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Hi everyone, I am planning in buying the PSII high cap next month and i am wondering if anyone could provide some insight on what heat source i should use. I am using it indoors and I'm upgrading from a stove top still i made so i don't know too much about the heatheat plates or heating elements and i don't know about drilling a hole in a brand new $400 still. anyone got any suggestions? Thanks guys.
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get brewhaus to do it. I think they only charge around $35 to put an NPT fitting in. With an 8gal kettle I have a 1650w heater element with a 20amp rsc and works great
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the great things about the npt coupling is you can change wattage-- you can also plug it to use a diferent heating method.
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Sounds great to me. Funny i just read one of your post on another thread, i think it was a sign. And you use a 110 that maxes at 15 amps a 20 amp rsc.
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you are referring ti dieselduo i guess. i use a 5500 watt 220 volt element that switches to rsc controlled 120 volts(giving me 1675 watts) at a certaint point
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I used to have a 15amp rsc but got to hot. I use a 20 amp now with 110v 1650w heater element that I have been using for a few months now that doesn't even get warm. Scotty has a sticky in the forum that shows the math
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Sorry Scotty i was referring to dieselduo. How big is your boiler Scotty?
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Hi Homemade,
If you are in the buying phase I would suggest the 15 gallon kettle with 2 npt's. I use 2 110v 2000w elements and control one with an rsc. My rsc only get warm not hot. You can easily put your hand on it and after a 3 hour run it is only warm to the touch.
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Thanks maddawgs, i was actually looking into a 8 gallon but I'll look into the 15 gallon. what its the amperage on your rsc? I was looking into a 2000 watt 120 volt heater element and only using one for 8 gallons with a 20 amp rsc correct me if im wrong but i figured the element would draw about 16.6 amps.
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" Originally Posted by: Maddawgs  Hi Homemade,
If you are in the buying phase I would suggest the 15 gallon kettle with 2 npt's. I use 2 110v 2000w elements and control one with an rsc. My rsc only get warm not hot. You can easily put your hand on it and after a 3 hour run it is only warm to the touch.
Maddawgs i have the 8 gallon and sorry i didnt get the 15 gal--- 8 gallon works fine i just would like to store some mash for a larger run higher than the 8 gallon later on,, the 2 npt fittings works well is a great idea too. -- my tower almost hits the roof of my porch now . im saving for a custom boiler now."
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Originally Posted by: Homemade19 Thanks maddawgs, i was actually looking into a 8 gallon but I'll look into the 15 gallon. what its the amperage on your rsc? I was looking into a 2000 watt 120 volt heater element and only using one for 8 gallons with a 20 amp rsc correct me if im wrong but i figured the element would draw about 16.6 amps. Hi Homemade, It is an heavy duty 20amp model. Not sure of the model but it is the one that is most recommended on this forum. I run it with one 2000w element on it's own dedicated 20amp circuit. I run the second 2000w element on a seperate dedicated 20amp circuit. I think you are correct on the 16.6 draw. Maddawgs
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Ok cool i think quite a bit of my questions have been answered first looking into it, it sounds a lot more complicated than it really is. Only question left is what models of elements/rsc do you guys recommend?
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Nice saw that one earlier i think it'll fit the bill.
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Originally Posted by: Homemade19 Thanks maddawgs, i was actually looking into a 8 gallon but I'll look into the 15 gallon. what its the amperage on your rsc? I was looking into a 2000 watt 120 volt heater element and only using one for 8 gallons with a 20 amp rsc correct me if im wrong but i figured the element would draw about 16.6 amps. Forgot to mention that it a lot cheaper to order the 15 gallon kettle as part of the package than it is to order it seperatly
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Originally Posted by: dieselduo Exact model I have and got it from the same place
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I was going to go with the 8 gallon kettle then move into using a sanke
Also the element I'm looking at only has two leads and from what i read they will both be hot is it necessary to ground these things?
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Did some digging found the answer in an older post. I'll need 12ga cord and up the leads and run the ground to the kettle.
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you can put a hose clamp around the npt fitting and ground it there
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I saw that on the post as well it seems like that would be simple and work well enough. I greatly appreciate all you guys help.
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