vacuum sealers
really cheap eskies
kitchen timers

As well as the usual bar fridges, freezers.
 
Bribie G said:
I once made an Aldi Ale with cornflakes, oats, brown sugar etc :blink:

Aldi is good for those often expensive brew cave items that they pop out on special a few times a year, not often found at Colesworth.. including:

vacuum sealers
really cheap eskies
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I'm jonesing for them to bring back their eskies and vacuum bags
Way too lazy to trawl ebay for cheap ones...
 
Don't forget cheap electric pressure cookers for yeast farming and who could forget the Aldi randall.
 
Grabbed one today after reading this thread, Aldi Warringal (heidelberg, vic) have one left if anyone is looking for one. Fits in the back of an i30...

Also picked up the materials to build a collar, that'll be my project for tomorrow.

Looking quite nice next to my Aldi esky mash tun...
 
Grabbed one today after reading this thread, Aldi Warringal (heidelberg, vic) have one left if anyone is looking for one. Fits in the back of an i30...

Also picked up the materials to build a collar, that'll be my project for tomorrow.

Looking quite nice next to my Aldi esky mash tun...


Nice mate, im supriesed they still have stock left!

Do UL some pics once you have the collar done, also give me a PM if you need help with the stc-1000
 
Interior width/depth/length would be really useful, thanks.
 
Alright mate,
Witdth(side to side ex hump) 535mm
Depth (front to back) is 445mm
Height (bottom to top lip exc lid) is 685mm

And the hump is:
Wide 190mm
High 210mm
And depth full.

You can fit x2 kegs and if you had smaller 9L cornys 2 of the to.
 
sorry for a thread bump.. just thinking of when my keezer dies, will this take 3 cornys and a small co2 bottle without collar? looks a fraction small to me.
 
Has anyone put a collar on one of these freezers to make it big enough to take 4 cornies? I've done some measuring and it's going to need a fairly big one to make it so.

I've been given the green light to turn mine into a keezer, however I'd rather have four kegs on the go than 2.

Cosmetics aren't an issue, as it is going to live in the garage, however just wondering if there is a theoretical limit for collar size?

Cheers,

JD
 

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