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Brew Pot Boil Controller
How to Use your new 240V Brew Pot Boil Controller
Brew Pot Controller Operation
Your new brew pot controller does not use any form of temperature feedback. None is needed because water boils at a constant
temperature of 212F, minus a little depending on your elevation above sea level. Because no temperature feedback is needed we do
not need to use a expensive PID temperature controller. Instead, we use a continuously adjustable PWM controller (the adjustment
knob) to give you full control of your brew pot element heat setting. Turning your brew pot controller knob clockwise turns your
heat up just like turning the knob on a gas stove turns up the flame.
This controller is designed to regulate the temperature of a electric heating element you install yourself. Your 240 VAC brew pot
controller can power up to a 7200 watt element but we recommend a 5500 watt element. You can find heating element install
instructions on-line but we recommend that you follow the instructions we posted on our own web site
http://www.kegkits.com/electricbrewpot.htm. These instructions are for a 120V element but the 240V element is installed exactly
the same way except the plug on the end of the power cord must be a NEMA L6-30 (3 wire twist lock style) and your brew pot power
cord needs to be at least 10 gauge wire. Also, the power cord green safety wire must be bonded to the outside of your brew pot.
Your new electric brew pot controller is designed to work as a standalone unit and depending on your brew pot & heating element
selection, will easily boil up to 15 gallons of wurt. Also because the heat is all internal you can even wrap the outside of your brew
pot with a couple of towels to help conserve heat.
Once you are at full boil you can use the continuously adjustable heat setting on the front of your electric brew pot controller to set
your boil to exactly where you want it to control foam.
Replacing a 3 prong main power plug with a 4 prong main power plug
With three wire or four wire 240V circuits, the safety ground always connects to the safety ground terminal on your plug. Regardless
of which power plug your new brew controller was shipped with, it is wired internally so that the safety ground wire is connected to
the brew pot controller outer chassis and to your brew pot through the green wire in your brew pot power cord. When converting
from a 3 wire plug to a 4 wire plug it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to put the power cord green chassis safety wire under the plug’s
ground screw and not the neutral screw. Then the black wire connects to one hot blade and the white wire connects to the other
hot blade. Nothing gets wired to the 4 wire plug’s neutral screw. Wiring incorrectly will create a safety hazard.
240V Specifications
Line Voltage: 220 VAC – 240 VAC
Max Current In – 30 Amps
Maximum Element Load – 7200 Watts / 30 Amps
Power Input – 4 wire “dryer style” 30 amp plug or 3 wire “dryer style” 30 amp plug or 3 wire twist-lock
Heater Outlet – NEMA L6-30 (twist lock 3 wire outlet) with safety ground wired through to the ground terminal
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